Technology,the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts,engineering, applied science, and pure science, is one of the most useful and innovative invention created by mankind. It allows us to communicate with people internationally, share/trade/get ideas, learn about almost everything in the world, and stalk people. But, with great power comes great responsibility and many people choose to misuse it in ways to degrade people they aren't face-to-face with at the moment, along with spying, and illegal marketing (dark web).
One example of a way that people abuse their technology privileges is by cyber bullying. Digital Citizenship is very important because nowadays kids are being exposed to technology at earlier ages without the proper knowledge on the consequences of some of their actions that take place on the internet. Cyberbullying is online harassment, bullying, threats, stalking, and anything that can hurt someone's feelings, which can lead to depression, suicide, paranoia, and antisocial behavior to the victim. The person doing the cyber bullying often feels safe and more confident because they either don't know that person and/or they're not face-to-face, so they can't interpret the victim's actual feelings. Cyberbullying is punishable by law and everyone can see what they post online too, and once something's on the internet, there's no going back, so they can have whatever they posted used against them. The lesson here is always stay safe because what goes around, comes back around, especially if someone finds out that you're responsible for someone's suicide or if you want to get a good job or apply to a school. For instance, during class we had to know and be able to identify what was and what wasn't considered cyberbullying and what to avoid doing.
Technology is so amazing because you can always build off of someone else's ideas to make something even better. Video mashups and editing is a great way to do that. Back to digital citizenship though, if you don't conform to the fair use rules then you could be fined. Video mashups are compilations or samples of pieces of media like movies, tv shows, or music videos that can be edited to make something original-ish. Fair use is any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and “transformative” purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody a copyrighted work. Such uses can be done without permission from the copyright owner. In other words, fair use is a defense against a claim of copyright infringement. If your use qualifies as a fair use, then it would not be considered an illegal infringement and you go to jail :) A while ago, we had to create a video mashup using music and a compilation of YouTube videos, which we had to apply fair use to so that we wouldn't get in trouble for sampling other people's videos.
While technology enables us to have fun and explore, we still need to remember to pertain to digital citizenship and make sure we're not abusing our technology privileges.
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