Like many a Xennial, reflecting on the transformation of my digital identity makes me cringe. My carefree childhood and awkward teen years are relegated to dusty photo albums, shoddy VHS home movies, and a Hotmail account with a questionable – but thankfully anonymous – username. In my early 20s, my husband asked me out on…
Continue readingA Reflection on Digital Identity – Week 6
Over the course of my career in education, I have witnessed many things come and go. Sometimes what left us seemed to be better than what replaced it, but as they say time marches on. One example of this can … Continue reading
Continue readingAm I Cool With Everyone Reading my Diary?
Essentially I think of my digital identity as an online diary. Whatever I share online whether it be my email, product review, thoughts on a government bill, etc., what would I want people to see and am I ok with what they think of me after they read my thoughts? I never placed much thoughtContinue reading “Am I Cool With Everyone Reading my Diary?”
Continue readingMirror, Mirror on the Wall…
Reflecting on Digital Identity Saj and Mirror 2016 by Rami Tareef, CC BY-SA 4.0 A life time ago when I was in high school a classmate of mine had a lucrative side hustle selling pirated satellite television boxes. What set him apart … Continue reading
Continue readingWeek 6 – Identity
I used to think about digital identity every time power went out. I know that doesn’t make much sense, but let me explain. Many moons ago, I worked on a variety of SaskPower ad campaigns for an advertising firm. In … Continue reading
Continue readingAuthentic or Anonymous Online Identities
I still remember when I got to go on the Internet for the first time. I was in first grade, and my family had gotten a computer with dialup. The computer was put in my parents’ bedroom, and I could use it if they were present. I did what any 6 year old in 1997 … Continue reading Authentic or Anonymous Online Identities
Continue readingWeek 6: Digital Identity & Citizenship
Reflecting on my personal use of technology and evaluating my personal digital citizenship this week! My introduction to technology use was a land line telephone, television, radio, cassette tapes and typewriters. Yes, I am a baby boomer! Fast forward to the digital age today where all my communication is by cell phone and laptop computer.Continue reading “Week 6: Digital Identity & Citizenship”
Continue readingCulturally Responsive Digital Identity
This week, I am going to explore a topic that I find difficult to grasp and headache-causing: my digital identity in an Indigenous context. In this blog post, I am going to attempt to explore the intersectionality of my Indigenous digital identity and …
Continue readingBefore, Now, and Then
During my elementary and high school years, we used to fill out some forms with the use of paper and pens when we were enrolled at school. We manually write our information on a sheet of paper and submit it … Continue reading
Continue reading832 Major Project: Failure
After some development since my last point, frustration, reading and more
searching, I scrapped the entire platform and project I was working on.
Yup, you read that right.
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