Journal # 3 Students Need a Digital Driver's License Before They Start Their Engine

Journal # 3 "Students Need a Digital Driver's License Before They Start Their Engines" (NETS 3 & 4)

Summary- The article “Students Need a Digital Driver’s License Before They Start Their Engines” talks about the importance of teaching students what to do and what to avoid when using the Internet. I think that it is a good idea to train students how to use the web. I remember when I first used a computer I did not know anything about plagiarism and the legal implications that came with it. Actually, college was when I first learned how to cite information from the Internet. If we can have students learn all that before entering to college, it would make it easier for them to do research and to avoid problems. In this article, I also learned that some students started using the BYOD options, I think that students engage more in devices than books. The only problem with this option is that not a lot of students own tablets or iPads.

Question #1-When is the best age to start implementing the Digital Driver’s License project?

I think that the DDL project should start in high school or middle school. I think that elementary schools students do not really need to be trained to surf the Internet. Students start using technology in middle school and high school.

Question #2-What could be some of the implications that come with the Digital Driver’s License project?

In my opinion, some parents do not really want their kids to be exposed to the Internet and that could be a problem. Parents are afraid of sex predators and want do not want to have their kids close to the Internet without supervision.

Swan , G., & Park, M. (2012). Students need a digital driver. Learning & Leading with Technology, Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-leading/digitaledition/digital-edition-march-april-2013