An Awareness of the Young Generation on Social Media

2022 ◽  
pp. 206-226
Author(s):  
Nazlı Çetin ◽  
Gökmen Kaya

New technologies and the digitalization process affect both social and economic structures, and this affects culture. Digital citizenship which arises from an educational context now has a major scope in digital culture as the online presence of individuals increase. In this context, the study's purpose is to reveal the awareness of the young generation, with the premise that awareness is a condition to be a digital citizen, about the digital world they live in. For this purpose, the study takes the top four social media in Turkey and follows up the awareness on data and service agreements. A survey is conducted, and the results show that the awareness levels are mostly similar but vary according to the main point of the issue.

Author(s):  
Katarzyna Borawska-Kalbarczyk

The article presents selected aspects of the process of cognitive functioning of the users of contemporary technologies and the Internet, with special consideration of the negative effects of being immersed in the digital culture. The introduction synthetically characterizes the digital world, focusing on the most active users of the virtual space. In the body of the text, the author analyzes the negative effects of an individual’s functioning in the Internet space, especially those related to the change in the way of information acquisition and processing. The conclusions refer to implementing educational postulates connected with helping students develop the culture of behavior in the virtual space, involving as major elements the ability to distance oneself from digital media, to engage in deep reflection, and to organize and sort the acquired information. These skills are treated as crucial, ensuring the rational use of digital technologies. Focusing educational activities on the formation of youths’ media competence offers them an opportunity of fuller intellectual development, the sense of security in the context of expansion of the media, and active participation in the information society by structuring the available information and the knowledge constructed on its basis.


Comunicar ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (36) ◽  
pp. 131-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vicent Gozálvez-Pérez

Given the importance of new technologies in the classroom, especially in today’s information and communication societies, and following European Union recommendations to promote media literacy, this article reflects the need to educate not only in technical and efficient applications of communication technologies but also in their civic and responsible use, thus promoting participatory and deliberative processes which are the lifeline of a functioning democracy. The Greek dream of «isegoria», everyone’s right to speak, can become a reality in a digital culture, yet the highly selective use of communication technology can have the opposite effect: new forms of socialization can contribute to the expansion of «echo chambers» or «digital niches», shrinking communication spaces in which the right to speak dissociates itself from the responsibility to listen critically to what arises from a more open, plural and public sphere. One of the goals of education in a digital culture is precisely to diminish this trend that authors such as Sunstein, Wolton and Cortina have detected in recent years. This article proposes educational guidelines to avoid this bias by using communication technology to promote digital citizenship and the ethical values sustained by democratic societies.Asumiendo la importancia de las nuevas tecnologías en las aulas, especialmente en las actuales sociedades de la información y la comunicación, y siguiendo las recomendaciones de la Unión Europea a favor de la alfabetización mediática, el presente trabajo reflexiona acerca de la necesidad de educar no solo en los usos técnicos y eficientes de las tecnologías comunicativas, sino también en el uso responsable y cívico de las mismas, favoreciendo así los procesos participativos y deliberativos que son el sustento de una democracia viva. El sueño griego de la «isegoría», del igual derecho de todos al uso de la palabra, puede hacerse realidad en la cultura digital, si bien es cierto que un uso hiperselectivo de la tecnología comunicativa puede producir un efecto contrario: las nuevas formas de socialización pueden contribuir a la expansión de «cámaras de eco» o «nichos digitales», es decir, espacios discursivos cada vez más reducidos en donde el derecho a decir se desvincula de la responsabilidad de escuchar críticamente lo que procede de un espacio público más abierto y plural. Una de las metas de la educación en la cultura digital es precisamente frenar esta tendencia, detectada en los últimos años por autores como Sunstein, Wolton o Cortina. En el presente artículo se proponen orientaciones educativas para evitar estos sesgos y para fomentar, mediante la tecnología comunicativa, la ciudadanía digital y los valores éticos propios de sociedades democráticas.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Robert Kimmel

BACKGROUND: Employment specialists assist individuals with disabilities in obtaining and maintaining employment, but the majority of practitioners only utilize techniques, tools, and avenues established in specific research domains from over 20 years ago. New technologies, such as social media, are powerful tools employment specialists can utilize to assist individuals with disabilities seeking employment. OBJECTIVE: This article provides context for why including social media into practice is important, what social media is, opportunities it can provide, and what social media platforms are best for employment specialists to use. This article explores how employment specialists can use Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to find new opportunities, expand professional networks, and incorporate social media use into standard practices. CONCLUSION: Social media is a powerful tool used extensively in talent recruitment. Supported employment professionals can use the identified strategies to help individuals with disabilities access employment opportunities in an increasingly digital world.


INFORMASI ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanti Dwi Astuti

The phenomenon of hoax and hate speech dissemination that occurs in the digital worldhas brought anxiety and concern in the community. Many of the hoax informationdistributed by Social Media and Instant Messaging tend to be SARA, provocative andbombastic. Ironically, not a few people who without thinking directly spread informationand even reproduce the information without thinking about the impact caused after.Digital media is currently dominated by teenagers born in the millennium era and is a“digital natives” that is a generation that cannot be separated by the digital world. If thisgeneration is not given enough ammunition to combat digital hoax, then it is feared willcause latent problems and dangers. In response to this, UIN Sunan Kalijaga YogyakartaUI Campaign conducted an anti-hoax campaign with the target of the participantsbeing teenagers packed through ADUIN Fest 2017 “Nyepik Becik” (Think What You Say)“on 17-18 May 2017. The approach method was participatory with Directly practicing itthrough the creation of creative works in the form of Print-Ad, TVC and short films bycompeting participants. Then held creative seminars, exhibition works, Sharing Sessionand Awarding Night. It is hoped that the nation’s future young generation will be smart,critical and gain a good understanding so that it can combat digital hoax that canthreaten the unity and unity of the nation.Fenomena penyebaran hoax dan hate speech yang terjadi di dunia digital telah membawa kecemasan dan keprihatinan di dalam masyarakat. Banyak informasi hoax, hatespeech dan cyberbullying yang disebarkan oknum melalui Social Media dan Instant Messaging yang cenderung berbau SARA, provokatif dan bombastis. Ironisnya tidak sedikit pula masyarakat yang tanpa berpikir panjang langsung menshare informasi tersebut bahkan mereproduksi ulang informasi tanpa memikirkan dampak yang ditimbulkan setelahnya. Media digital saat ini didominasi oleh remaja yang lahir di zaman millennium yang merupakan “digital natives” yaitu generasi yang tidak dapat terpisahkan oleh dunia digital. Jika generasi ini tidak diberikan amunisi yang cukup untuk memerangi digital hoax, maka dikhawatirkan akan menimbulkan masalah dan bahaya laten. Menyikapi hal ini Prodi Ilkom UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta melakukan kampanye anti-hoax dengan target pesertanya adalah mahasiswa yang merupakan remaja akhir dan dewasa awal yang dikemas melalui kegiatan ADUIN Fest 2017 “Nyepik Becik” (Pikirkan Apa yang Kamu Katakan)” pada 17-18 Mei 2017. Metode pendekatannya dilakukan partisipatif dengan langsung mempraktekkannya melalui penciptaan karya-karya kreatif berupa Print-Ad, TVC dan film pendek oleh peserta yang dikompetisikan. Kemudian mengadakan creative seminar, pameran karya, Sharing Session dan Awarding Night. Harapannya anak-anak muda calon penerus bangsa ini menjadi cerdas, kritis dan mendapatkan pemahaman yang baik sehingga dapat memerangi digital hoax yang dapat mengancam persatuan dan kesatuan bangsa.


Author(s):  
Olga N. Doudchenko ◽  
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Anna V. Mytil ◽  

In recent years, older people have repeatedly found themselves in the focus of public attention both as a subject of social policy and as a socio-demographic group that can exert an increasing influence on the development of various areas of the economy. It would seem that the constantly increasing number of this group (in 2019, the share of older people aged 60 years and older was 22% in Russia) should attract the attention of representatives of end-user-oriented industries. However, according to data from domestic and foreign studies, the most rapidly developing IT-technology industry still does not consider the elderly as an attractive market segment. This may be one of the reasons for the chronic gap in the level of digital culture and digital capital resources between older people and representatives of other age groups. At the same time, the events of the last year — the coronavirus epidemic — have clearly shown that the possession of new information technologies by older people is necessary not only to ensure their social inclusion, improve the quality of life, but also to preserve life in the literal sense of the word. In this article, we would like to consider, including on the basis of our research, what are the main barriers to the development of new technologies by older people, what measures can be taken to make older people more active “users”, a more attractive segment for the developer market.


Author(s):  
Stefania Graikousi ◽  
Maria Sideri

Purpose: In post-modern society, Internet and social media mediate between daily life processes such as death, establishing new forms of social interaction among social actors and creating new norms. The creation of digital cemeteries and the usage of the services they offer by Internet users, the conversion of a deceased person’s Facebook profile into a profile “Remembering” or the replacement of a user's profile photo by a black background in cases of grieving, demonstrate emphatically the new dimensions that the event of death takes on Internet and social media, leading to the building of a public experience, despite the fact that in Western societies death is considered to be a private affair.Methods: This paper based on an in-depth review of the literature deals with death as an event mediated by new technologies, since Internet and social media have given the opportunity for new narratives about the experience of death and have contributed to the emergence of new social practices.Conclusions: Users’ interaction in digital environments, on the account of death, generates new broader social relationships, while the operating terms of digital media enable the emergence of new death-related practices that probably substitute traditional rituals, having though the same purpose. At the same time, the continuing presence of the deceased in the digital world ensures a form of "immortality" for him/her, even if not preselected, while at the same time it seems to contribute to the maintenance of a relationship between the living and the deceased.


2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Brazeau

The purpose of this study is to reveal the imperatives of introducing effective technology studies and digital citizenship skills in our elementary classrooms. Perspectives from current and future elementary teachers are combined with recent research to analyze student awareness and exposure to common social media dangers such as cyber-bullying, low self-esteem, and gaming violence. This study is important because it sheds light on the average age of exposure to social media among elementary students, demonstrating the gap between educational instruction and student preparation to participate safely in a digital world. Negative technology use is examined in relation to child development and peer relationships, providing insight for emerging teachers on their role in actively engaging Net Generation learners.


2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alih Aji Nugroho

The world is entering a new phase of the digital era, including Indonesia. The unification of the real world and cyberspace is a sign, where the conditions of both can influence each other (Hyung Jun, 2018). The patterns of behavior and public relations in the virtual universe gave rise to new social interactions called the Digital Society. One part of Global Megatrends has also influenced public policy in Indonesia in recent years. Critical mass previously carried out conventionally is now a virtual movement. War of hashtags, petitions, and digital community comments are new tools and strategies for influencing policy. This paper attempts to analyze the extent of digital society's influence on public policy in Indonesia. As well as what public policy models are needed. Methodology used in this analysis is qualitative descriptive. Data collection through literature studies by critical mass digital recognition in Indonesia and trying to find a relationship between political participation through social media and democracy. By processing the pro and contra views regarding the selection of social media as a level of participation, this paper finds that there are overlapping interests that have the potential to distort the articulation of freedom of opinion and participation. - which is characteristic of a democratic state. The result is the rapid development of digital society which greatly influences the public policy process. Digital society imagines being able to participate formally in influencing policy in Indonesia. The democracy that developed in the digital society is cyberdemocracy. Public space in the digital world must be guaranteed security and its impact on the policies that will be determined. The recommendation given to the government is that a cyber data analyst is needed to oversee the issues that are developing in the digital world. Regulations related to the security of digital public spaces must be maximized. The government maximizes cooperation with related stakeholders.Keywords: Digital Society; Democracy; Public policy; Political Participation


2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-41
Author(s):  
James LoRusso

This piece argues that new technologies generally, and social media in particular, are too often accepted uncritically and incorporated hastily into course designs for the humanities. The author encourages teachers to ask two basic questions when considering social media in the classroom: 1. Does social media actually improve the learning process? And 2. How are these technologies embedded in the larger socio-economic context?


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