Animoto

                                       

                                                       Photo received from here.

This week in Introduction to Publications, we talked about ethics, online ethics, digital citizenship, privacy, self expression and identity, connected culture, and respecting creative work. If you do not know what these words mean, here they are:

Ethics: The principles and Morals that govern people's behavior.

Online Ethics: Ethics relating to the internet and other digital devices.

Digital Citizenship: A safe, responsible, and ethical approach to functioning in the digital world.

Privacy: Respect privacy of others online.

Self Expression and Identity: Present yourself honestly and genuinely in the online world.

Connected Culture: Treating others kindly and respectfully, avoid cyber-bullying.

Respecting Creative Work: Cite others work, give credit, and ask permission.

Also this week, we started using animoto. It is a website that helps you create videos. I really like it, and it is fun to use. It's somewhat easier to use then prezi, also, you can add music. That makes it more interesting.

Something that is not entirely good about animoto, is that it doesn't let you add much text to your slides. You can have around 30 characters per slide, sometimes that isn't enough to make a point. That is just something you would have to work around.

Even if you can't put in more than 30 characters, the videos still look cool once you are finished. Our animoto was about digital citizenship. Mine included ways to be a better digital citizen.

One way to do so, is to be respectful. Try not to slander people, or their work online. Criticizing is understandable, we do have freedom of speech. Still, try to be respectful in whatever you say, because once you put it online, it never goes away. Even if you press the delete button, someone can still find it.

Another way to be a good digital citizen is to avoid cyber-bullying. Be respectful, and you shouldn't have to worry about it.

If you want to watch my full animoto, I put it here just for you: