TECHNOLOGY
D I G I TA L C I T I Z E N S H I P
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UNIT 3Technology 159
HOW CAN I BE A GOOD DIGITAL CITIZEN?
digital citizen someone who uses the Internet regularly
and effectively
Match the verbs to the correct word/phrase.
a) Being able to read, write, and understand information
1. Access
online
2.Digital literacy
b) Rules for polite behavior online
3. Netiquette
c) A record of what you do online
4. Privacy
d) The ability to use or enter something
5. E-commerce
e) Buying and selling things on the internet
6. Firewall
f) Keeping personal information safe
7.Digital footprint
g) A program that protects your computer from danger
Read the article about How to be a good digital citizen and
answer these questions.
1. Why is it important that everyone has access to digital technology?
2. What does 'digital literacy' mean?
3. What two rights must work together in a digital society?
4. What is 'Netiquette'? Give an example.
5. Why should we be careful when sharing information online?
6. How can we protect ourselves while using the internet?
7. What problems can happen if we use technology too much?
8. What should we remember when buying things online?
Find someone who
...their social platforms public ___________
1.has
2.verifies the information __________
3.avoids oversharing information ___________
4.has more than ONE password ____________
5.reads terms and conditions of apps_____________
6. avoids pop up ads______________
7.buys online _______________
8.always follows Netiquette rules _________________
9.has taught a family member how to stay safe online __________________
A R E y o u a g o o d D I G I TA L C I T I Z E N ?
How much time do I spend online every day?
Read a list of activities and tick the ones you have done in the last month.
H o w w o u l d y o u r e a c t a s a d i g i ta l c i t i z e n ?
You see someone post something negative
online about your friend.
You receive a strange text message from a
number you don’t know.
You’re choosing a password for your social
media account.
You receive an offer in your inbox that
seems too good to be true.
A person gains access to your social media
account and impersonates you.
You copy something you see online exactly
and claim it as your own.
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Read the text and answer these questions.
1.What is the new problem with social media? What does it imply?
2.Does your family need to see every detail of your life on social media?
3.What is the reason the author mentions that leads people to oversharing?
4.Why is it a problem to share too much personal information online?
5.Is there a way to protect your identity on social media? What is it?
UNIT 3Technology 179
Why People overshare information?
Read the possible reason and match them with the corresponding explanation:
Lack of authority - Delayed communication
- It's not real - Boredom - Anonymity -
Low self-esteem - Egocentricity -
Filling in the other person - Invisibility
Adapted from: Psychology Today addressed six reasons people overshare on social media
D i g i ta l h a b i t s a c r o s s g e n e r a t i o n s
Today’s grandparents are joining their grandchildren on social media, but the different
generations’ online habits couldn’t be more different. In the UK the over-55s are joining
Facebook in increasing numbers, meaning that they will soon be the site’s second biggest
user group, with 3.5 million users aged 55–64 and 2.9 million over-65s.
Sheila, aged 59, says, ‘I joined to see what my grandchildren are doing, as my daughter
posts videos and photos of them. It’s a much better way to see what they’re doing than
waiting for letters and photos in the post. That’s how we did it when I was a child, but I
think I’m lucky I get to see so much more of their lives than my grandparents did.’
Ironically, Sheila’s grandchildren are less likely to use Facebook themselves. Children
under 17 in the UK are leaving the site – only 2.2 million users are under 17 – but they’re
not going far from their smartphones. Chloe, aged 15, even sleeps with her phone. ‘It’s my
alarm clock so I have to,’ she says. ‘I look at it before I go to sleep and as soon as I wake
up.’
Unlike her grandmother’s generation, Chloe’s age group is spending so much time on their
phones at home that they are missing out on spending time with their friends in real life.
Sheila, on the other hand, has made contact with old friends from school she hasn’t heard
from in forty years. ‘We use Facebook to arrange to meet all over the country,’ she says.
‘It’s changed my social life completely.’
Teenagers might have their parents to thank for their smartphone and social media
addiction as their parents were the early adopters of the smartphone. Peter, 38 and
father of two teenagers, reports that he used to be on his phone or laptop constantly. ‘I
was always connected and I felt like I was always working,’ he says. ‘How could I tell my
kids to get off their phones if I was always in front of a screen myself?’ So, in the evenings
and at weekends, he takes his SIM card out of his smartphone and puts it into an old-style
mobile phone that can
only make calls and send text messages. ‘I’m not completely cut off from the world in case
of emergencies, but the important thing is I’m setting a better example to my kids and
spending more quality time with them.’
Is it only a matter of time until the generation above and below Peter catches up with the
new trend for a less digital life?
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