online identity

I believe that my online identity is pretty much kept to a minimum. I do have a youtube account and a facebook, as well as a blog and myspace now for the computer application course. I mostly have an online identity simply to observe what different sites offer and to be part of them, such as being able to keep a list of your favorite videos on youtube. Although I do take part in alot of sites that form my online identity I do not believe that it affect who I truly am negatively and believe that as long as you are ready to say what you say online in everyday life, then you should be fine.

Baiting the Digital Hook to Build A Professional Learning Community

I think that using technology can be very useful and bring forth alot of new knowledge. Technology allows us to communicate with people from all around the world and see different point of views on specific subjects. Also it may help make people more available by being on-line through the use of sites like facebook and twitter. The greatest gain remains the facilitation of communicvation between people that are at great distance and that without the use of modern day technology would not be able to communicate at the same speed and exchange information with such ease.

Danah Boyd reaction

I think that this video gives an accurate portrait of how technology is used by not only most of the youth but also by adults. The research that was done gave pretty accurate results from what I know as a user of programs such as facebook and myspace. Everything that was mentionned was rather true, such as the fact that alot of people lie to the program about things such as their age, the reasons why people use programs differently and also the fact that some kids use it to show off who they are and express themself. It is also interresting to see how some consider the friend list as a source of social power and a cause of social drama and how most conversations are considered as a form of "social grooming". Technology has become an important player in society and continues to grow to this day still.