LESSON 11 - DIGITAL SELF

• • In WESTERN COUNTRIES:
  • 78% of online teens own a phone. 
  • 23% have a tablet computer. 
  • 50% send more than 50 message a day, Americans between 8-18 uses electronics  for about 7.5 hours a day. 
• DIGITAL LITERACY

  • The capabilities possessed by individuals who are living, learning, and working in a digital society. 
• IN THE CYBERSPACE

  • People are more willing to speak out and misbehave. 
  • Authority is minimized. 
• ONLINE DISINHIBITION - Lack of restraint one feels when communicating online.
• BENIGN DISINHIBITION

  • Speaking about emotions, fears and wishes.
  • Showing kindness and helping others. 
  • Combating loneliness through online interactions. 
  • Finding emotional support. 
• TOXIC DISINHIBITION

  • Rude language, harsh criticism, anger, hatred and threats.
  • Pornography and violence
  • Cyberbullying
  • Threatening, humiliating, spreading rumors, making of others. 
  • Cyber harassment or exploitation. 
• MANAGING TOXIC DISINHIBITION

  • Be careful about sharing
  • Do not hang with the wrong crowd online
  • Consider your emotional state before posting. 
  • Consider others possible reaction.
• TYPES OF SELF-PRESENTATION

  • Self - Promotion
  • Ingratiation
  • Exemplification
  • Intimidation
  • Supplication