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Topic 3: “The creation of even one single account marks the beginning of our digital self”

Image from asset protection law journal At least 90% of my friends have more the one Instagram or Facebook account, whether it being a business one, or one to post food on or ones they share with multiple friends. By having more then one account it allows them to post in anonymously without others realising who it is. Continue reading →

“Fake News” vs “Real News”

https://www.factcheck.org/2016/11/how-to-spot-fake-news/  Social media is a huge part of our everyday lives it is easy for news to get misinterpreted. News stories can be published within minutes of an event and will be shared over Twitter and Facebook as soon as the story has been leaked. But just because a story has been shared multiple times it doesn’t mean that the information is 100% accurate or reliable. Continue reading →

Digital Differences. Stone Age to the Digital Age.

Source: https://lockhl2049.wordpress.com/2017/11/14/reflection-for-digital-differences/ Digital differences is how everyone in the world has different experiences with the Internet either being old, young or a disability, they all use it in some form. For example having the latest mobile phones are more common with the young generations where as our grandparents would not mind as much about what brand of mobile they have. Continue reading →

Digital Visitors and Digital Residents.

Dan White describes that Digital Visitors and Residents “are a way of describing the range of ways individuals can engage with the web”. Visitors and Residents are at opposite ends of the spectrum. https://youtu.be/sPOG3iThmRI Prensky also defined that there is a major distinction between them. Those who are considered a ‘Visitor’ are not “fully competent” with the digital environment. They go online for a reason and after leave onto something else. Continue reading →