Journal Entry #1 Social Media
Objective
Social media is transforming how we interact. We’ve gone
from the phone (one to one) and t.v. (one to many), to the internet (many to
many). What matters in this
transformation isn’t technical capital but social capital. Our expressive capability is bigger than it’s
ever been. It has a huge impact on our
society functions.
Reflective
I’ve observed that the i-phone has transformed my life in
the past year. My teenagers got cell
phones, then my husband and much later, myself.
Now I’m as addicted and connected as my kids. I check stocks, play
scrabble, text constantly and read the paper.
I upload photos and stay in touch with my family even though one is in
Quesnel, one is in Victoria and one is in Switzerland and I’m in Kelowna! It is indeed a transformational time.
Interpretive
Social media is changing the way we live. It will affect our institutions, our
democracy and our governments. It may
make the world fairer, but it could make it more chaotic. What is most interesting is that social media
is connecting us in powerful ways. We
can effect change through use of technology if enough people are of the same
mindset. The young people will not know
that in the past, our opinions did not have so much weight. Now, photos, chat groups, and spontaneous
congregations on webpages have the power to strongly influence decision makers
and outcomes.
Decisional
It is important to participate in this revolution. It’s critical to monitor the changes as
parents, teachers and as citizens and think critically about implications
involving safety, truth and change. It’s
an exciting time and the results could be dramatic. We will only see the changes accelerate.
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