Week 8

I was looking at Feedly today, seeing if there was anything that sparked my interest, when I saw it, an article that I could not just pass by like the others! My entire life I have been under the impression that running isn’t that good for you because it is hard on your knees- it’s not an excuse, I swear! But today I read “Why High-Impact Exercise Is Good for Your Bones.” I can imagine the shock you are feeling, so let me ease your pain and tell you a little bit about this article. When we do high impact exercise such as running and jumping it adds mass to our bones, and reduces the amount of mass our bones will lose as we age. This is a good thing! The problem is that “older” people are typically not safely able to do these high-impact movements as it may cause damage. The lesson today is to jump in with both feet, while you still can!

So, allow me to jump into our next topic, Wikis! As described in a wiki that we were  suggested to read this week, “a wiki is a website that anyone can edit easily using a regular web browser.” The concept of having one place on the Internet that a group of people can access and edit is a great idea. A video that I watched had a excellent example of a group coordinating a trip and using a wiki instead of e-mail. This seemed very practical, but for personal use, I am not sure if I would ever actually use it. To me it seems that a wiki for personal use, in school for instance, would not be more beneficial than some other tools. In past weeks we have explored Google Docs and Evernote. These are both tools that I found very useful and am now using on a daily basis, exposing my peers to my new found knowledge, sometimes against their will! My preference is Google Docs, because once someone has a Gmail account, they are able to use all of the user friendly Google tools. For students that have MANY accounts to keep track of, this is plus. 

Gibbons, S. (CC) 2014.

This week was the first time I have really sat and thought about the digital rights and responsibilities we all have. I personally feel as though there are far more responsibilities as a digital citizen than rights. In my mind map I have outlined those that I consider significant through my exploration. There are however, a few that I personally believe are the most important. As a generation that has grown up with the Internet, it really is our main source of communication. Sometimes we forget that we have to respect other people’s opinions even if we don’t agree with them. That being said, we do have the right to report inappropriate information.  Sometimes it is difficult but we also have to make the effort to source all of our material. If we are not the one that has created it, then someone else has and we must give them credit for it! With all of the responsibilities we have as digital citizens, we are entitled to rights as well. The most important one for me is privacy. I expect that my private information held by companies will not be given out, sold or displayed for the public to see. It is all of these rights and responsibilities that contribute to making us educated (if I do say so myself!) digital citizens!

TTFN