Digital Spaces Map

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Digital Spaces

The internet provides us with many different tools in order to engage us both personally and professionally. In doing this, we are able to become residents and visitors of these digital spaces. 

A resident is a person who goes online to interact and connect with others. They are creating an identity for themselves in their online communities. Visitors, however, are much different. They are users of the internet for specific purposes. Visitors do not create a web presence. They like to remain anonymous in order to protect their privacy and security.

Check out this blog post by David White to learn more about digital residents and visitors.

This week I was able to map my own digital presence to determine if I was more of a visitor or resident. Check out my map below!

My Digital Map

All images from Google Images

Reflection:

I have never been a person who wanted to have a large web presence. I have always kept things private and off of the internet. This class is pushing me to get out of my comfort zone by having me create a larger digital footprint. 

After mapping out my digital spaces, I find myself to be a traveler between being a resident and a visitor depending on the app or website I am using during a specific time of day. At night and on the weekends, I am more of a resident with my social media pages. This is where I engage with my friends by making comments, sending messages, or tagging them in funny videos. This is also where I have the most time to play solitaire. 

Turning to the professional side, I tend not to work at home unless it is absolutely necessary. If you can believe it, I don't even have my work email on my cell phone! I find it healthy to keep a separation between work and home. This is why I am a resident of my professional apps and website during the week. I am often using Embrace for creating IEP's and PowerSchool for grading, attendance, and additional student information. 

After looking at my map as a whole, I was not surprised by how everything laid out. I do spend the majority of my time engaging with personal apps and websites rather than professional. I do think that getting more involved in professional learning networks would benefit me. Although I just became a member of Twitter for a professional purpose, I am excited to engage with other educators in order to gain ideas, share experiences, and learn from one another in order to become a stronger educator. 

References:

Leigh Ravenhill. (2015, February 7). Digital Residents vs. Visitors. [Video]. YouTube.
https://www.powerschool.com/

Comments

  1. AnonymousSeptember 19, 2021 at 9:21 AM

    Katie, You gave me a great idea! Do not have your work email on your cell phone. I love it! I never even thought about that. Like you, I never had much of a web presence either. This class is definitely changing that. I like how you have set up boundaries, this is something I'm currently working on. Great Post!

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  2. NMZumpanoSeptember 19, 2021 at 3:11 PM

    Thanks for walking us through your map. Good for you for being able to maintain balance between work and home!

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