5 Reflection
At the beginning of this week, you explored issues around your online safety. In your reflective journal you made some notes on steps you can take to stay safe online. You now also realise the importance of your digital well-being and maintaining a good balance between your online and offline activities. You have been given good advice on how to communicate online.
You should also now have a better understanding of how copyright and Creative Commons licences work. You can use your knowledge to protect your own rights and stay within the law when you use someone else’s material. When you want to find resources you can use freely, look for ones displaying a Creative Commons licence. If you upload your own work to the internet, think about protecting your rights with a Creative Commons licence.
Activity 7 Next steps
Reflect on the lessons you’ve learned about protecting yourself online. In your reflective journal, note down three steps you can take within the next month to improve your online safety.
Here are Kyaw Win’s reflections on staying safe and legal.
“I have started my own blog. Recently, I wrote a post about how to service a bicycle. I followed the advice of a friend and I didn’t include any details that I thought might be too personal. Instead, I thought about what kind of information people would be expecting and what they would find useful and I focused on that.
I’m thinking next of making a short video on my smartphone about how to service a bicycle. So I’ll be creating video content, and when I put it up on Facebook or Youtube, I can decide what Creative Commons licence to give it. That will be cool!
Because I’m so new to the whole online community thing, I’ve been really cautious when I’ve talked to people online. I’ve just sort of sat back and followed conversations for a while. This helped me feel a bit more comfortable before I launch in with what I think. I don’t want my personal details being seen by people I don’t know, so I’ve been really careful about setting my privacy on Facebook.”
4.4 How do Creative Commons licences work?