Email Is For Old People Developing Our Own Digital Literacy Jeff Nugent and Britt Watwood VSBA 2008 Annual Convention Williamsburg VA November 20, 2008

Session Overview Initial perspectives… Changing nature of the web Explore web tools / practices Discussion…

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… Week? Month? Year? Have not sent hand written letter in over a year

Week?

Month?

Year?

Have not sent hand written letter in over a year

How many emails did you send last week? None 1 – 10 ? 11 – 20 ? 21 – 50 ? 51 – 100 ? More than 100 ?

None

1 – 10 ?

11 – 20 ?

21 – 50 ?

51 – 100 ?

More than 100 ?

How many instant messages (IM’s) did you send last week? I don’t IM 1 – 10 ? 11 – 20 ? 21 – 50 ? 51 – 100 ? More than 100 ?

I don’t IM

1 – 10 ?

11 – 20 ?

21 – 50 ?

51 – 100 ?

More than 100 ?

How many text messages did you send last week? I don’t send text messages 1 – 10 ? 11 – 20 ? 21 – 50 ? 51 – 100 ? More than 100 ?

I don’t send text messages

1 – 10 ?

11 – 20 ?

21 – 50 ?

51 – 100 ?

More than 100 ?

How many updates to Facebook or MySpace did you make last week? I don’t have a Facebook / MySpace account 1 – 10 ? 11 – 20 ? 21 – 50 ? 51 – 100 ? More than 100 ?

I don’t have a Facebook / MySpace account

1 – 10 ?

11 – 20 ?

21 – 50 ?

51 – 100 ?

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

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

Exploring Web Tools Engagement Collaboration Network Building Interaction

Blogs

Open Community of Practice

A collaborative website freely accessible where 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.

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 Website You Like & Click “TAG”

Add Comments Add Tags Suggested Tags Your Network

Saved By 170 Other…

Note

Social Networks

One Student’s Facebook Network

Commonalities Between Tools Social Media uses practices that emphasize: Connections Commenting Building of Shared Meaning Global Reach

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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