## Form Small Groups for Discussion - Form a small group of 3-5 people - For each prompt: - Discuss the prompt with your group for five minutes - Choose someone to share your group's thoughts with the rest of the class --- ## Prompt 1: Review the Readings - What stood out to you in the readings? - What did you particularly agree or disagree with? - What remaining questions do you have? --- ## Prompt 2: Reliance on Digital Records - Koan 3, "There is Want in the Midst of Plenty," discusses our reliance on digital records - Describe times when you lost access to important digital information (e.g., documents, photos, an online account, etc.) - Do you think it's easier to lose digital or physical data? --- ## Prompt 3: Data Misuse - Koan 6, "Nothing Goes Away" talks about the potential for data misuse - Describe times when you or someone you know had your data misused (e.g., identity theft) - Can you think of ways to protect against data misuse? Consider laws, personal behavior changes, new technology, etc. --- ## Prompt 4: Is "Technology Is Neither Good nor Bad?" - Do you agree with the author's assertion that "Technology Is Neither Good nor Bad?" - Come up with examples of technologies you think are **more likely to help than to harm people** - Come up with examples of technologies you think are **more likely to harm than to help people** - As much as you can, try to focus on *digital* technologies, but other types of technologies are worth discussing as well