Dilara

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#lesson6
Social media sometimes creates distorted identity of a person. For example, if a person takes picture in front of a beach, viewers will think he likes beach.

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#lesson6
Orientalism is a very stereotypical perspective. We need to recognize our own biases to deal with orientalism.

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#lesson5
We can be unbiased with or without the help of social media.

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#lesson5
I think technology gives us freedom and illusion of freedom at the same time.

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Lesson 4 #lesson4
I agree with Sherry Turkle that we are connected because of the technological advancement; however, we are alone because we spent too much time on screen instead of in person communication.

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Lesson 4 #lesson4
Digital citizenship teaches us how to use online platforms in a responsible way. For example, it teaches online rights and responsibilities.

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Lesson 3 #lesson3
Blooms Taxonomy shows how a child starts with lower level of learning such as memorizing, and then move to the higher level of learning such as inventing.

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Lesson 3 #lesson3
Zone of proximal development is an important concept because it helps people learn new skills with guidance.

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Lesson 2 #lesson02
Active and passive applications for incorporating social media reminds me of Bloom's Taxonomy because both starts with lower level learning and ends with higher level learning.

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Lesson 2 #lesson02
First, teachers can start to encourage students to use social media through passive application such as reading current events.

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Lesson #lesson02
I think teachers need extensive training and innovative ideas in order to incorporate social media successfully in the classroom

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Lesson 1 #lesson01
The first social media platform was 'Six Degree' which was introduced 1997. After that, in 2000s, Facebook, twitter became very influential media platforms.

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Lesson 1 #lesson01
It is interesting to see the computer technology has been significantly improving in last 30 years; however, aviation technology has not been improved over 30 years.

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Lesson 13 #lesson13
Black Metal music artists have extremely racist, anti-sematic, Islamophobic, homophobic, and misogynistic ideologies. Social media platforms have given those artists space to interact with each other.

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Lesson 13 #lesson13
Humans created the algorithms that are known as digital codes for online communication. It is interesting that these codes shape online interactions by displaying only the users preferences.

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Lesson 12 #lesson12
UNDP's social media platforms could not reach the intended audience for its global poverty reduction projects because financially disadvantage people often do not have access to internet.

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Lesson 12 #lesson12
In some cases, social media platforms of big organizations such as UNDP censors the users' comments the same way mainstream news channels censors certain news coverages. It proves that global power dynamics exist everywhere.

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Lesson 12 #lesson12
Even though the users do not always use social media platforms for participatory communication, social media platforms have at least the options for participatory communication.

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Lesson 12 #lesson12
'Like' and 'Share' options on social media platforms often do not initiate two way communication; people mostly use this to spread the information that they find useful and entertaining.

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Lesson 12 #lesson12
In lesson 12, I have learned that organizations such as UNDP does not always use its Twitter platform for two way communication. For example, UNDP does not response to the comments and suggestions of its users on important issues.