Email Is For Old People Developing Our Own Digital Literacy

Jeff Nugent and Britt WatwoodVSBA 2008 Annual Convention

Williamsburg VANovember 20, 2008

Session Overview

• Initial perspectives…

• Changing nature of the web

• Explore web tools / practices

• Discussion…

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Initial perspectives…

Who has sent a hand written letter (not counting bills) in the last…

a) Week?

b) Month?

c) Year?

d) Have not sent hand written letter in over a year

How many emails did you send last week?

a) None

b) 1 – 10 ?

c) 11 – 20 ?

d) 21 – 50 ?

e) 51 – 100 ?

f) More than 100 ?

How many instant messages (IM’s) did you send last week?

a) I don’t IM

b) 1 – 10 ?

c) 11 – 20 ?

d) 21 – 50 ?

e) 51 – 100 ?

f) More than 100 ?

How many text messages did you send last week?

a) I don’t send text messages

b) 1 – 10 ?

c) 11 – 20 ?

d) 21 – 50 ?

e) 51 – 100 ?

f) More than 100 ?

How many updates to Facebook or MySpace did you make last week?

a) I don’t have a Facebook / MySpace account

b) 1 – 10 ?

c) 11 – 20 ?

d) 21 – 50 ?

e) 51 – 100 ?

f) More than 100 ?

How is the web changing where and how communication and

learning are taking place?

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• Unprecedented access to information

• Freely available web-based tools

• New publishing opportunities

• User generated filtering, organization & distribution

• Vast informal learning opportunities

• Web experience dominated by creation, interaction and participation…the social web

Today’s Web

Engagement

Collaboration

Network Building

Interaction

Exploring Web Tools

Blogs

Open Community of Practice

A collaborative website freely accessiblewhere anyone can contribute or modify content

• Organize your bookmarks with tags• Get to your bookmarks from anywhere• Find more cool links like those you already have• Share resources with colleagues or students• Feed your links to a web site, blog, Facebook, etc.

Find WebsiteYou Like

&Click

“TAG”

Add CommentsAdd Tags

Suggested Tags

Your Network

Saved By 170 Other…

Note

Social Networks

One Student’sFacebook Network

Commonalities Between Tools

• Social Media uses practices that emphasize:– Connections– Commenting– Building of Shared Meaning– Global Reach

Thoughts & questions

"New technologies are always used to do old tasks--until some driving force causes them to be used in new

ways." ~Marshall McLuhan

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