Blog Post #2 – Personal Learning Networks and Digital Identity

• What does it mean to network using social media?

Social media can make people know each other. Express yourself on social media can make more friends. People can study and work together. Some of people may afraid to talk people face to face, but using social media is easily to comunicate and share ideas. People can express their thoughts and opinions without pressure. Also, people will learn things with out realizing it when using social media.

• How are we motivated to participate in networked publics?

The interest is the best motivated to participate in networked publics. People always want to do the things that they are interested. When there is a lot of information on the Internet that people are interested in, people will actively participate.

• What are the risks & rewards of public communications?

Information dissemination becomes easy, people can get any information that they want at home. But it will also make fake information spread faster. It is easy to create false information, but it is difficult to correct it.

• What is a digital identity?

Digital identity is your presence online. It is every thing that you did online. Your post, search, comments and all the things you did combine be your digital identity. It is kind of your footprint on web.

• How do personal versus professional approaches to digital identity affect social media use?

Some potential employer might hire workers online. According their digital identity, they show their personality, writing skill and attitude. This is a way to know the real situation of the workers.

• How do digital identities converge in networked publics – what are the impacts and/or benefits?

People’s words and deeds will be easily amplified and spread on the Internet. Some people were fired by company because they post discriminatory language, and some companies suffered economic losses by their workers improper remarks. Also, there are many people have suffered online violence due to other people’s rumors.

References:

Gutierrez, K. (2016, June 21). What are personal Learning networks? What are Personal Learning Networks? Retrieved from https://www.shiftelearning.com/blog/personal-learning-networks.