Tech For All

 

'Tech for All' is a CAS project aimed at facilitating and simplifying the use of technology - an integral part of daily life - and providing the knowledge that is imperative for members of a modern society. The second aspect of this project regards the concept of “Digital Responsibility”.

 

 

In a world where information is disseminated at a rapid rate, we must be aware of the potential harms of the media. To allow the students to further comprehend the aforementioned concepts, the students were to present their learning through a certain medium of technology which was to be established later on in the year. Our student group was composed of bus attendants from our school. Our team believed that helping those in our immediate surroundings would allow us to monitor the progress of the group and witness our teachings come to work, thus providing us with experiential feedback.

 

The sessions we had focused on internet banking, email, and navigation. The importance of data privacy and the ways to identify and report cyber-crime or cyber-bullying also explored. Our experience while teaching the attendants was extremely rewarding. The sessions enabled comfort between both parties, giving all of us the ability to reach out and request for help. Teaching requires a lot of reflection on whether we were able to communicate our message. This has allowed all of us to build our communication skills. Lastly, we watched our teachings put to action and saw the satisfaction on the bus attendants' faces, when they tackled and solved problems which had previously puzzled them. This brought a tremendous amount of warmth to our hearts.

 

- Adyant Deshpande and Malav Popat,
Shreehan Gangopadhyay, Bilal Moin