TED BATMAN COLLEGE / 11-B
A Digital World
zeynep DEMİR
Have you ever noticed that digital citizenship has increased and grown in recent years , especially during Covid 19 pandemic ? With the development of technology , most citizens have dealt with technology to meet their digital needs . So , what is digital citizenship ?
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Digital citizenship can be defined as interacting positively with the digital environment . Technology has developed vastly during the pandemic . The simplest example is online shopping . You can buy clothes , phone , book and many other things you want on the Internet without going out . Another example is education . We know that digitalization has increased with online education during the coronavirus period . What about education ? For example , do you want to learn how to play the guitar ? You just have to go online and watch an instructor ’ s video . Do you want to lose weight ? By downloading a fitness app , you can do exercises which are suggested to you . This provides educational , healthy and economic benefits . Of course , it also has psychological effects on people . A funny video you see on social media can lift your spirits , or a bad news that you see can make you think about it all day and make you feel discourage . The more you spend time in front of the screen , the less you communicate with the people face to face . lt may lead to miscommunication .
Digital life also has some disadvantages on the physiology of people . When you spend a lot of time in front of the screen , serious problems may occur in your eyes or you may have pain in the lower back because of the way you sit .
Digital life will continue to exist in our lives with the advancement of technology .
As we can see , the new generations have adapted themselves to this situation . I believe that this situation will continue to present humanity a more comfortable life .