Mackenzie:
A nice over view of explaining what the Nine Elements are, and that they are being “integrated into classrooms and workplaces around the globe”. I like that you are very comfortable with your technology and see it as a part of you, and not simply a “device” which you use. I wouldn’t have thought that modeling my avatars after me shows that I’m comfortable with who I am, but is less precautious – I like your explanation, though, because it’s true for both observations. So, I thought it was interesting when you stated that CS105 helped you to explore your digital identity. For many of your themes, I liked the explanation of the themes, and then further explanations of how those themes are included in your life and how they pertain to the assignments we were given in class from the examples you provided. You made the themes personal, and easily related them to everyday life.
Craig:
I liked that you jumped right into the Nine Themes! I agree with you that digital etiquette is one the “most important and hardest to control” element and that it’s essential. As you pointed out, the need for this can be seen in cyber bullying. I like that you include facts in your statements … it helps to appreciate just how much we rely on technology for everyday use. Since this is a class focused on resources on the Internet, I’m glad you included things that weren’t only part of the assignments – i.e., Common Terms link, E-Commerce Stats link. I liked your explanations of the Nine Elements because they were factual, and you included comparisons of our lives before technology to how technology has morphed into our lives.
Mohammed:
I liked your explanation that your digital citizenship is “an electronic version of … your personality and morals”. By this definition, the Nine Themes are explained nicely. I liked how you pointed out that although information can be found on the Internet, the joy of reading a physical book is different than when reading on the screen. I liked the examples you used, but there were a little bit hard to navigate through and since you grouped many of the themes together, maybe a title at the top with the Elements might help. Because you began your explanations of the Nine Themes as an extension of you, you should include how they are affected by each of the Elements.
Sara:
Nice over-view of your use of technology for the introduction. Because many of us think digital etiquette is important, I liked that you pointed out how Second Life can be abused since people consider it as a world of fantasy, rather than a real society. I thought it was interesting when you described how digital communication is a “style” of communication but you’re right because some people do choose other ways of communication. I noticed that for you, e-mailing is used to contact your professors. Whereas, for me, I use it to contact many people. But it just proves your point that there are many other ways to communicate with people with different technologies.
Emily:
I liked your statement that you view yourself as a responsible digital citizen because it means you’ve thought about the responsibilities that come with our technology. I thought it was interesting that you put your avatar and Facebook when talking about digital security. Since so many people use these sites as social networks, it is important that they are safe when they use them. For digital access, I thought it was great how you used your paper on the expansion of mobile technology to other countries. Its easy to take for granted our easy and constant access to technology, that we forget others aren’t as fortunate. Because there are many ways for us to communicate, I liked that you consider your blog as a way of expressing ourselves in a “relaxed, digital manner”. It’s great that you said it is our right to express these opinions because they are examples of freedom of speech. For digital health, I liked that you included the positives. The negatives are important considerations, but there are great advantages to using technology to find information on health issues.
Lindsay:
Yes, I liked your statement that we now have a new outlook on our technology from our assignments and lectures in Digital Class. Some people viewed the Nine Themes as guidelines, but I liked your explanation that they are duties we need to integrate in our technology use. I thought your examples in the Nine Themes were interesting because they were placed in different areas than most people placed them -- for example, the use of avatar in digital literacy, Blogging in digital etiquette. But I liked your breakdown of your technology use in an average day. I did like that fact that our digital rights and responsibilities need to be “addressed, discussed, and understood” because many people don’t understand these rights.
Katherine:
I liked how you pointed out that you use the digital devices for their intended uses and how this connects to the Nine Themes. I liked your explanation of how in order to understand technology, we need to be willing to “learn about technology and how its used”. Many people use technology but don’t take the time to understand it. Many of our classmates use digital commerce at a minimum, so it was interesting to see that you use it on a regular basis. Nice point on the fact that although not everyone can afford all the technology expenses, people have a right to understand the basics of technology. Interesting that you put that point in the digital freedom theme.
Tiffany:
I liked that you pointed out how we have different means of access to our technology – private and public accessibility allows us to have constant technological connections. With this idea, your online shopping has become your preferred buying option. It is a great tool, and as you pointed out, many stores use online shopping to “increase sales and reach out to customers” who don’t live nearby. But this easy accessibility does have negatives, and as you pointed out, “it comes with the territory”. So I agree with you when you put FaceBook in the digital etiquette theme. Yes, it is up to the digital citizens to abide by our digital laws, and so the Themes need to be enforced by the citizen.
Suzie:
We’re all so focused on being a digital citizen that it was nice that you brought up the question of how we would be different people if we didn’t have our technology. I liked how you stated that although there are Nine Themes, in your life the dominant themes are communication, literacy, and commerce. These were the themes I focused on. I thought it was interesting that you have different e-mails for all your different communication types. And you’re right, technology literacy is like learning how to read because it is a skill people have to learn. For the digital commerce, I thought it was interesting that you get frustrated if a store doesn’t have a website. For me, I find it convenient but since I don’t use digital commerce often, it doesn’t affect too much of my life. But since it is becoming the preferred way to shop, I understand how you expect most stores to have websites.
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