We live in a world where technology touches our lives in a multitude of
ways. To bring about an awareness of both how technology has changed our lives
and what we need to be wary of, that we celebrate Digital Citizenship Week,
which has now become an integral part of the Pathways annual calendar.
We had a very informative and creative whole school assembly on the theme
of positives and negatives of the Digital world. Short drama pieces were
presented by Primary, Middle and Senior schools – on cyber bulling, sharing
information and the power of technology highlighting the importance of staying
safe online and how this can be achieved.
This was followed by a fruitful panel discussion conducted by our
student
Tech coordinators involving teachers, parents, students and IT experts.
Panelists shared their experience and knowledge of a variety of topics such as
e-governance, tele-medicine, and health effects of technology and privacy
invasion. The key message was “Use technology for the benefit of mankind and
let it not enslave you”.
audience through their presentations on a number of deeply
researched technology related topics. In the second half, students showcased
their creative side by presenting their idea of Digital World in the form of
beautifully done Graffiti works. Visitors from Microsoft who reviewed these
were very impressed with all that they saw, confirming our pride in being one
of the few Microsoft showcase schools in the world.
Overall, we had a successful week that touched important aspects of Digital
Citizenship and each one in the school had important take-aways from it.
