Mapping My Digital Space
My Footprint
When mapping my digital spaces, I really had to consider the footprint that I was leaving for each digital platform. Some of my websites/apps were causing me to pause and think if I was truly a visitor there or if I was a resident. These days it is nearly impossible to join any online community without a log in, username, and digital identity connected to that platform. Netflix for example, is not something that I actively contribute to, but even still I have a digital presence where my likes and dislikes are known. For the purposes of this digital map, I chose to think of what David White said, “When in Resident mode the individual is going online to connect to, or to be with, other people”. David White created his own digital space map which is a great watch if you're looking to learn more.
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Crossover
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Weekdays vs. Weekends
When thinking about how my digital space map changes throughout the days, weeks, and years, one thing that stuck out to me was how little I use the visitor professional spaces on weekends. The visitor personal spaces on my map are used more frequently on weekends than during the week, whereas I hardly ever use the platforms categorized as professional and visitor during the weekends. I find myself using the platforms for personal and professional use that fall into the resident side of the map frequently all throughout the week, including weekends. My most used apps are iMessages, Messenger, all of the G-Suite apps, Instagram, and Spotify. The sizes on my digital space map below represent the frequency that I have been using those platforms recently.
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What Next
I know that this map looks different than a map I would have created last year because I am constantly finding and falling in love with new digital tools. I would be interested to see how this map changes throughout all of my Educational Technology courses as I learn about new, exciting digital tools and platforms.
Hey Madeline! I made several connections to your post this week. I think the weekend and weekday app usage is something that is really common and perhaps healthy. I think being glued to our devices 24-7 can make it challenging to unplug. I really like some of the apps you utilized in a professional capacity and made me realize I forgot to add some to my map! PebbleGo is one of my favorite apps to incorporate for research and rotations. It's a great resource/assistive technology tool for our ESL's and students with disabilities. I need to check out Tang!
ReplyDeleteHi Madeline-I really enjoyed your post this week! I thought your creation of the icons as different sizes based on usage was great, and you definitely had a wide variety of icons-honestly it made me think of a couple I should have included on my own map!
ReplyDeleteI think your discussion about weekdays vs. weekends was insightful, and honestly something that we all should take into account. For example, for the sake of work-life balance, it's a great thing for teachers to be using those professional-only apps during the week. I also agree with your point about comparing the map that we created for this assignment to one in the future-I would imagine that this program will leave us with very different-looking maps by the end of it, as I would also imagine that a map we created one, two, five, etc. years ago would be quite different than the one we created at this point. I would be interesting to compare past/future maps among multiple people as well, to see if there are any patterns/similar changes in the apps that are used, or if it really is an individual matter.