How technology impacts student learning?

--Originally published at Digital Identity

In our actual society, several technologic tools have been created in order to facilitate the learning of student. It exists different ways for students to learn with technology:

  • CDs with books
  • Ebooks
  • Virtual class
  • Live virtual lecturers
  • Audio books

Obviously, there are some positive effects of this trend:

  • Supplemental teaching tools
  • Motivate student to learn
  • Students can learn at their own pace
  • Additional resources for students
  • Prepare children for the future

Therefore, also negative ones:

  • Deteriorated patience
  • Lack of physical interactivity
  • Declining writing skills
  • Computer base education cannot be provided in all the places
  • Children often using computers gets physically affected

 


How much does social media affect our society?

--Originally published at Digital Identity

Today, social media are a large part of the stakeholders of our life. Indeed, there are many facts which insist on the influence of them on consumer behaviour, and also on buying impact. They could be both positive and negative but it depends in which ways they are used. Here, some impacts and influences of social media everyday:

  • We are conscious to lose time but we continue to scroll our facebook wall, and instagram…
  • We are always affraid to miss something
  • We can be a different person
  • Others rub off on us and vice versa

However, social media are become an easy way to communicate for companies. With these social media, companies can now targeted their customers for free. The increasing popularity of social sites like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, social networks has gained attention as the most viable communication choice for the bloggers, article writers and content creators. What is also very useful, is to unite many people on the same platform to discuss about the same topic or the same subject.

BUT

They can also interfering :

  • You spend more money through apps, games, and tracking advertisement…
  • Leads to addiction
  • Sharing too much information
  • Disability to think independently
  • Privacy
  • Decrease productivity

 

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How to protect yourself on social media?

--Originally published at Digital Identity

Nowadays, it becomes easier for us to share our lives with the world. And yes, social networks are all about staying in touch with friends and family, and sharing events in your life, but perhaps it’s too easy to share information?

To protect yourself from hackers, spammers, virus writers, identity thieves, and other criminals follow the traffic, there are few tips you would know :

  • Do not reveal personal information : address, phone number, etc. 
  • Make sure the website is tested and approved 
  • Be selecting when accepting a friend
  • Choose a password with numbers, minuscules, capitals, and some symbols
  • Change it frequently
  • Think twice before publish something about yourself
  • Try to not giving your email address to anyone

 

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