Another interesting project being carried out this week is Digital Legacy. Over the period of three days, students will be using print screens and exploring the features of Facebook to make a PowerPoint on social networking, considering the impact of their digital lives and performance. Students will also be focusing on how technology is changing the world. They will then create an informative leaflet and video containing information on how to protect ourselves online.
We interviewed Mr Nilaweera, who is one of the teachers running the project. He gave us an insight on what Digital Legacy is about and why he chose to carry out this project: “I wanted to highlight how technology has changed in terms of us defining our identity through social networking.” He thinks this project is important for students to experience. “The project is to get students to reflect on their online habits and how it may impact their future selves.” According to Mr Nilaweera, the response from students has been very positive and students have so far remained enthusiastic towards their learning, “Students have enjoyed learning about social networking and have been passionate in exploring big questions which has made me feel very happy.”
The Digital Legacy project team started off by visiting a social networking site “Facebook” to explore how it was created and researching on features such as layout, which they would use in a Power Point to present to their class. Jamilla from 7M told us what information she has gained from this project so far: “Using social networking and texting during lessons will disrupt your learning and I think it’s important to understand the negative impact it has.” Jamilla also said how this project will help her: “It will help me reduce the amount of times I visit social networking sites and alert me of the safety precautions I should take whilst online.”
By Nadia, Rezwana and Fahima 10M
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