Welcome to the Digital World. Remember, our aim is not just the utmost use of our smartphones; but a personal digitization.
Who should read this blog?
At the onset, let me explain, this training is to create awareness about digitization. In that, we are limiting our scope in the first phase to personal digital transformation. Actually, there are many those who are already in the digital world. Those who are in the digital world need not waste their time on this; instead, continue to enjoy the digital world. This series of Blog is targeting the unfortunate persons who have not started their journey to the digital world. Please read the section “Expectations” below and if you think that you are at ease with all these, then you don’t need to read further.
Assumptions
This blog assumes that you realize that the world ahead is digital and those who have not changed over to digital mode will be totally isolated and underprivileged. You realize that due to one or the other reasons, you could not avail the first few buses and since it’s too late now, you don’t want to miss this bus.
Requirements
Following things are required to successfully complete the basic course.
- a Smartphone
- a SIM Card with data connection
- an ability to understand simple instructions
- a determination to learn
Expectations
You can reasonably expect that when you finish this process of learning, the Smartphone that stares at you in a terrifying manner will become your best friend. Gradually, you will understand that it’s opening an ocean of knowledge before you. At the end, you will be a person with an email ID on which you are receiving and sending some mails every day. You will also be using WhatsApp to send and receive messages regularly. You will also have a Facebook account and made friends with several of your old buddies of School and College days. When we complete this learning process, you will have your own secured cloud storage and a backup of your Contacts scanned documents and photos.
Social Media Etiquette
Owning a Smartphone does not qualify one to use it with Social Media. In order to use Social Media (WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Linked-in etc.), the person should be a Self-Disciplined gentleman or lady. I will explain a self-disciplined person below so that you can check yourself whether you fall in this category or you are willing to transform to a person of this stature.
A self-disciplined person will observe social media etiquettes summed up below.
- He will use his own name and photo while creating a profile
- He will not use social media to insult or hurt others
- He will not flood the inbox of others with spam mails or messages and irrelevant materials
- He will not use the personal information of others to defame them in any manner
- He is aware that anything posted in Social Media is in public domain and anyone could see it whatever privacy settings made
- He will not be trigger-happy with the POST button; it will be done only after checking and rechecking, thinking and rethinking
- He will be a silent observer mostly and post only relevant matters
- He will not ask strangers to be friend and will not accept friend requests from strangers
- He will not make rude comments to posts he dislikes or disagree with
- He will ignore rude comments to his posts and keep a mental equilibrium always so that he does not get provoked
- He will not send Good Morning messages to a group or everyone in the contact list every morning in WhatsApp. (Remember the graphics you send to others will take up considerable storage space in the handset of the receiving person.)
- He will never use social media when tired or intoxicated or upset due to any reason whatsoever
Now, if you really think you are a self-disciplined person, we shall proceed.
A word of caution: never ever use your smartphone for playing games. Games are addictive in nature; it will convert you to lazy useless persons. We are going to use smartphones for creative and productive purposes.
05-Mar-2019
Mathews Jacob
Mathews Jacob
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