ICT in our LIFE

en Sotiropoulou, English Language Teacher

ICT

Elen Sotiropoulou, English Language Teacher

PERSONAL LIFE & ICT

B Class responses, 2016

Positive aspects o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

Contact people in other countries for chat or work around the world Distance is no longer an obstacle for learning or communicating Communication Faster way to do job Save (on) paper Entertainment Pleasure Make chatroom friends Meet new people Dating Learn about technology Learn about other cultures Learn new things Broaden horizons Spending free time Access to info Process info Do variety of creative and interesting things Follow the news online Read books online Watch series Watch movies Listen to music Shopping or Selling online or getting info on sales,

Negative aspects o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

Being contacted by strangers Dangerous and disturbed people hiding behind a screen Distrust contacts (Be) Misinform (ed) Manipulation by media, politicians, companies, bullies Gambling Health problems Addiction Nervousness Aggressiveness Develop eye problems Stay in too much Waste time Miss going out with friends Unsocial Theft (money, personal data leak, ideas, work) Trafficking (Get) abuse(d) – Harassment (verbal, sexual, mental) Hacking

Elen Sotiropoulou, English Language Teacher

SCHOOL LIFE & ICT

o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

Positive aspects Fast access to global information Variety of resources - information Fast access to education (distance, e-learning) Homeschooling Free education Communicate with teachers and other students Team work Do work faster Watch entertaining videos Watch educational videos Interactive lesson Lesson is fun and not boring Better understanding of material covered in a subject area See and learn how others use computer programs Socializing Do and send homework/ essays/ assignments

B class responses, 2016 Negative aspects o o o o o o o o

Cyber bullying Distraction Students unable to concentrate Playing games instead of studying Low grades if not good at ICT Bullying in class if not good at ICT Bullying Peer pressure to join dangerous sites o Copy-paste essays o Copying instead of learning o Resources not always trustworthy as everyone has access to post anything they like

Elen Sotiropoulou, English Language Teacher