Topic 1 – Online participation and digital literacies
Hi all! I have written some reflections after these first two weeks with topic 1. Image: CC BY-SA Some rights reserved by Martin420 Before I started to read anything related to topic 1, online participation and digital literacies, I considered myself as a digital native (Prensky, 2001). I pretty much grew up with a computer and using Internet. I think I started my digital journey when I was around ten years old, using computers in elementary school and at home. A lot of things I know today, I have learned mostly by trial and error and exchanging knowledge with friends and families. Before this course, I have not really considered my digital personality and I had not heard the concept visitor and resident (White and Le Cornu, 2011). Reading Prensky (2001) and White and Le Cornu (2011) and watching White (2014), made me reflect on my own participation in the online world, how I use Internet and the differences between my professional and private participation. I use Internet