Email Is For Old People Developing Our Own Digital Literacy Jeff Nugent and Britt Watwood VSBA 2008 Annual Convention Williamsburg VA November 20, 2008
Email Is For Old People Developing Our Own Digital Literacy
Jeff Nugent and Britt WatwoodVSBA 2008 Annual Convention
Williamsburg VANovember 20, 2008
Session Overview
• Initial perspectives…
• Changing nature of the web
• Explore web tools / practices
• Discussion…
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Initial perspectives…
Who has sent a hand written letter (not counting bills) in the last…
a) Week?
b) Month?
c) Year?
d) Have not sent hand written letter in over a year
How many emails did you send last week?
a) None
b) 1 – 10 ?
c) 11 – 20 ?
d) 21 – 50 ?
e) 51 – 100 ?
f) More than 100 ?
How many instant messages (IM’s) did you send last week?
a) I don’t IM
b) 1 – 10 ?
c) 11 – 20 ?
d) 21 – 50 ?
e) 51 – 100 ?
f) More than 100 ?
How many text messages did you send last week?
a) I don’t send text messages
b) 1 – 10 ?
c) 11 – 20 ?
d) 21 – 50 ?
e) 51 – 100 ?
f) More than 100 ?
How many updates to Facebook or MySpace did you make last week?
a) I don’t have a Facebook / MySpace account
b) 1 – 10 ?
c) 11 – 20 ?
d) 21 – 50 ?
e) 51 – 100 ?
f) More than 100 ?
How is the web changing where and how communication and
learning are taking place?
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• Unprecedented access to information
• Freely available web-based tools
• New publishing opportunities
• User generated filtering, organization & distribution
• Vast informal learning opportunities
• Web experience dominated by creation, interaction and participation…the social web
Today’s Web
Engagement
Collaboration
Network Building
Interaction
Exploring Web Tools
Blogs
Open Community of Practice
A collaborative website freely accessiblewhere anyone can contribute or modify content
• Organize your bookmarks with tags• Get to your bookmarks from anywhere• Find more cool links like those you already have• Share resources with colleagues or students• Feed your links to a web site, blog, Facebook, etc.
Find WebsiteYou Like
&Click
“TAG”
Add CommentsAdd Tags
Suggested Tags
Your Network
Saved By 170 Other…
Note
Social Networks
One Student’sFacebook Network
Commonalities Between Tools
• Social Media uses practices that emphasize:– Connections– Commenting– Building of Shared Meaning– Global Reach
Thoughts & questions
"New technologies are always used to do old tasks--until some driving force causes them to be used in new
ways." ~Marshall McLuhan
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