Cyber Fears: What scares Digital Natives and those around them
Societies around the world are quickly digitising ...Twitter.... ...Facebook... ...Wireless accessible everywhere... “Digital Natives” are those who have figured how to use these technologies to their full potential But even they have real fears. If you are a Digital Native, are related to one or work with/alongside with one come share your fears with us! Blogathon: Many people bloging together at the same time on a shared topic Date: Monday April 18th, 2011 On http://digitalnatives.in
This is the 2nd blogathon of the "Digital Natives with a Cause?" project.
A
blogathon is an event where people from all over the world blog about a
shared topic together, at the same time, giving an interesting
cross-cultural snapshot of the issue at hand.
We all have
dreams, hopes and aspirations. What are you afraid of? in your personal
life? in your practice? in your politics? or in your ideology?
As a young person using digital technologies - what scares you?
As someone who is related to a digital native - what scares you?
As someone who works with/along digital natives - what scares you?
Let's
find out from 1st person accounts what scares young digital people,
what scares their relatives and what scares their co-workers and team
mates. Let's move beyond the stereotypes, the sensationalism and the
mystery which surrounds this exciting concept, the "Digital Native".
Tell us what you think!
come share your thoughts along with people from all over the world.
Blog together as one in the 2nd blogathon of "Digital Natives with a Cause?".
Sample fears:
If you are a digital native:
Are
you scared of censorship or being denied access to the internet? are
you scared of being stereotyped as geeky or nerdy? are you scared of the
expectations society puts on you? Are you afraid of revealing too much
of yourself online? are you simply afraid that the power might go out in
the middle of the day?
If you are the parent / relative of a digital native:
Popular
depictions paint older generations as paranoid of the access enjoyed by
digital natives. Is this really true? is it true for you? are you
afraid of what a digital native might be doing online? are you afraid of
new technologies themselves? Do you have any fears that are not being
articulated by current dialogues?
If you work with digital natives:
Are you afraid of the easy at which young people use digital
technologies? are you afraid they might be under utilizing the potential
of these tools?
Date: Monday April 18th, 2011
On http://digitalnatives.in
email: [email protected]
or check out the FB event: http://tinyurl.com/6h6vfmy
Check out the Cyber fears poster
Author
Samuel Tettner
The child of Jewish Romanian immigrant and Italian-Venezuelan parents, Samuel has always had an eclectic identity and personality. At age 15, he emigrated to the United States and went on to study public policy with a concentration on philosophy, science & technology. Since January 2010, Samuel resides in India, where he co-coordinates the Digital Natives with a Cause? project. His interests include information and innovation systems, technology-enabled education, knowledge networks, and all that is open-source, collaborative and dynamic.
