Global Awareness and Digital-Age Communication

Digital-age communication is something that my generation almost knows no way of living without. The generation we will be teaching will have little to no idea of what a real book smells like because Ipads and Kindles do not smell. Global awareness of what is going on in the world around us is so imperative in this day and age because so much is revolving around smart phones, smart tablets, smart computers, and so on. People of all ages in all career avenues need to have a global awareness of what digital-age communication means and how it is and will affect their lives. Students need to learn that they are global citizens and need to take part in the knowledge of worldly issues and what occurs around them. Digital-age communication gives people nowadays such ample opportunity to share in stories, natural disasters, and friendships across continents, and day-to-day news is amazing and something that is only growing with more and more avenues to do so in. It is light speed communication that allows for global citizens to feel as if they live right next door to each other. Students and teachers should relish in the delight and ease of being able to communicate with just the click of a mouse. Teachers need to share the importance of this amazing availability and what it truly means so that students realize what opportunities and responsibilities they have before them.