Discussion #2

Part one of this project is to explore what it means to have a digital life, what power we have over our digital life and what power our digital life has over us.

1. How much do you live online ie/ how much time do you spend online; what types of things do you do online?
2. Do you have a personal electronic device (like a cell phone)? How could you do your school work on it?
3. Do computers give us more human connections or fewer human connections? Why?
4. If you had to write 3 rules for internet ethics and manners what would they be?
5. Do you think teachers should encourage or discourage multitasking (doing many different things at the same time, such as listening to your iPod, texting, and working on an assignment)?
6. What do you think is better for teaching and learning: D2L (closed learning management system) or blogs or other open public social networking tools? Why?
7. Is there a need for online relationships in learning?

Answer these questions in a post on YOUR blog. Comment on an answer a classmate gave to one of these questions on the CLASSMATE'S Blog.