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Equity and Digital Literacies : Issues of Access, Ethics and Engagement in a Youth Community Setting Ford, Colin Andrew

Abstract

This article reports on the issue of confidentiality faced by a community youth agency that provides access to digital technology for homeless or street-involved youth. Social media is the prevalent form of communication in displaced communities and presents certain ethical challenges as a result of creating and sharing media with potential unintended audiences. Ensuring ethical practices is a key aspect of the ongoing process of developing digital literacy that changes as technology evolves. It requires the facilitator’s focused attention to guide the youth in their ability to consider their digital footprint and potential unintended consequences of their practices.

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Equity and Digital Literacies : Issues of Access, Ethics and Engagement in a Youth Community Setting
Creator
Ford, Colin Andrew
Date Issued
2018
Description
This article reports on the issue of confidentiality faced by a community youth agency that provides access to digital technology for homeless or street-involved youth. Social media is the prevalent form of communication in displaced communities and presents certain ethical challenges as a result of creating and sharing media with potential unintended audiences. Ensuring ethical practices is a key aspect of the ongoing process of developing digital literacy that changes as technology evolves. It requires the facilitator’s focused attention to guide the youth in their ability to consider their digital footprint and potential unintended consequences of their practices.
Subject
Digital literacy; Homeless youth; Digital ethics; Confidentiality; Technology; Social media; Digital footprint
Geographic Location
Downtown-Eastside (Vancouver, B.C.)
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2019-03-26
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0377564
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/69263
Affiliation
Non UBC
Citation
Ford, C. (2018). Equity and Digital Literacies: Issues of Access, Ethics and Engagement in a Youth Community Setting. Language and Literacy, 20(3), 67-72.
Publisher DOI
10.20360/langandlit2940
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Other
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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