Online Discussion Boards: Assignment #3

  1. Many of the guidelines are similar to how we expect people to act face to face because it's like the same things.  When talking on the internet we are expected to be respectful and polite same as on the internet.

2.  Four guidelines that I feel are extremely helpful and necessary when interacting with others in an online discussion are:

• "Don't type in ALL CAPS! if you do it it will look like you're screaming" This is important because nobody likes someone yelling at them and it doesn't look or seem very polite.
• "Stay on topic don't post irrelevant links, comments, thoughts, or pictures" This is important because saying or posting irrelevant things are annoying and chances are you will be reported or asked to leave the discussion.
• "Be forgiving.  If your classmate makes a mistake don't badger him or her for it.  Just let it go.  it happens to the best of us."  This is important because you don't want to come off as rude, everyone makes mistakes including yourself and you wouldn't like someone badgering you for a mistake so you shouldn't do it to others to make them feel bad.
• "Don't badmouth people or call them stupid.  You may disagree with the ideas but don't mock the person"  This is important because it can hurt their feelings if it gets back to them.

3.  I've made comments on an online discussion board before, however it was a pretty positive experience because there was nothing negative being said or anything and all was good.

4.  I think I would enjoy a course where you could discuss issues online with other students because you can get both insights on an issue and you can benefit from other students opinions through the discussion to get a better understanding of things or look at things a different way.   

Do as I say: Assignment #2

  Five reasons/facts that will make me choose the right way of doing things in digital society are:

1.  I don't want to get in trouble with the police.

2.  If I want to be treated with respect I should do the same with others.

3. I don't want others to think I am miserable and unhappy.

4.  Others deserve credit for their work instead of claiming it as mine.

5. A lot of work goes into songs and movies and the people should get paid.

Online Standards of Service use: Assignment #1

  Five companies that use the terms and service agreements or have major conditions before use are Facebook, ask.fm, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat.  Five services that teens should look further into are "You don't own what you bought", 'They can turn your device into an expensive brick", "OnStar is narcing you out", and "iTunes knows what you are and what you're doing", and "you're almost always giving up your right to sue".  "You don't own what you bought" means that when you buy a digital file you don't actually own it you're just buying a licence to it.  If you read the terms of agreement a lot of them will say they reserve the right to change, suspend, or fully remove any product or content that they choose and they don't mean remove it from their site so nobody else can buy it; they mean remove it from the device you downloaded the file to, never to be seen again.  "They can turn your device into an expensive brick" means with phones it's legal to "jailbreak" the device but just because it's legal doesn't make it a good idea.  Most companies have paragraphs in their terms of service that say you promise not to mess with the software.  if they find out you did, you have given them the right to cause trouble.  For instance, Nintendo, after realizing people were installing software to pirate games on the Wii, released an update that would bring the system upon installation. "OnStar is narcing you out", what that means is OnStar is that incredibly convenient product many drivers use, however what you didn't know is that they are legally spying on you also a new agreement for OnStar forces you to allow them to sell your data to whoever they want.  They sell stuff like your vehicle speed, location and things like that but the downfall is they could sell it to your insurance company.  "iTunes knows who you are and what you're doing", apple can use iTunes to watch you all the time.  Apple is able to see your precise location.  Basically, the location data your phone has been storing is sent to a hidden database file and sync it to your computer whenever you connect your phone.  This means that somewhere on your computer is a log of everywhere's you've been.  "You're almost always giving up your right to sue", almost every user agreement now includes a clause about arbitration.  This means that you agree not to sue should a dispute arise.  Instead your case will be taken in front of an arbitrator who will listen to both sides one of which will include a team of lawyers.  The other side will just include you. http://www.cracked.com/article_19683_6-terrifying-user-agreements-youve-probably-accepted_p2.html

Journal #3: Digital Rights and Responsibilities

      The things I found most surprising when it comes to digital rights and responsibilities were all the commandments to follow and how a simple mistake online can effect your life in real life.  Also I found it surprising how these commandments seem to be known whereas some of them I never knew existed or was something you had to follow.  I don't think most people act responsibly when online because they are behind a screen and are not in the right state of mind to think of the consequences of their actions and they feel they are not doing anything wrong.  Most people I find seem to think they are "tough" when behind a screen and they don't act responsibly to situations they think they are free to say what they want without any consequences and that's where a lot of cyber bullying comes into play.  Out of all ten commandments I think the most important was "Thou shalt always use a computer in ways that ensure consideration and respect for your fellow humans".  I think this is most important because having respect online is very important so you don't run into trouble and everyone's happy.  Among young people I think the biggest issue around digital rights and responsibilities is cyber bullying.  Young people nowadays will say anything behind a screen because they don't think before they say anything, they're behind a screen therefore they think that their opinions and things won't matter and they don't think any consequences will be involved or they're really hurting someone. 

Assignment: Digital Rights and Responsibilities

Journal #2: Digital Communication.

     The things I found most surprising when it came to digital communication was all the acronyms that are used, I didn't even know some of them.  Also another thing I found surprising was all the common passwords that people use and it goes to show just how easy it is to hack someones account.  Things I have learned from watching the video about email etiquette was you should answer an email within 24 hours and anytime after one week is considered rude.  Also I learned that you shouldn't use caps in emails because it makes it seem like you are yelling at the person and it's also important to put a subject for your email and start off by saying something related to the title instead of just starting off by saying "hi" because chances are your email will go to the trash quickly. BCC is a copy of an email message sent to a recipient whose email address does not appear (as a recipient) in the message.  It is best to use the BCC feature when sending an email message to a large number of people.  When you place email addresses in the BCC: field of a message, those addresses are visible to the recipients of the email.  Out of all the information I read I think the most important thing for young people to consider when using digital communication would be to remember to use proper language when talking to important people and to use email correctly and politely.     

Acronyms attack (Assignment two)

      Three more acronyms I can think of are:

1. OMW - on my way
2. HBU- how about you
3. NTM- not too much

Four places I would never use acronyms using digital communication would be on a resume, work file, typed assignment for school or important email to someone.