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  1. Nov 2024
    1. When downloading an app, stop and consider: Have you read the app’s terms of use? Do you know what you’re giving the app permission to access? (e.g., your camera, microphone, location information, contacts, etc.) Can you change the permissions you’ve given the app without affecting its functionality? Who gets access to the data collected through your use of the app, and how will it be used? What kind of privacy options does the app offer?

      I as well as many others are guilty of ignoring whatever pops up on the screen and skip to downloading the app. This is a habit that I need to fix. Especially as I head into the field of education. It is not just my information that I have to protect, but also my students as an educator. It will be my job to ensure that I am protecting my student's information.

    2. Could your review turn into a defamation suit? Are your apps spying on you? Are your devices affecting your health and wellness? Do you know what it takes to conduct yourself in a safe and respectful way in your online world?

      All of these questions are questions that we should be asking and considering ourselves when taking part in the digital world. As adults most people understand the impact their digital interactions can have, and these questions are examples of that. I wonder how we as educators can take these questions and turn them into questions students can ask themselves. Students need to be able to evaluate if they are being a productive digital citizen. How do we as educators teach students to ask themselves questions without making them afraid of the digital world?

    3. Social media can provide a safe place for some teens to get support: 68% of teens surveyed in the Pew survey said they had asked for and received support through social media during difficult times in their lives.

      Oftentimes social media can be portrayed as the bad guy in the story of teen's lives. This is at times the case in stories that are portrayed in the news. Social media definitely has made an impact on society and children. That in turn makes its way into the classroom. Not all social media is bad. This point here says that teens were able to receive support through social media when they needed it most. This makes me wonder what we are doing right with social media and what we are doing wrong. It is not all bad, so how do we bring out more of the good?