Nektaria Costopoulos

[Nektaria Costopoulos @nektaria07]

---and thus be able to engage in online discussions and other forms of online activity in a responsible way and as responsible and ethical digital citizens #lesson13

[Nektaria Costopoulos @nektaria07]

by giving their students the information, tools and resources necessary as well as digital citizenship courses, students will have a better understanding of the digital code when using social media ---

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---and you cannot use the same tools for different unique individuals because these codes can vary from individual to individual #lesson13

[Nektaria Costopoulos @nektaria07]

If I were an educator/teacher, I would spread awareness of the digital code by ensuring that each individual students’ learning needs are met first; as a teacher its important to understand that not all students learn in the exact same way---

[Nektaria Costopoulos @nektaria07]

According to Castro, we use the digital code “to provide some sort of structure and framework within which we can move forward as digital citizens” #lesson13

[Nektaria Costopoulos @nektaria07]

Now that this course is coming to an end, I wish us all good luck on our final exam! Does anyone know if our final is going to be cumulative or will it only be focused on specific lessons!?

[Nektaria Costopoulos @nektaria07]

Wow! Can’t believe we are all completing the final lesson of the course already, it really feels just like yesterday that we were all tweeting about the first lesson! #lesson13 #finallesson #educ307

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@angelicaberasg I agree! Raw footage definitely shows us a clearer picture of what REALLY is happening compared to edited footage that news media outlets have edited to what THEY want to show the public which may not be reality at all!

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@ashleyberdowski seriously! it's sad, but I honestly don't know how I would live (and be up-to-date with the current world) without technology!!

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@DussaultCorinne totally agree. I think that first things first, online etiquette would be THE most important to teach children/students because this is most crucial in creating skills that will flourish and spread positivity instead of hate in online communities!

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---“communities do not get an opportunity to articulate their social, cultural and political agendas” THUS using a top-down model approach to communicating online is not an effective tool for community collaboration, it only benefits the organization, not the community! #lesson12

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---"the UNDP also did not repost content unless it was from another UN organization or an international NGO, nor did it respond to comments made on the page by users” (2) this is turn leads to “a limited participation from users outside the UNDP community” (3)---

[Nektaria Costopoulos @nektaria07]

according to a study on the UNDP’s model of online communication, “discussion topics were initiated by UNDP which meant that the organization effectively set and controlled the communication agenda” (1)---

[Nektaria Costopoulos @nektaria07]

The reason why organizations such as the UNDP choose top-down models of communication is because it gives them more “power” and “control” over what is being posted/shared #lesson12

[Nektaria Costopoulos @nektaria07]

By being connected globally, we create virtual online communities where people of all ages of ethnical and cultural backgrounds, genders, etc. are able to join together and discuss ideas, problems, and solutions and have their voices heard #lesson12

[Nektaria Costopoulos @nektaria07]

According to the reading, when we are connected globally, we are able to “heighten our potential to facilitate dialogue and create “living” communities online” which in turns encourages communication, participation and collaboration among citizens #lesson12

[Nektaria Costopoulos @nektaria07]

---before they do this, schools must incorporate digital citizenship lessons into their course design and programs to teach children and students of all ages how to properly use these websites to become better informed in this new information age #lesson12

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I believe that its important for children, in the modern world, as well as the future world of technology, to learn how to properly use social media sites in order to prepare themselves for life in the information age---

[Nektaria Costopoulos @nektaria07]

@jadem307 same here! This documentary made me want to analyze every single thing I see in children movies/shows from now on t'ill forever! I wonder what messages/themes Disney will be sending out for our children in the future.

[Nektaria Costopoulos @nektaria07]

@sstarasuk my thoughts exactly!! it is so gross to me that Disney uses children to make money because they KNOW that parents will want their kids to be "happy" so they will continue buying them (disney-related) toys and items and it just becomes a never-ending child-marketing cycle!