Digital Divide – Infograph

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The Digital divide is the difference between the people who have access to resources, new information and tools, such as the internet. It also defines the difference between the people who can use this new technology and the people who can not.  

I have made a infograph which not only explains the definition of a digital divide but it also allows you to see and view the statistics of children who are unable to gain access to simple things such as the internet or even evolving technologies.  

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There are a number of different types of infograph’s but I have chosen this one in particular as it shows information on the digital divide as well as providing images and graphs on the topic. I have viewed a number of infograph’s on this topic and one similarity that stands out among the graph are the use of pictures to tell the information. I believe many people have chosen to take the picture option as it enables the graph to become eye catching. 

I have added a lot of information into my infograph which can be seen as a down fall to people who like quick snapshots of what they are reading instead of a paragraph of information. I have seen a very well completed infograph that was comprised with dot points and pictures, I believe this was a very eye-catching and clever graph and provided a opposite view to my own. 

Cyber Bullying – How safe is the digital world?

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As a parent, caregiver or teacher we can’t constantly know nor have a grasp on each website/ digital technology that each individual child is viewing or participating in, especially if you are feeling like a digital immigrant but we can gain insight and make ourselves more digitally aware.

 

Cyber bullying is a negative use of our new digital age so it is becoming increasingly more necessary to educate our students about the issue and begin prevention technics with all students and children.

 

Teachers, parents and caregivers need to tackle the issues of cyber bullying collaboratively. Keep an eye on children’s changing behaviour, if they are being withdrawn, this can be a sign of cyber bullying.

 

Parents, you need to be aware of the websites, apps and channels your children are participating in and viewing. If you are a digital immigrant, then click the link below called ‘Keeping up with your kids online’ to view a tutorial of popular websites and how to parental control your children’s internet viewing.

 

Teachers, you need to be the adult who is there during the time when the parents are not around. We to need to be digitally aware and become digitally native. Monitor your digital footprint, what are you putting out there? Be the person that students turn to in their time of need. Educate our students on the right ways to use the internet and the effects of bullying.

 

We do not want children paying the ultimate price, suicide, at the expense of cyber bullying.

 

Helpful Links

‘Keeping up with your kids online’

http://mediasmarts.ca/tutorial/e-parenting-tutorial-keeping-your-kids-online-activities

 

‘Bullying, no way’

http://bullyingnoway.gov.au/

 

 

Resources

Media Smarts. (n.d). Canada’s centre for digital and media literacy: e-Parenting Tutorial: Keeping up with your kids’ online. Retrieved from: http://mediasmarts.ca/tutorial/e-parenting-tutorial-keeping-your-kids-online-activities

 

Is your child being cyber bullied?(2014). Retrieved from: http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/is-your-child-being-cyber-bullied-signs-uae-parents-need-to-watch-out-for-2014-03-19-1.542156