Introductory Message
The 2nd Digital China Summit was held in Fuzhou from 6-8 May. Digital technology is providing new tools to revolutionise the way society operates. Like it or not, everyone has to learn how to embrace and be a part of the Digital World. This week, let's explore the past, present and future of your own digital existence. Do you still remember the password to your first email account? What is your QQ alias? What was the first PC Game you had ever played?
We will also be reflecting on the the need for digital citizenship and digital literacy etc. How's your ability to find, evaluate, and compose clear information through writing and other mediums on various digital platforms. Which platforms in your opinion are the most trustworthy ones?
不知大家这周去第二届数字峰会打卡了吗？本周的英语角邀请大家回顾分享一下各自“网”路历程。你还记得第一个邮箱的密码吗？你的第一个QQ昵称叫什么？玩过的第一款单机游戏是什么？（大富翁、仙剑奇侠传、三国志！）此外，我们还会聊聊如何在信息爆炸的数字世界里高效地甄别信息，选取可考的平台，兼顾现实与虚拟世界之间的平衡。
Languages and Numbers are the two dominate symbol systems we created to communicate and keep a record of our experience of the world. Numbers are assigned to people even before they were born.
Amazingly, almost all the participants remembered their student numbers back to the kindergarten. It is also the case for the ID numbers. We also talked about the personal lucky number and the number preferences in different cultural contexts.
Then we moved on to discuss the first uses of email, QQ and other softwares as well as various electronic devices. It was a bit surprising that in fact QQ has a better function than that of WeChat and it is still very popular amongst youngsters. It seemed that many of us had Internet addiction and it took great effort to get rid of this habit.
Tony mentioned that 4G was available now on buses in Fuzhou.
Date: 11/05/2019 19:30-21:00
Attendees: 10 Nanxian, Janny, Jingru, Celia, Tony, Mike, Michelle, Joan, Observing guest, Shadow
Archive files: 3 Photos, 1 Video
Minutes taken by Janny
