Mapping my digital space was a very exciting task for me. I
found it to be a fun challenge to think of all the areas I interact with the Internet,
and then I would have things come to me later in the day and make a note in my
phone to add those applications to my digital map later on. Once my map was
complete, I found it interesting to see that both professionally and personally
I rely on technology for a great deal of my life. I was also surprised to see
that I spend time as both a resident and a visitor on certain applications.
According to Dave White, as a digital visitor you act on the
task at hand by finding the information you need and then moving on. Visitors
do not leave any trace that they were on the particular website or application. A digital resident is going online to
make a connection and establish a presence. The resident may be posting
something in order to contribute to conversation or creating something of their
own via a website or application. For more information and clarification about
visitors versus residents, please visit Dave's Website
As I was placing my applications and Internet usage on my
map, the one that intrigued me the most was the “Calendar” application. I
struggled with where to put it, and then decided it belonged right in the
middle of my map, intersecting at all four categories. I use the calendar for
both personal and professional organization. Sometimes I am just logging on to
find information about a particular event and then log off (visitor), but in
other instances I am responding to invitations, setting up events myself, or
communicating to others in the event (resident). Therefore, you’ll see my calendar smack dab in the middle of
my map!
I encourage others to map their digital lives as well
because it really turns out to be a fun task. I was pleasantly surprised to see
how much I am already using technology and was encouraged to keep using more
technology so I can add to my map. Once you make your map, what surprised you
most about yours?
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| This is a personal image I created using Google Drawings. |
Your map looks great! I'm glad you found the activity useful, and I loved the idea of having the calendar app in the middle of the map.
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ReplyDeleteI love the idea of having your calendar at the center. I also find it interesting how your map compares to mine. My busiest quadrant is the personal resident quadrant, and that is one of your least populated spaces. That ended up being something that really surprised me about my own map.
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job making your map! I don't use an online calendar, but I did put all of my Google tools in the middle of my map. Sheets, Docs, and Gmail are all programs that are both personal and professional for me. I noticed you also put Word in two places as well. I like that SKyler pointed out that your personal resident is your least populated area. My digital map was very similar.
ReplyDeleteI completely forgot to put a calendar in mine! I would 100% put mine in the same place. Great tool to interact with others or just get some information. I'm interested to check out some of the apps you use in your professional-visitor section. I don't recognize them besides the iBooks.
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