The most prominent type of bullying in today’s society is cyberbullying, due to the exponential technological opportunities being created at every second because of the internet. As Bahati Rusell reminds us, words can hurt, and in his blog post Cyberbullying and Social Media he attempts to address this issue by sharing his opinion on the subject
In today’s age of ever-growing technology, it is extremely important that we educate our children and the incoming members of our society how to engage in the digital world. If you yourself are questioning what it is like to be a good digital citizen, read into my last blog post! The thing about digital citizenship
In this ever-changing society we live in, we see the technological advances exploding before us and the generations to come. However, how educated are those from the previous generations to these technological advances? And more importantly, how will this affect the minds of the future generations? There is the shift from the non-digital era of the
Cyberbullying is an on going issue we tend to see more and more each day. While people in higher power say that they do their best to help resolve the issue, or prevent it from happening, are they really? The current suicide rate due to cyberbullying on social media seems to be only increasing, therefore
One of the major concerns about using the Internet is how much information and data is being stored. More importantly, how much of our personal information is being stored throughout the different websites that we use? Are we in control of keeping that...
The internet is a large place, with terabytes on terabytes of information about almost everything. You as an individual take up a part of that. Imagine your “digital” self being out in the web for everyone to see. But do you really own that...
What is your digital identity? Well, it’s quite simple. Your digital identity is your identity that exists on the internet and is made up of how you interact and who and what you interact with. And here’s the other thing, your digital identity and your actual identity may not be the same either. How you
We are in the era of Information, we literally have the access of almost all collective human knowledge by the touch of buttons and a screen. The common saying, “Information is power,” is a testament for our addiction with technology, because we aware that with technology we can access a lot of information. Nevertheless, we
Looking up the release date for one of my favorite TV shows seems like it would be an easy task. After clicking on an article with the words “release date” I thought everything was looking good but suddenly something pops up. At first I think it is just an annoying ad that is preventing me…
In 2018, our eyes remained glued to our phones, our fingertips to our keyboards, and our minds to the digital trance that results from the images and messages that move across our screens. The mantra for this generation shall be “in technology we trust,” as we worship and praise the devices we grasp so tightly in
