Wwwwmodule 12D - Your Digital Life

Module 9D
G-LITE1 – Living in the IT Era

1ST Semester, SY 2022 - 2023
YOUR DIGITAL LIFE

Lesson Objectives
• Describe the purpose of blogs, forums, and wikis
• Understand the function of social media networks and how
they work
• Understand the difference between open and closed social
networks
• Describe how to use LinkedIn
• Describe what constitutes your digital identity
• Understand the importance of maintaining a good digital
identity
• Explain how to avoid cyber bullying
• Understand the health risks that arise from prolonged
computing
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We Are Social Beings
• How Do We Share Information?

• Computer bulletin board systems (BBS) were the pre-cursors of
modern posting platforms, including
• Blogs
• Forums
• Wikis
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Social Media Networks
• A social media network is a dedicated web site that enables

users to communicate with one another
• Users can post information,
comment on other people’s
posts, upload pictures and
videos, play games, send email
messages or engage in online
chats with one another
• You join a social media site to
connect with people
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• Building the Network

• Once you create a profile and personal page, you go about
the task of inviting other people to connect with you (on your
page)
• These people may be called friends, or contacts, or connections
• A social network is a network of people – people you know,
and people who know people that you know
• The power of a social networking is that your current friends
can lead you to new friends
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• Friends and Friend Requests

• You invite people you know to be your “friends” on the site
• Anything you post on your page can be seen by all your
friends, unless you take extra steps to share certain items with
only selected friends
• A friend request is an invitation to become online friends
• When you accept a friend request, you can then visit your friends’
pages
• You can also see all of their friends, and send friend requests to these
people
• As a matter of personal safety, you should accept friend requests only
from people you know
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• Why Do People Join Social Networks?

• Expand your list of business contacts
• Promote yourself and advertise your skill sets
• Look for job leads or to find people to fill open positions
• Advertise upcoming events
• Post job openings
• Promote brand awareness
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• Popular Social Media Networks
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• Instagram
• Snapchat
• YouTube
• Vine
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Open vs Closed Social Media
Networks
• Open social networks are open to the public
• Closed social networks are private and internal to a
company or organization or school
• To participate on a closed social network, you must have an
account associated with your organization and usually use
your work email address to sign in
• Closed social networking services can be used for
private communication and collaboration
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Open vs Closed Social Media
Networks
• Advantages of Closed Networks
• Enable businesses to harness and leverage the power of social networking
• They include message boards, news feeds, shared file locations, search capability
• They provide a central location for discussions, announcements, wikis, and file
storage
• They provide an opportunity and a platform for all employees to participate in
company “happenings” and conversations
• Examples of closed social networks include:
• Neo
• Yammer
• Slack
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Taking a Look at LinkedIn
• A social network of professional connections

• The purpose of LinkedIn is to be visible, searchable, and
findable
• Connection hierarchy:
• 1st degree – these are people you're directly connected to
• 2nd degree – these are people who are connected to your 1st
degree connections; you can send them an invitation to
connect.
• 3rd degree – these are people who are connected to your
2nd degree connections
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Taking a Look at LinkedIn
• Creating Your LinkedIn Profile
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Managing Your Digital Identity
• Your digital identity is a collection of data about you

that is available online
• Usually it is a combination of your online profile(s) and all
your postings, and all your uploads, and all your images,
and all your “likes,” and all of the people you follow
• It includes a history of all your digital activity
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• Digital Footprints
• Any time you perform an action online, you leave a trace of
information about your character
• These traces of information are digital footprints
• Because they are online, they are searchable
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• Online is Forever
• Once you post something online, you are no longer in control
of that information
• Anyone who can see your post or picture or video can
download it (and keep it) or share it
• This is what gives social media its power – information is shared
and the number of people who see it grows exponentially
• This same power gives permanence to postings – both the
ones that you are proud of and the ones that you might prefer
to forget
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• Why Is Your Digital Identity Important?

• Your digital identify is your personal brand
• Your personal brand distinguishes you from
other people and creates an impression in
the minds of others
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• Creating a Positive Online Identity

• Create and manage your LinkedIn account – take the time to
create a well-written professional profile
• Manage your Facebook profile and remove any photos that
do not show you in a professional light
• Create a Twitter a ccount and use it to share information that
others may find valuable
• Create and post to a blog that shares positive and professional
ideas
• Never post (or send a communication) in anger
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• Personal Identity and Professional Identity

• Some people prefer to maintain separate online identities
• One for personal pursuits
• One for professional pursuits
• Aliases
• An alias is an assumed name
• Some people use their real name and an alias to create and maintain
separate online identities
• In some profiles, you are encouraged or even required to use an alias
• People with common names are often forced to use aliases as well
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• Managing Your Online Identity

• Take a proactive role in creating and maintaining a positive online
identity
• Be careful about what you share
• Take the time to create and share material that shows you are
intelligent, thoughtful, responsible
• Find articles about issues you care about and comment on them,
and share them with others
• Try to remove any posts that show you in an unfavorable light
• If necessary, seek help from a company that provides identity
services
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Online Behavior
• Remember that not everyone is who they say they are

• Online anonymity can make people feel free to behave
in ways they normally wouldn’t in face to face
communications.
• Some are less shy online
• Some more readily express anger
• We all have a moral and ethical responsibility to treat
others with respect
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Online Behavior
• Cyber Bullying
• Bullying is not a harmless electronic action aimed at no one in
particular
• Bullying is targeted at real people, and can cause real
damage
• Victims of cyber bullying are more likely to suffer from low self-
esteem and to consider suic ide
• Cyber bullying can have serious consequences
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Computers and Your Health
• Coping with Change

• If you refuse to change, you may be left behind
• Try to approach new technology as a new opportunity rather
than as an obstacle
• Achieving digital literacy is important for everyone
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• Disengaging
• For how many hours every day are you “connected” and
engaged with others online?
• Do you receive and examine notifications all day long?
• Do you take time to be alone?
• Human beings need time to disengage from external stimuli
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• Internet Addiction
• The warning signs:
• Thinking continually about online activity
• Losing interest in other hobbies or pastimes
• Spending more and more time online
• Suffering fatigue or experiencing a change in sleep habits
• Risking significant relationships, job, educational or career opportunities
because of Internet use
• Lying to family members, therapists, or others about how much time you
spend on the Internet
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• Ergonomic Best Practices

• Sit in a chair that provides lower back support, armrests and
 adjustable height
• Use an ergonomic keyboard and position the monitor
correctly
• Never work at the computer without taking regular breaks
• Keep your feet flat on the floor and your thighs and
forearms
 parallel to the floor
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Module 9D

G-LITE1 – Living in the IT Era

YOUR DIGITAL LIFE

• How Do We Share Information?

• A social media network is a dedicated web site that enables

• Building the Network

• Friends and Friend Requests

• Why Do People Join Social Networks?

• A social network of professional connections

• Creating Your LinkedIn Profile

• Your digital identity is a collection of data about you

• Why Is Your Digital Identity Important?

• Creating a Positive Online Identity

• Personal Identity and Professional Identity

• Managing Your Online Identity

• Remember that not everyone is who they say they are

• Coping with Change

• Ergonomic Best Practices

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