Vlog 6

 Hi

Here it is, I decided to posted what I say on the blog in case the video/audio didn't cooperate. 
 So if it looks like I am looking away from the camera it is just me reading the notes I have written to help focus my discussion!

Monologue:

Hello! We did it we made it through the course! I have learned so much that its incredible the internet is so vast with all these tools and who knew?! I feel like I have an advantage going into my career having these tools that I could incorporate in my daily life.


 The first article I am going to talk about it Dr. Dennen and Dr. Burner article on Facebook, "Friends" and the Higher Ed classroom. This article hits some very real issues that surround Facebook use. I am one of those 15% that wish they didn't post something on Facebook. Not that it was horrible or outrageous but I should not have posted I was out of town like Dr. Dennen commented on my previous post.  I agree with the conclusion that Facebook use should be a voluntary part of the course and another great point of the conclusion is that it needs to be thought out carefully because of the blurry lines it can create. 

 Next, I want to talk about Friending and Footprints. I am less active on Facebook than I was in high school. Now it is really just used for Facebook groups which this article mentions is a major component to the tool. I personally think that if Facebook was education centered and not social centered this would be a great tool to use in higher education. Privacy is obvisouly a major concern as the article address especial with FERPA law. I think people can lessen thier concerns about what is being shared on Facebook with the privacy setting an according to the article "not all facebook users are aware that these restriction have limitations". This article covers several topics and concerns about using Facebook in the classroom it gives a perspective that needs to be considered. The surmounting ethical and privacy concerns have put the use of Facebook int he classroom on the back burner in terms of actual usage.

Thank you for sticking with me the last 6 weeks! I congratulate everyone who is graduating and those continuing on like me hopefully we see each other in the classroom!

Thank you! 








Facebook," Friends," and the Higher Education Classroom: Student Preferences and Attitudes

Dennen, V. P., & Burner, K. J. (2014). Facebook, "friends," and the higher education classroom: Student preferences and attitudes. In Internet Research 15.0. Association of Internet Researchers.

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Friending and Footprints: Privacy and Ethical Issues of Facebook Use in Higher Education
Dennen, V. P., & Burner, K. J. (2013). Friending and footprints: Privacy and ethical issues of facebook use in higher education. In T. Bastiaens & G. Marks (Eds.), Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (ELEARN) (pp. 642-648). Las Vegas, NV: AACE. [PDF] 

Dr. Dennen's Article

Dr. Dennen's article What do Students Think, Want, and Do? gives a realistic overview of how students view social media in personal and professional settings. I would have to agree with the focus of the research on privacy and identity management issues because that is something that would be concerning when blending personas (educational and personal). I too frequently turn to search engines for the majority of my information when it comes to professors to find their research and background experience. I can also see that the privacy setting of these social media tools are not being used to their full potential. My favorite two points of the article was that students like to find information about others on the web but do not necessarily want others finding information on them and the contradiction that student say they have learned form seeing assignments online but are hesitant to have theirs posted online.

This article is exactly how I feel and I think hits the nail on the head in terms of understanding students and social media. Great article with great research! I would like to replicate this in the coming years and see if in the future is vies have changed over time.

How do you feel about posting assignments online?

Looking back at Previous Tools

I have learned so much during this six week course about online web 2.0 tools that I didn't even know were out there or possible.

My top 3 favorite tools that I had not know existed prior to this class are Diigo, Feedreaders, and Twitter. Although the first two I had no idea existed and twitter I knew existed but didn't know the capabilities it had. 

Diigo

Dr. Dennen article on Diigo and using it more and more made me understand and enjoy the tool. There is so much that you can do on Diigo that having it in your back poskcet is a bonus when using a computer or on the internet. I had no idea such tools existed so you could bookmark and highlight I web pages and then have it save there to go back when you wanted to reference it again. How cool is that?!

Feedreaders

Before I knew that feedreaders existed I always had around 10 tabs open at once and was trying to keep up with everyone's blogs and posts. Feedreaders are such a great way to organize information and boy do I love organization. They put all your needed information in one place so you have one page to go to when you log onto your computer. It reminds of Symbaloo with having everything in one easy place and not having to go to several place or tabs/window to get what you want.

Twitter

I had a twitter before I am not going to lie but I only used it for world pictures and nothing educational. I didn't even tweet. When we used the hashtag for the class and I participated in twitter chats my mind was opened to the possibilities of twitter. The hashtags are a great way to keep topics together in an organized fashion. The twitter chats allow multiple people to contribute to a topic which is great overall twitter is not the tool I originally thought it was and have learned a lot about it through using its different functions.

Cats and Social Media

 Cats on the internet has been a big craze for a long time. Its often used as a joke but companies have set out to make it a reality. Catmoji is a website where you can post pictures of your cats. Although, this is not an advanced tool it seems like since it was such a hot topic for a long time this was bound to happen. Maybe next there will be cat dating sites? Who know with the vast options that are out there in the  Web 2.0 world.

Maybe this is a  good way to get people to start getting familiar with tools on the internet. If they are not so  keen on putting their information online why not start with their animal to ease into it. Based on the Our Social Times article talks about PetNet ans Scratching Post these cat networks allow cats to "type", share advice and pictures. They relate the cat network back to how consumers are sharing information online. It is not just a place for cats lovers to unite but gives them outlet for what they like to do.

http://oursocialtimes.com/pets-and-social-media-its-more-than-just-cute-cat-pictures/

http://mashable.com/2013/01/03/cats-social-network/

Photo Credit: Ryan's Iphone

Wikipedia and Issues

Since last week we were exploring Wikipedia and this week we are exploring privacy issues I want to mash them together and found this on Wikipedia!

This Wikipedia site covers several topics such as: Identity theft, predators, stalking, fame, employment, victimization and surveillance. My other blog post mainly was concerned about the surveillance of the online site.

Identity Theft: I think this becomes an issue when people become too trusting over the internet. There are so many issues with credit cards and license numbers that cause a major problem for society. Although, I don't think this is too much of an issues when dealing with certain web 2.0 tools such as twitter and slide share. There is limited information on some platforms that make identity theft a non-issue.

Stalking: This is something that does have an inpact on the Web 2.0 tools that we use in the class. Mainly because it leaves that digital footprint and anyone can Google my name and my blogger, my twitter and my scoop.it all appear on the first page. If someone wanted to know what I was doing on a daily basis and find out more information about me and what I do, it is only a Google search away.


Out of these factors of privacy online which do you think is most important to address?


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy_concerns_with_social_networking_services

Privacy and Ethics issues

USA today's New article that focuses on privacy and ethics issues is an important read. I know we have talked about our digital footprint that we leave when we post or do anything on the internet but this articles bring up great points.

A great point by Ilka Gleibs is that you have to realize that the platform you are posting in is being watched.You may not think Harvard is looking at Facebook posts but they have some field research that uses it as a starting point. Although, the articles cautions about the use of social media sites as sole information sources it is still taken into consideration.

Several sites such as Facebook and Microsoft have policies in place about privacy and what can and cannot be released. These are important to read to realize property rights as well. I would always err on the side of caution and be careful what you post!

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/08/data-online-behavior-research/5781447/

downfall of wikipedia?

This article from MIT technology review makes some great points. They are right there is no free information hub quite like Wikipedia. With all the good that Wikipedia does there are some downfalls like the articles mentions such as vandalism, hoaxes and manipulation. I have never regarded as Wikipedia as a high quality source of information because if its editing abilities although that is what makes it great in some aspects. Overall, this article goes into an in-depth look into the ongoing problems, such as how to verify true information, how to monitor the posts, the virtual editor, and Wikipedia's bureaucracy that Wikipedia is facing and how they are planning to or failing at fixing them.

A statistics that comes up a lot and is even mentioned in Ron's blog post that 90% of the editors are male. What does this mean to you in terms of content?




http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/520446/the-decline-of-wikipedia/