This Is Me: This Is Me Introduction The JISC funded Digitally Ready project, part of the Developing Digital Literacies programme has enabled us to further the work done on the Eduserv funded This Is Me project. By bringing the original project outputs in to University of Reading ownership, the materials are more sustainable, and set in the twin contexts of Digital Literacy and Employability. A drinks coaster, for all your Digital Identity needs The This Is Me project looked at ways of helping people to learn more about what makes up their Digital Identity (DI) and at ways of developing and enhancing it. The University of Reading’s CCMS funded a continuation of This Is Me, which ran through until early 2010. We developed a number of short exercises and learning materials to help people think about what sorts of issues there are about DI. Please Note: This Is Me Activities by This Is Me is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.
United States Features Map Puzzle United States Features Map Puzzle Hints Many rivers form the boundaries between states, so this is an easy way to position the rivers. Also notice how the names of rivers—the Ohio, the Mississippi, the Arkansas, the Colorado and the Missouri are also the names of states, but not always the state you would expect. Just be glad we don’t have states named “Red” or “Platte.” Alaska Range Appalachian Mountains Arkansas River Brooks Range Cascade Range Colorado River Columbia River Death Valley Everglades Great Salt Lake Lake Erie Lake Huron Lake Michigan Lake Ontario Lake Superior Mauna Loa Mississippi River Missouri River Mojave Desert Mount St. Ohio River Olympic Mountains Ozark Mountains Platte River Red River Rio Grande Rocky Mountains Salton Sea Sierra Nevada Mountains Yellowstone National Park Yukon River The Brooks Range is in Alaska, running across the Northern part of the state. The Alaska Range curves across the Southern coast of the main part of Alaska. Mount St. Death Valley is the lowest spot in the US.
The Dark Sides of Our Digital Self I recently picked up a copy of Virtually You: The Dangerous Powers of the E-Personality at my local library. The author is a psychiatrist by the name of Elias Aboujaoude who is currently serving as the director at the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Clinic at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The thesis of Aboujaoude’s book is that the world wide web can have a very profound affect on our sense of self. In fact, it can cause a kind of “digital divide” between our digital self, how we often think and behave online, and our offline self, how we often think and behave in face-to-face, “real world” interactions. Some of the case studies and examples in Virtually You are clearly reflective of individuals who already have a propensity for certain mental problems. However, the bigger lesson in Aboujaoude’s book is that the internet does play a very causal role in our lives and well being – and thus it is important to be very mindful of our online behavior. Delusions of Grandeur Narcissism
Family Tree Chart This free printable family tree chart diagram is used to document the names, locations and specific dates of personal events for three generations of individuals. Family tree diagrams are helpful for reporting on specific groups within a family or for use as a research tool and reference. Space is provided at the top of the form for the youngest person in the group. Below, the diagram splits to represent that individual’s parents. At the bottom, the parent group is split into four individuals, which should be completed to show the grandparents of the youngest person at the top. Access Family Tree Chart Diagram More experienced genealogy researchers will assign a chart number, family number and/or person numbers to these entries so that these charts can be combined with other family research charts to form a larger, overall family tree. The bottom of the page provides spaces for additional family information.
Study: Your Facebook Personality Is The Real You If you think you're different on Facebook than you are in real life, you've got some explaining to do. A 2011 study from the University of Texas at Austin's Department of Psychology called "Manifestations of Personality in Online Social Networks: Self-Reported Facebook-Related Behaviors and Observable Profile Information" published in the academic journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking found that Facebook users are no different online than they are offline. The study also revealed strong connections between real personality and Facebook-related behavior. Social and personality processes, the study says, accurately mirror non-virtual environments. Looking at the big five personality traits - openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism - Professor Samuel D. In Study 1 (of the two studies covered in this paper), researchers examined personality and self-reported Facebook-related behaviors.
Is your digital footprint ready for teaching Am in the process of creating a new blog to be called “Is my digital footprint ready for teaching?”. The following describes the why and what and records some initial planning/design. Keen to hear any suggestions folk have. Why? This idea is killing two birds with one stone. First, is the need to demonstrate some sort of online learning event so the students have some ideas for their first assignment. The current intention is for the blog to act as a stand-alone learning event. The inspiration for this idea is, in part, the “pink bits” talk given at the CQUniversity GDLT induction. What? The aims of the site are to allow visitors to Discover what their public digital footprint is. In general, I shouldn’t be creating lots of content on this site. Looking for resources/activities George Couros’ page on digital footprint. Via Doug Pete’s about page is Visual.ly infographic generated based on my Twitter activity. Nice video from one of Michael Wesch’s students And the obligatory US news story Sites