3 Chapter 3: Understanding Digital Citizenship (Irish remix)
3 Chapter 3: Understanding Digital Citizenship (Irish remix)
Kelly Fincham; Jennifer Peters; Agnieszka Gorgon; Alana Otis; and Carmen Gelette
Overview
Freedom of speech, digital addiction, cyberbullying, and privacy violations are all issues we may face on a daily basis. 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? Find answers to these questions along with others in this chapter.
Content advice: This chapter includes content relating to harassment and bullying online. This may be particularly distressing to some readers so caution is advised in this section
Chapter Topics
- Introduction
- Social Media
- Privacy
- Security
- Defamation
- Harassment
- Health and Wellness
Learning Objectives
After completing this chapter, you should be able to:
- Identify the benefits and risks related to conducting online transactions.
- Select the appropriate tools, language, and behaviour to conduct positive online interaction and to avoid breaking the law
- Recognize behaviours to protect and promote your online identity and so you don’t compromise anyone else’s online identity or presence.
- Predict the mental and physical consequences of overusing digital and online devices and services. Analyze your own use, recognize any negative patterns, and develop healthy online and digital habits.
- Demonstrate ways to maintain privacy and security online.
Introduction
In this chapter, we will look at some considerations you should make when using social media, and the impact social media use can have on relationships and job searching. We will review how to protect your online privacy, including security threats from spam, phishing, malware, and hacking, as well as looking at the tracking capabilities of different apps and websites. Our behaviour online can have serious real-world consequences, and so this chapter will provide you with an introduction to defamation, slander, and libel, as well as with ways to identify online harassment, including cyberbullying, and what you can do if you are a victim. Finally, we will look at how you can examine your own digital habits in order to improve your physical and mental health.
Social Media
Social media is defined as a group of online communities where people communicate and share information and content. Popular examples of social media sites include Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and WhatsApp.
According to a survey by the EU’s official statistical office, Eurostat, almost 9 in 10 of Europeans aged between 16 and 24 are on social media.
The average teenager in Ireland now checks social media at least 60 times a day which has effects on the developing adolescent brain. (from spunout)
We will review some considerations you should make when using social media for personal, educational, and professional use.
Your Digital Footprint
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