This has been the end on my topic on Digital Immigrants and Digital Natives and all the problems you have in the digital world. Hope that the solutions I gave you can provide you a way out and change your ways. If you want to discuss something such as your problems I am All Ears to listen just feel free. I wont blab about it to anyone I promise. This blog is made for the sole purpose to help not fame not pride just help.
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Monday, November 28, 2011
Your Way Out
Now after going through the problems I here to show some way out. Because this blog is not made just to discuss the problems but its for your to also find a place to share all your worries and I hope will open a way out.
1. Anti Scam: Thanks to the scale that scams are happening around the world we are now much more aware about this problem helping us to avoid it better but here's a solution. If you enter a site where they request you to pay and you are not familiar with that site don't just go and give your identity even though it looks trusted you'll never know better be safe than sorry right? A few safe sites for purchasing are like ebay and amazon are trusted sites that has proven to be safer than others. But this doesn't mean the danger is over there is still a chance for scams. Always be careful when you give out your credit card information and don't do it too frequently. And remember always check after every purchase for the price and the item. Luckily today scams are registered as a crime and we have technology that could track it source making it a lot safer than it used to. So for all those scammers out there stop scamming because right know you might be watched.
2. Cite and Revise: You might think what you're doing is alright but you don't know how the owner of the information feels imagine that you've used all your time researching and finally made an article that you hope would help others but then suddenly one day you see someone just copying it as claiming it as their own and they got the credit imagine how you would feel? Offended right? This doesn't mean that you cant take any information from the internet, of course you can that's sole purpose people post their information its just that take a few minutes revising it all and cite the site where you obtained it from. Plagiarism is also now recognized as a cyber crime. Which one do you prefer then? Just spend a few minutes to revise and cite the site or pay a fine for the crime? Its your choice.
And to help you guys here is a good site to easily format your citation: www.easybib.com
( I do not own that particular site)
3. Family, Nature and Friends: I know its not easy once you enter the addiction of the internet and video games because I'am still facing it right now but I have improved thanks to the support of my parents. You are still allowed to go online and surf the net but then after going for hours rest for a while not only is it good for your eyes but also your brain and social life be open to the world it helps you a lot. Go outside of the house for a few minutes just to relax if you don't like being in the outdoors find a hobby you can do indoors such as music. Don't I say Don't play an instrument that you are forced to play but find an instrument that you would love to play so that you can enjoy playing music. You can also join up with your friends to go play soccer, basketball or golf together not only is it good for relaxation and leisure time it also keeps your body healthy and trains your social life. "Hitting 2 birds with one stone"
4. Safe Than Sorry: I want to engage on this solution personally. For all of you out there don't risk yourself in breaking the age limit and following the trend just to end up being harassed and bullied. Websites gives age limits just for you to be safe from the dangers, we have users who are offending the websites and others. Better wait a few years rather than being open to being bullied and the end cause pain to yourself. Don't let others influence you if its the trend and if you know it isn't safe why follow? Its like if everyone jumps down from a cliff you're not going to jump off the cliff too aren't you? Have a mindset of your own and listen to the rules it's made to keep you safe. Better Safe than Sorry.
5. We are Here For You: We are here for you this is what we can do to the victims and the bullies out there. Remember never lose hope because you have to know that there are people out there who still cares for you. For the victims don't be afraid to say No and talk to the bullies there is a reason why someone hurts another why spend your years as enemies when you can be friends? I know this is hard because I tried it myself but its worth the price. And if you think you can't do it alone as your friends for help don't be afraid to ask because your friends are all ears. You are never alone. All for the bullies out there seek help there is a reason inside why you act like so because I too have once hurt someone's feelings. Maybe you feel jealousy or revenge but whats the point of keeping it inside? It will only get you into more situations. Talk to your parents for help and stop hurting your others because I guarantee you that hurting others wouldn't have any results but it will only get you into more problem it might feel good but the end of the day. You can Feel the guilt. Remember bullies there is always a place for forgiveness for you. Don't Ever Think There Is No Way Out
1. Anti Scam: Thanks to the scale that scams are happening around the world we are now much more aware about this problem helping us to avoid it better but here's a solution. If you enter a site where they request you to pay and you are not familiar with that site don't just go and give your identity even though it looks trusted you'll never know better be safe than sorry right? A few safe sites for purchasing are like ebay and amazon are trusted sites that has proven to be safer than others. But this doesn't mean the danger is over there is still a chance for scams. Always be careful when you give out your credit card information and don't do it too frequently. And remember always check after every purchase for the price and the item. Luckily today scams are registered as a crime and we have technology that could track it source making it a lot safer than it used to. So for all those scammers out there stop scamming because right know you might be watched.
2. Cite and Revise: You might think what you're doing is alright but you don't know how the owner of the information feels imagine that you've used all your time researching and finally made an article that you hope would help others but then suddenly one day you see someone just copying it as claiming it as their own and they got the credit imagine how you would feel? Offended right? This doesn't mean that you cant take any information from the internet, of course you can that's sole purpose people post their information its just that take a few minutes revising it all and cite the site where you obtained it from. Plagiarism is also now recognized as a cyber crime. Which one do you prefer then? Just spend a few minutes to revise and cite the site or pay a fine for the crime? Its your choice.
And to help you guys here is a good site to easily format your citation: www.easybib.com
( I do not own that particular site)
3. Family, Nature and Friends: I know its not easy once you enter the addiction of the internet and video games because I'am still facing it right now but I have improved thanks to the support of my parents. You are still allowed to go online and surf the net but then after going for hours rest for a while not only is it good for your eyes but also your brain and social life be open to the world it helps you a lot. Go outside of the house for a few minutes just to relax if you don't like being in the outdoors find a hobby you can do indoors such as music. Don't I say Don't play an instrument that you are forced to play but find an instrument that you would love to play so that you can enjoy playing music. You can also join up with your friends to go play soccer, basketball or golf together not only is it good for relaxation and leisure time it also keeps your body healthy and trains your social life. "Hitting 2 birds with one stone"
4. Safe Than Sorry: I want to engage on this solution personally. For all of you out there don't risk yourself in breaking the age limit and following the trend just to end up being harassed and bullied. Websites gives age limits just for you to be safe from the dangers, we have users who are offending the websites and others. Better wait a few years rather than being open to being bullied and the end cause pain to yourself. Don't let others influence you if its the trend and if you know it isn't safe why follow? Its like if everyone jumps down from a cliff you're not going to jump off the cliff too aren't you? Have a mindset of your own and listen to the rules it's made to keep you safe. Better Safe than Sorry.
5. We are Here For You: We are here for you this is what we can do to the victims and the bullies out there. Remember never lose hope because you have to know that there are people out there who still cares for you. For the victims don't be afraid to say No and talk to the bullies there is a reason why someone hurts another why spend your years as enemies when you can be friends? I know this is hard because I tried it myself but its worth the price. And if you think you can't do it alone as your friends for help don't be afraid to ask because your friends are all ears. You are never alone. All for the bullies out there seek help there is a reason inside why you act like so because I too have once hurt someone's feelings. Maybe you feel jealousy or revenge but whats the point of keeping it inside? It will only get you into more situations. Talk to your parents for help and stop hurting your others because I guarantee you that hurting others wouldn't have any results but it will only get you into more problem it might feel good but the end of the day. You can Feel the guilt. Remember bullies there is always a place for forgiveness for you. Don't Ever Think There Is No Way Out
Inside: The Danger Within
Ok after a brief introduction about digital immigrants and my blog I'm going to enter the serious bits the problems of the digital world. Technology has been a great help in our lives improving it and making it easier every step of the way but we have people out there who uses this opportunity to offend others here are the problems you and I are facing today, check it out!
1. Internet Scams: You might at some point in your life been scammed online possibly your credit card information being stolen, your personal information was shared online or you paid for a certain matter but didn't get the desired results. Internet scams has happened all around the world causing great pressure and stress to the victim. Money and information is whats on the line in this situation. The reason why people do this cyber crime is that sometimes they are lacking financial income that they cheat to make a quick buck. If we see in their perspective its the last option they have to overcome their financial problem.
2. Plagiarism: Now here is a problem that has come to light since the beginning of technology. Plagiarism is the copying information and claims it of their own without citing the source. To make it simpler its stealing but not an object but information. Teenagers today are prime do-er of Plagiarism. Either accidentally or purposely. This happens when we get information from the internet and just copy pasting the whole page without citing the source. This is considered a crime in copyrights.
3. Social Isolation: This problem is one that goes in privately it doesn't effect outside individuals but only yourself, your social life. With the advancements of technology and the birth of the world wide web, we have been introduced to something called social networking and video games. Allowing us to entertain ourselves in our spare time and communicate world wide with others. Social Networking sites such as facebook, twitter or even Google + have the sole purpose of expanding the social life of humans this is a good cause but then what is happening? Instead of expansion its isolation. Teenagers today can spend hours in front of their laptops and television. This gives them isolation from the outside world.
4.Age Restrictions: Don't your realize that yahoo, Google+, Twitter, Facebook and tumblr has something in common which is an age restriction. Stating that only mature users are allowed to have an account. Mature users above the age 18 which are recognize as mature and responsible enough for their own actions. This is due to the fact that these websites want to avoid bullying and harassing in the internet since teenagers today are prone to bullying. But whats happening most of us lie about our age we just fake everything up just so we can enter and make a account. Just to join in the trend we dare risk our selves to the danger of the world of digital.
5. Cyber Bullying: This problem is the only one that I have concerns off because most of you reading this might have experienced or is experiencing cyber bullying. In is the most common problem that has arose since the birth of the internet. It could cause the victims to experience serious problems in their life that might pressure their lives and if their mentality is weak they might choose the wrong path. Cyber Bullying is done very frequently nowadays especially to teenagers and by teenagers. Calling Names, Harassing, threatening and teasing is in the category of cyber bullying. It effects the victims feelings deeply as it is straight to the point and usually a serious offense.
Now to see inside the perspective of the bullies. I have been in your position everyone might have a moment in their life in which they have hurt someones feelings. For you bullies you might have something deep inside that your store either jealousy, pain or revenge whatever the cause there is no reason in this world that makes bullying right. The world wont progress if everything is "An Eye for an Eye"
1. Internet Scams: You might at some point in your life been scammed online possibly your credit card information being stolen, your personal information was shared online or you paid for a certain matter but didn't get the desired results. Internet scams has happened all around the world causing great pressure and stress to the victim. Money and information is whats on the line in this situation. The reason why people do this cyber crime is that sometimes they are lacking financial income that they cheat to make a quick buck. If we see in their perspective its the last option they have to overcome their financial problem.
2. Plagiarism: Now here is a problem that has come to light since the beginning of technology. Plagiarism is the copying information and claims it of their own without citing the source. To make it simpler its stealing but not an object but information. Teenagers today are prime do-er of Plagiarism. Either accidentally or purposely. This happens when we get information from the internet and just copy pasting the whole page without citing the source. This is considered a crime in copyrights.
3. Social Isolation: This problem is one that goes in privately it doesn't effect outside individuals but only yourself, your social life. With the advancements of technology and the birth of the world wide web, we have been introduced to something called social networking and video games. Allowing us to entertain ourselves in our spare time and communicate world wide with others. Social Networking sites such as facebook, twitter or even Google + have the sole purpose of expanding the social life of humans this is a good cause but then what is happening? Instead of expansion its isolation. Teenagers today can spend hours in front of their laptops and television. This gives them isolation from the outside world.
Now to see inside the perspective of the bullies. I have been in your position everyone might have a moment in their life in which they have hurt someones feelings. For you bullies you might have something deep inside that your store either jealousy, pain or revenge whatever the cause there is no reason in this world that makes bullying right. The world wont progress if everything is "An Eye for an Eye"
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Digital Immigrants Vs Digital Natives
Ok before we go into our problems we are going into the two different "ethnics" in our digital world which are the digital immigrants and digital natives here is a brief explanation of the two:
Digital Natives: A digital native in brief is just basically those who are born in the era of advance technology and digital. Teenagers and young adults today are classified as digital natives whereas our grandparents and parents are classified as digital immigrants which I will explain soon. This term is given to those not born in the 1960's where technology just starts to develop but around the end of the 20th century where technology has been further developed and continues to evolve.
Digital Immigrants: Now we take a look at the digital immigrants. It is basically just the opposite of digital natives if we are born in the age of technology digital immigrants are born before modern day technology has been fully developed. They are described as immigrants due to the fact that they enter the digital world and tries to adapt to it making them described as immigrants.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Enter The World Of Digital
But this blog is not created to blab about the greatness of the web instead the dangers. Everyone out there that is experiencing cyber bullying, scams, threats and harassments we hear you loud and clear. This blog is made for the sole purpose of helping you in fighting the cyber crimes that is happening around you. To give a solution for you and to form a path in where you go to stay strong and ready to escape all this pressure and pain once and for all.
This blog is not only made for all those victims out there but also for all you out there bullying others. You might have problems that might have caused you to bully. Feelings of jealousy, pain, revenge and payback I know and feel all that because I have been in your place this is not entirely your fault don't worry there is always a place for forgiveness, a special friend of mine that is now long gone has shown me that there is always a place for forgiveness. Every action has concequences and in every concequences there is always a way out. This blog is for all of you out there to feel what others feel and for you to find a way out.
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