We, Our Digital Selves and Us

Our language of saying "going online" carries the connotation that we go to a different place, and with that, who we are in these places has a different identity. With the ubiquity of mobile devices, we effectively carrying the internet in our pockets, and for me, carries questions about the blurred boundary of "online" versus "offline". In this video, I would like to explore these questions, share some stories, and make some suggestions about managing our own identities versus having it managed for us.

(invited online keynote for Flat Classroom Project)

Transcript

1. Alan Levine cogdogblog.com
3. "My biggest problem with this video was Alan only addressed adults." --Jordan
5. Stalking in English Class www.evenfromhere.org/?p=1611
6. 118 Student Comments + IBM Many Eyes
7. IBM Many Eyes phrase net http://www-958.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/manyeyes/visualizations/online-identity-word-pairs
9. IBM Many Eyes word tree http://www-958.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/manyeyes/visualizations/student-comments-on-online-identit
10. It’s like waking up in a brand new train station every single day. Some good friends and interesting acquaintances are usually there with you, passing through, but you can’t be sure any of them will actually be present. Bonnie Stewart http://theory.cribchronicles.com/2012/04/26/the-unbearable-lightness-of-being-digital/
11. Language of Hiding (n=26)
12. You become a different person hiding behind a computer, phone, or digital device It is easier to say something online because you are hiding behind the computer. It is very easy to hide behind the internet and lose sight of who you really are or that people can see past the mask Some people are invisible in real life and hide behind intimacy on the internet and they act braver. For example, since people are hiding behind a computer, they have more courage to say how they truly feel.
13. IBM Many Eyes word tree http://www-958.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/manyeyes/visualizations/hiding-and-identity
14. Clothes and Us
15. cc licensed ( BY NC ND ) flickr photo by darkmatter: http:// flickr.com/photos/cdm/54246114/ future selves