Hi Everyone,
Welcome into my journey! I wanted to share what I learned in Week 1 of my digital writing class. Social media is a huge part of our everyday lives, so it's important to know how to navigate digital media. "Social media-networked digital media such as Facebook, Twitter, blogs, and wikis- enable people to socialize, organize, learn, play, and engage in commerce" (Rheingold, 2010). I learned of 5 different social media literacies, attention, participation, collaboration, network awareness, and critical consumption. I personally thought that attention was the most important social media literacy. I say this because I think focusing your attention to the task at hand without becoming distracted will allow for task to be completed on time. You can retain more information if you remain focused. I learned of ways to train my attention by being self-ware, which is when you are aware when you are becoming distracted. I found this to be helpful tip to stay focused. The mindfulness technique is one that I use regularly by setting timeframes of how long I will dedicate to a particular task. This has proved helpful for time management. I definitely believe in the healthy attention habits. I have a routine that includes an exercise regime, an 8-hour sleep schedule, and balanced scheduled screen time.
The participation social media literacy at first was not as important because I'm not an active participant on social media. I do more observing. After reading week 1 information I see that being more engaged by interacting with. readers and the author it can help the community with your advice or knowledge. Also, it encourages others to participant. Creating content is new for me and I must say it has become an outlet to express myself. I created a sample blog about my traveling experiences. I look forward to creating a positive environment blog. Understanding platform dynamics is still one that I'm navigating through. I will explore different blogs to get a feel for the layout and community norms. Being responsible comes natural for me, I believe in creating a respectful, trustworthy, and positive environment. Networking is one I practice outside of social media as well. Networking is a great way to collaborate with the community and build global connections. Being able to communicate and express ideas with others from all over the world is amazing.
Collaboration is a huge portion of social media, being able to share knowledge and best practices. While collaborating we have to be able to communicate effectively by having clear and concise task, goals, and ideas. Group dynamics are important to assign roles and responsibilities and deal with challenging situations that may arise. Ethics should always be at the forefront of any group. Having integrity and taking responsibility are just a couple of attributes that come to mind. Having an ethical social media environment will encourage participation. Having a inclusive and diverse dynamic fosters a balanced community. Especially with how diverse our society is today. Inclusion is important to have a well-proportioned environment. Being network aware allows you to build connections to be able to better spread information, ideas, and best practices. LinkedIn has been a great way to network with my professional community.
The critical consumption social media literacy is a literacy where I was using some of the aspects but not all, The CRAAP evaluation helped me since learning of this process. All of these tips are useful when vetting a source. You ensure your source is reliable. It should be relevant to your subject. Make sure your source can speak to your subject matter without biases. Lastly, check sources for correctness. I have included a link for you to further explore on social media literacies.
Have you started your digital creative journey yet?
https://er.educause.edu/articles/2010/10/attention-and-other-21stcentury-social-media-literacies
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