Took my youngest through the data detox ( datadetoxkit.org ) + had a really thorough conversation about data, privacy, tech and so forth as a Christmas holiday activity.

Good news: the point was taken + understood
Bad news: my 12 yr old is literally the last kid out of 25 in the class to not have #Snapchat (technically only permitted for 13+ kids in Denmark)

It's surprising to me that so many parents have such a cavalier attitude to their kids on SoMe, but maybe not so surprising that they've never talked to kids at school about #privacy, #DataProtection and such like. Perhaps, most people just don't think about it? The focus, where they have had #TechLiteracy lessons, has tended to be on bullying, scams and grooming, which is maybe fair enough.
But they seem already at school to be locked into an idea of "the internet" that is controlled by US tech corporations + walled gardens, rather than really understanding what the net is.

THIS is why #FLOSS must win:

Because otherwise everyone will be #downgrade|d to a #user or #tennant or #beggar on every #System.

We'd not #own anything nor have any #DigitalAutonomy regardless of #TechLiteracy or how much we pay!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGmtP5Lg_t0&t=379s via @landley & @linuxfoundation

Für uns hat das Schuljahr an den Wiener Schulen gestern mit 3 Workshops „#DigitaleSelbstverteidigung“ an der HLW 23 Sta. Christiana begonnen - viele weitere folgen noch. #techliteracy #medialiteracy #digitalaustria #oead

Russell Group advice on AI in academia:
1. Support AI-literacy
2. Support students to use #GenerativeAI appropriately
3. Teaching and assessment should include using AI ethically
4. Uphold #AcademicIntegrity and rigour
5. Collaborate on best practice

https://russellgroup.ac.uk/news/new-principles-on-use-of-ai-in-education/

@BlackAzizAnansi The same kind of people also get confused setting up #eMail and thus should be forced to get basic #TechLiteracy classes before being allowed to do any tech...

Tech Literacy has been misunderstood from day 1, but older generations had the advantage of *having* to troubleshoot everything they did w/ technology to help instill some of that along the way. As technology gets simpler, deeper understanding of it decreases. That needs to change.
Here’s my latest blog abt tech literacy in the 90s/00s versus today and how we could fix that in schools/formative years. https://analogdreams.blog/tech-literacy-misunderstood-from-the-start
#techlit #tech #techliteracy #education #criticalthinking #writefreely

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