1. How did the statistics you learned in the quiz compare with the way you use digital media in your own life? Which digital media do you think you use the most and the least- and why?
Response: My life is pretty similar to many teenagers which means I use my phone, a lot. It’s by far my favorite piece of technology and the one I use the most! I’d have to say that surfing the internet or browsing on a computer I do the least. Mainly because of my schedule I only use the computer when it’s homework or school related, otherwise my thumbs are glued to my phone. The statistics compared to my life in the matter of texts I send per day, 100 texts a day for many teens is a common thing.
2. Can you describe one upside and one downside for yourself about living in a digital world? For your relationships with others? For society as a whole? Do you connect with others or create things with digital media?
Response: Technology has driven people away from face to face interactions and in some cases that’s okay. Then sometimes it’s not okay, my generation lives in a world of technology and most of us lack social skills and speaking ability. I know that none of complain about out iPhone’s, but they definitely aren’t going to help in an job interview. So eventually everyone needs to achieve human interaction skills. In school most of our projects are done via social media instead of presenting them to the class you just email the link to your teacher, which is helpful and relaxing for the students. But it also serves no purpose for us to be able to step in front of a group of people and talk.

The demonstrations over digital footprints that we looked at made me realize that everything I post someone is bound to see it. It also made me realize that I need to become more responsible of what I say and social media, because it can effect my future.

When we discussed cyber bullying it opened my eyes to a new view, I’ve never been involved with cyber bullying personally, but it does occur more than I imagined! You can’t escape the never ending wrath of bullies that are using the internet to torment you, unless you go to a person in authority.