Question 2.2: Digital footprint

Digital footprint is a trail we leave online, it can be a picture or video uploaded onto social media or even your browsing history. It is the presence we leave online as we use technology and it somehow reflects who we are and what really interests us. And as we know anybody’s digital footprint can be traced through the use of cookies and it is then used to suggest advertisements based on your interests, things you mostly search for when you online. This can be an advantage for the business world as it can help the advertisers focus on specific audience based on their digital footprint. This can also be seen as invasion of privacy as people don’t want strangers being in hold of such information. If this information is used in an inappropriate way then ones digital footprint can become a problem so it is always important to make sure that you are responsible for all the aspects of the internet that you use.

Question 1.2: Social Capital

Social capital alludes to the elements of adequately working social gatherings that incorporate such things as relational connections, a common feeling of personality, a mutual understanding, shared standards, shared qualities, trust, participation, and correspondence.

As a computerized resident, it is imperative to utilize interpersonal organizations to share and process data in a work environment, one of the significant variables of being an advanced native are that it could completely change you and make you a superior individual socially. An advanced Citizen realizes how to utilize these stages in a way that would profit them corporately. These stages can help manufacture social capital and make an incentive among the social individuals that are associated.

This stages can help increment social capital by correspondence, they could be a bit of leeway to an individual that realizes how to sell an item and impart successfully. Being regarded through your correspondence with others online can manufacture social capital which makes it simpler to sell an item in light of the fact that the association has been made. These stages can help make a bond with the client, trust, and security, and could give them native power among the online residents.

These stages are different as they enable individuals to get to information and data that could improve natives residents. This enables them to be better residents socially and benefits them expertly and financially. fffffffffffff

Question 1.1: The nine elements of digital citizenship

Digital Access- the means of having access to electronic means in a society, maybe in a library or local computer center. This is when everyone and anyone of the society is allowed to take part in the digital world as it is open to the world. The internet is free for anyone and it is not limited in any way.

Digital Commerce- the buying and selling of goods/services online. Users should be very careful when it comes to this one because there is a lot of cyber criminals looking to scam people out of their money.

Digital Communication- it is about the sharing of information online using electronics.

Digital Literacy- using your cognitive and technical skills to establish and share information via technology. As an online user you should always know what you doing and if it is appropriate or not.

Digital Etiquette- about knowing and following the basic rules for online users on how to stay respectful on the internet. It is the electronic standards of conduct and procedure.

Digital Law- the ethical and unethical actions of a user online and their electronic responsibility. Ethical actions of an online user means the user is following the rules, doing the right thing whereas unethical actions means that the user is doing a crime or anything they shouldn’t be doing.

Digital Rights and Responsibilities- how individuals handle themselves on an online space regarding the freedom and privileges they have and if they use the internet in a correct way.

Digital Health and Wellness- is about the user’s physical, like when a user gets physically ill and psychological health like when a user is bullied while in a digital and technological world

Digital Security- The electronic precautions that guarantee safety on the internet.

Media Fluency

Listening interpretation

Message
The message is clearly passed on even though there is a bit of noise in the background. The purpose of this video is to give the fans the highlights and it is indeed the highlights and we can see clearly what happened at the game.

Verbalise
The video is not a must watch since well there is a few things that are not perfectly made. The sound is not that well made, there is noise in the background, since well its in a stadium.  The light is also not as good, can’t see the players.

Verify
The video passes on the message very nicely and as they are highlights of the soccer match it is the real highlights of the game. Other videos show that the video contains of facts and as I have watched the game I can say, for a fact, that the content is real.

Listening Communication

Medium
The video is not a must watch since well there is a few things that are not perfectly made. The sound is not that well made, there is noise in the background, since well its in a stadium. 

Form
when it comes to the form of the video, the flow of the pictures is okay and the colours are well shown. The is bad lighting which is affecting the layout of the video.

Flow
The flow of the video is in order, starting with the entrance of the teams onto the sports field, followed by the first highlight of the game where Pirates missed a goal, then went all the highlights up to the crowing of the champions. Alignment
The audience, the message and the medium goes hand in hand. The message is clearly passed out and the purpose of the video is passed out.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHCo33y_dZg

Digital divide in Alexandra

Digital divide is the lack of access to data and information through digital devices. According to the
Oxford dictionary (2018) digital divide is the gap between those who have access to computers and
the internet, and those who do not.
In South African townships like Alexanda schools are not as modern as schools in
Sandton. Generally speaking, networks are faster is urban areas rather than in townships. Because of
more money, urban areas have faster network as they have built-in fibres. Low-end and aging
devices don’t have access to the same services as modern high-end devices.
Placing of telephone towers at schools to increase the speed of network can be a very great help to
less privileged schools. The government should provide those schools with devices like tablets and
laptops for school work. (Johnson, 2015)

Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.

You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.

Why do this?

  • Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
  • Because it will help you focus you own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.

The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.

To help you get started, here are a few questions:

  • Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
  • What topics do you think you’ll write about?
  • Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
  • If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?

You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.

Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.

When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.

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