Norms and Responsibilities

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Norms and Responsibilities

David Fisher
Although personal space is only an abstract concept when it comes to the digital world, the concept would be useful to illustrate proper behaviors while online. Students are young, untrained users of a medium that requires great responsibility. Teaching students that one's personal space is their own and should not be infringed is a key concept. Everyone should have the right to do as they wish without being infringed upon.

The other main issue I see is that the digital environment is often viewed as an anonymous space. Young users of technology often fall prey to this idea. Knowledge that everything that occurs online is permanent and universally available needs to be a key concept, impressed from the start, in order to encourage responsible use.