Oct.8 Takeaway Message

I just talked to Mandy that, "you always can find room to make it(the trailer) better." I love this class and all the projects we've done and we are doing now, in which we are reviewing and learning from each other. I like today's sharing by these producers talking about why they chose such topics and what kind of issues they want to address.

As the virtual world becomes a constant part of our lives, it is imperative to bear in mind of the importance of digital citizenship and information literacy.  When I was teaching English in China, I encouraged my students to use searching engines to expand their horizons and also practice reading skills, and I found that some information they obtained from the internet are biased or even false. It's necessary to develop our digital citizenship and be able to make judgements about the unfettered information. An internet slang "trolls", depicting people who are prone to picking up arguments and making snarky comments in virtual community, could well reveal the crisis of digital identity we are facing. The internet has given people more freedom to express themselves, and also help people get away with what they say. Thus, digital citizenship should be part of every school's curriculum.