Digi society
In my lifetime digital development has been very rapid. When I was child there wasn´t smartphones or watches, or even internet. In school we had books, pencils and papers. In these days schoolwork is very different and young people are very skilled with digital tools. World has changes so much in 30 years. I was born in 1987, when digital was still not so developed.
In my home was a telephone and a television, in the 90s we got our first computer and internet. It was so exciting and progressive. In my childhood, the programs were watched on TV, when they came on. Nowadays, you can watch programs whenever you want and the supply is almost unlimited. I´m not sure is that good thing. I think that in my childhood life was slower and information was very limited compared to nowadays. Sometimes we talked with our friends on the phone, but mostly we saw each other face to face. Nowadays, when I’m used to digitalization and the benefits it brings, it’s interesting to remember what life was like before. Sometimes I think maybe we don’t need all this digital instruments.
In my work
In my work I use several different digital tools, I work as a school counselor in a primary school. I use the computer for part of my workday, but my most important task is to meet children and young people face to face during their schooldays. It takes a lot of time to record customer meetings in the customer information system. I think it´s important record meetings with customers, but it takes lot of my time.
The most important communication tools in my work are e-mail and other electronic means of communication. I think that digitalization has promoted many things in my field of work. Communication with teammates is easier and faster. If I need guidance from my teammate, I can send message for them and get answer usually very rapidly. However sometimes I feel that it might be a good thing that I could not be reached so easily.
Digitalization has greatly influenced the fact that work is easily interrupted and there are many different work tasks at the same time. However, we know that the peace to work is absolutely important and we need it to feel well-being in the work. Our brains don’t always keep up with the flood of information around us. When I do some important task, I close my phone and other digital devices.
I work with young people. They are good at using digital tools, it challenges my skills as well. To stay involved in their world, I need to know how to use the same tools, such as WhatsApp and snapchat. I think in future these skills are even more important.
Data protection
Nowadays we use many digital tools. It´s important to know how you can protect your own information in this digitalized world. Sometimes it is very useful to have many options in digital tools. But it also can be majored risk. Most of us is using tools like online bank, e-mail and digital health services, these services have very important information of you and if someone can use this information wrong, it can make much harm.
In news is every now and then told that criminals try steel peoples online bank credentials, so they can have access to people’s bank account. Because digital development has been so fast, needs to people be aware of risks and ways to protect their information’s in online. I think young people are more skilled with digitalization than older. But world is changing all the time, so we need laws and regulations to keep data secured.
Self-evaluation
In this first assignment I reflect digitalization development in my lifetime. It´s been very fast and in future it will be even faster. It´s important to recognize the need data protections and ways data can be used harmful. In my work digital tools are important, but most important is meet customer in face to face.
I watched orientations videos, and they evoked many thoughts in me. In future I will pay more attention on my own data protection. Digitalization will give us many opportunities also in our private life as well as at work in future.
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