Monday, 7 March 2016

Technology Use Scenario


Scenario #3: Sarah received a smartphone for her birthday. As with most smartphones, hers has the ability to take photos and video. During algebra class, she decides to take a picture of Ms. Everett, the substitute, while her back is turned to the whiteboard. She uploads it to her Facebook account and talks about how boring class was. What are the issues?

Photo: Jupiterimages, Brand X Pictures.
Sarah is not using technology appropriately in this situation. It is inappropriate for many reasons. She violates digital etiquette by being on her cell phone when she should be listening and focused on her substitute teacher. Sarah is also violating her substitute teacher’s privacy by posting a picture of her online without her permission, thus violating the teacher’s digital right to privacy. She is also not following the rules digital etiquette and the digital responsibility of being kind to others, as she is disrespecting the teacher by calling the lesson boring. Sarah is creating a very negative digital footprint for herself that could get her into a lot of trouble with the school. Sarah should have kept her phone off and away until an appropriate time to take her phone out. She also should not have posted a picture without the teacher’s permission, and not have commented hurtful things below it.

Overall, Sarah needs to think about how her consequences can negatively impact herself and others before she posts on the Internet again. Sarah should delete this post, apologize to the teacher, and learn from her mistakes so she does not make them again in the future.

Article of the Week
This week's Feedly article I found relates to cell phone use in the classroom called Should Students be Allowed to Use Cell Phones in School. I located this as it was discussed within an article I read on my Feedly. It is not specifically an article, but it is a controversial topic from debate.org where the website outlines the positive and negative attributes of the issue at hand, and then allows you to vote yes or no. Some of the positive aspects of allowing students to use their cell phones in school are that phones can be used for educational purposes and and they can be used for safety (calling the police if the situation needs it). Some negative aspects are that it can be a distraction to students or be used inappropriately (like in the scenario discussed above). I urge you all to do your research on the subject and vote!
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11 comments:

  1. CPettem9 March 2016 at 12:03

    Hi Emma,

    I really enjoyed your post this week. In particular, I enjoyed your thoughts on the inappropriate nature of Sarah's actions.

    Great post,

    Cole Pettem

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    1. Unknown10 March 2016 at 10:11

      Hi Cole,

      Thank you for your comment! I think it is interesting that Sarah probably did not think that what she was doing was extremely inappropriate or hurtful, and she probably would not have done it if she had known how inappropriate her actions were.

      Cheers!

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  2. Unknown9 March 2016 at 14:39

    hi!

    You were bang on when you mentioned how Sarah's behavior violated her subs privacy and how it was disrespected to call the class boring. It, however, never even crossed my mind of the use of her cellphone in class and how that is not appropriate. Good catch- it was so simple to notice but I seemed to miss it! I also love your reference to digital footprints. By doing so you give us, the reader, a great example as to what digital footprinting is.

    Great post!

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    1. Unknown10 March 2016 at 10:15

      Hi Michelle!

      I probably would not have caught the cell phone use being inappropriate if my mother was not an elementary school teacher, thus I hear about cell phone use a lot. It is crazy at how cell phones become more and more acceptable as we further our educational careers. Its hard to tell if it is because of us becoming older and more mature, or if it is because of society embracing cell phone use more.

      Thanks for the reply!

      Emma

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  3. karleemallett10 March 2016 at 13:39

    Emma,

    I think that the issue of students using their phones in a classroom is one that is widely discussed. We know that it is disrespectful and distracting at that level, however in Sarah's case, she is going beyond this. Many students text others in class, but by Sarah uploading a photo to social media, she is publicly ridiculing the teacher's ability to be engaging, and embarrassing the poor substitute!
    I agree that Sarah's behavior was inappropriate.

    Cheers, Karlee

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    1. Unknown11 March 2016 at 14:09

      Hi Karlee,

      I think we have all been guilty of using our phones at a time we should;t have had, but I agree, Sarah went above this with her invasion of privacy and rude comments.

      Cheers,

      Emma

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  4. Unknown11 March 2016 at 13:29

    Hey Emma

    I fully agree with everything you argued in your post! In my post I discussed how detrimental being on your cell phone and not paying attention/listening in class can be so I agree with your point on that. I also like how you made the suggestions of removing the post and apologizing. She can remove some of her negative footprint and repair her relationship with her teacher to become a better digital citizen and student. I really enjoyed your post, great argument.

    Cheers
    Jason Wilson

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    1. Unknown11 March 2016 at 14:11

      Hi Jason,

      Thanks for your comment! I myself have been guilty of being distracted on my cell phone in class and am trying to work on that. It is crazy how much technology can take over your life.

      What Sarah did went further than this distraction factor and was negative to her footprint. I think that deleting and apologizing is a good start to improving her digital footprint.

      Cheers,

      Emma

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  5. Unknown13 March 2016 at 15:49

    Hi Emma, great post this week. I agree with all of the points you made. Sarah was definitely showing an example of a poor use of technology. By posting a picture along with her comment she is cyber bullying the substitute teacher. If she had simply posted after school that the class was boring then there would really be no issue. But having her phone out taking pictures would certainly be distracting to other students, and disrespectful toward the teacher.

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  6. Unknown14 March 2016 at 06:43

    Hi Ian,

    Thanks for your comment. I didn't even think to consider how it would be distracting to the other students! Good catch!

    Cheers,

    Emma

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  7. Anthony Gianfriddo27 March 2016 at 07:54

    Hi Emma,

    I agree with a lot of the things you said in your post! Sarah should only be using her mobile phone in class if the teacher directly states that using this type of technology is appropriate. The teacher should also dictate when and how this type of technology should be used in the classroom and I am sure that this scenario would not qualify as one of those times. It is very disrespectful and can even be seen as bullying to post about the teacher in such a negative light and this is a great example of how technology that can actually be beneficial in the classroom can be misused!

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