Footprints in the Digital Age, by Will Richardson, refers to how the online information of who we are, what we do, and what we know can be found by just typing a name. Just like how footprints on the beach represent someone’s presence, digital footprints represent someone’s existence and someone’s ‘googleability’ too. Digital accesibility is important for teachers to teach their pupils, so the students know how to wiki, navigate, create, etc.
I agree with the author that it’s a bit unsettling to know that anyone can Google me and find multiple pages of information about me. For all I know, someone half way around the world could type in a random name, and find out all my personal information. Talk about an invasion of privacy. I guess that’s the very reason why my parents didn’t let any of my sisters or I get a facebook until we were starting high school. Social networking is great, but it comes with hidden risks and despite its name, it eliminates your real social life. Yet, I highly disagree with this author and how he admires that some ridiculous 10-year-old is getting all this attention by doing good things, when she should be outside playing or calling her Grandma. I think his article would be great to discuss in class and not just digitally, because we can collaborate, share, learn, and more.
After reading the article, I was a little unclear. Is the author’s priority the issue of being “Googled well” like the ridiculous 10-year-old, or being able to “Google well” as both a teacher and a student? I am not sure if I should be editing my profile to be better or if I should be learning to Google better.
I agree with the author that it’s a bit unsettling to know that anyone can Google me and find multiple pages of information about me. For all I know, someone half way around the world could type in a random name, and find out all my personal information. Talk about an invasion of privacy. I guess that’s the very reason why my parents didn’t let any of my sisters or I get a facebook until we were starting high school. Social networking is great, but it comes with hidden risks and despite its name, it eliminates your real social life. Yet, I highly disagree with this author and how he admires that some ridiculous 10-year-old is getting all this attention by doing good things, when she should be outside playing or calling her Grandma. I think his article would be great to discuss in class and not just digitally, because we can collaborate, share, learn, and more.
After reading the article, I was a little unclear. Is the author’s priority the issue of being “Googled well” like the ridiculous 10-year-old, or being able to “Google well” as both a teacher and a student? I am not sure if I should be editing my profile to be better or if I should be learning to Google better.
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