Report & Reflection (Week 8)

This week's hands on activities revolved around using Wikis. I have to say that I much preferred using Google Docs last week as a collaborative tool and probably won't use Wiki going forward. I was always told not to use Wikipedia in school and have since tried to avoid it. The ability for anybody to alter the information on a Wikipedia page can make it unreliable and so I rarely use Wikipedia during my studies.

This week I also spent time researching digital rights and responsibilities. I have identified my top three rights and responsibilities as being:

1. The right to privacy
2. The responsibility to report inappropriate use
3. The responsibility to cite works used

Also, check out this map I made using Popplet, another one of my favourite digital tools (click on the image to enlarge).

Scarpelli, R. (CC) 2016.

Although I have identified my top three digital rights and responsibilities, I do have a favourite digital responsibility that I would like to talk more about. In my opinion, the responsibility to report inappropriate use of digital tools is the most important responsibility we have as being digital citizens. I think it acts as an umbrella for all other digital rights and responsibilities and is therefore the most important. For example, if we witness somebody's right to privacy being taken away from them through hacking we have a responsibility to report this. As good digital citizens we are expected to act ethically which also means standing up for others who are being treated in unethical ways.

Until next time,
Rebecca :)