Problem Solution Post

Self Image and Identity

By: Daisy

Problems that digital citizens need to be aware of

One problem that digital citizens need to look at is how their identity online can be different from the identity they show in real life. If digital citizens say rude things online it could affect their future (jobs), and it might not be what they act like in real life though. One of the problems that occur is that people can think you are not kind based on what you say online. Another problem is that you could hurt someone's self image by harassing them online and offline, “my daughter was harassed for a long time because she’s a little chubby and she suffered a lot…” (source 3). This shows that when we say something/harass someone it could affect our future, if someone finds what you said. This is a problem that needs to be solved for middle and high school age students because online harassment can make people suffer and not have a great self image. If everyone harassed people online and offline we would have a dark world, both the digital world and the real world, because it could hurt your identity/future.

Solutions digital citizens can help with

One solution that digital citizens can help with is to help others have a positive self image, and if one person has a positive self image it could make others have a positive self image too. A solution to people destroying someone's self image that you can comment nice, meaningful things to help make them feel better. “The Internet can be full of hateful comments and put-downs. To spread positive thoughts instead, a little blue robot is sharing happiness and compliments” (source 1). This shows that many problems on the Internet can be related to self image and identity. This is a realistic solution for middle and high school age students because if you comment nice things it could help people not care as much about what others think of them, and help them think positively about themselves. The nice bot should represent how you act online and offline.

Images:

https://www.google.com/search?q=self%20image%20and%20identity&rlz=1CAHPZV_enUS710US710&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjQgprZ5dvPAhXhyVQKHYdBAxAQ_AUICCgB&biw=1334&bih=608&safe=active&ssui=on#safe=active&tbm=isch&q=harassment&imgrc=g5RrJBWTiVd1dM%3A

We want there to be no harassment online or in real life.

https://www.google.com/search?q=self%20image%20and%20identity&rlz=1CAHPZV_enUS710US710&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjQgprZ5dvPAhXhyVQKHYdBAxAQ_AUICCgB&biw=1334&bih=608&safe=active&ssui=on#safe=active&tbm=isch&q=dark+world&imgrc=qJ9VBrpbjbzLfM%3A

The world can turn dark if no one helps people have a positive self image.

https://www.google.com/search?q=self%20image%20and%20identity&rlz=1CAHPZV_enUS710US710&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjQgprZ5dvPAhXhyVQKHYdBAxAQ_AUICCgB&biw=1334&bih=608&safe=active&ssui=on#safe=active&tbm=isch&q=nice+bot&imgrc=w2kbcB3pXU6ZvM%3A

We want to be like the nice bot online, make others feel better about the selves by commenting nice things.

https://www.google.com/search?q=self%20image%20and%20identity&rlz=1CAHPZV_enUS710US710&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjQgprZ5dvPAhXhyVQKHYdBAxAQ_AUICCgB&biw=1334&bih=608&safe=active&ssui=on#safe=active&tbm=isch&q=put-downs&imgrc=mB3W89BYNAGrtM%3A

We don’t want people to comment things that can put others down, as digital citizens we will lift them up.

Multimedia:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3xibpxieW0

This is a video that I thought showed how you can help boost someone's self esteem/self image after they got bullied (anything like that), just by being their friend.