Tag: online
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Classspace
I – am an educator. Thank you very much. I’ve been one for many years. I have been studying it for even longer than I have been an educator. If you’ve been following this blog – you’ll know that I studied adolescent identity formation in online space. I have been…
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Asynchronous and Absent
That describes the online conversations of so many Twitterers. Conversations happen over time. It might sometimes be days before you respond or reply to a tweet to you. You don’t even think anything about it when you don’t get a reply. Sometimes you might be surprised to get one immediately.…
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One Way Friendships
I have lots of “friends.” I actually have lots of friends in real life. It works for my personality. I do have lots of friends online – hundreds. Inherent in online relationships is this idea of One Way Friendships. It has to do with those “friends” that you follow and…
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Restorative Solitude
I’ve written about Loneliness and Solitude before. Lately, I’ve been reading about the restorative power of solitude. Intentional alone time can refresh the body and renew the mind, but we live in a world where we can be on all the time. We have the opportunity to work every hour…
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A Double Life
I saw that in a tweet today, and they were referring to having 2 Twitter profiles. I tweeted back – anyone that has a persona online lives a double life. They have their online identity and then their real life identity. Both reflect them, but aren’t completely them. Having a…
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The Best Kind of Social Networking
….is the kind that happens 3 feet from each other. The best kind of social networking is the face to face interactions that we have with people. I guess, even a skype video conversation – which technically is face to face – is still pretty good. Even though you’re not…
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Simulated Connection
That’s the kind of connection that happens online. It’s a reaching out to someone that we all need – but for whatever reason – we get online. It’s not like you come over to my house – although you’re definitely welcomed to. We are connected through the screen – through…
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Friends that I’ve Never Met
I have many friends – good ones. I have some friends that I have really come to know and respect. I have talked with then. I have exchanged emails and messages with them. I have joked with them, and I have tons of information about them. I really share a…
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People Will Believe What They See on a Website
Have you experienced this? I have had people site websites and claim that “it has to be true because it was on a website.” What has happened is the the website gives it credibility. The content becomes more true because it was “searchable” and proclaimed on a website. In a…
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Social Networks
When we think of a social network – we tend to think about Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. But social networks have existed for centuries. Your family is a social network. Your church is a social network. Your classmates are a part of your social network. The social networks online and…