Antoniya Encheva

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[Antoniya Encheva @EnchevaAntoniya]

It's wild how few people, proportionally to the world population, have even minimal access to the internet, even within Canada. That would also have to be addressed when we are talking about global connectivity #lesson12

[Antoniya Encheva @EnchevaAntoniya]

@JasonNathanEDUC If you look at stereotypes through a historical lens, you will find they are often perpetuated to keep people subjugated (if POC are portrayed as unintelligent, it is harder for them to have access to job & educ opportunities that would give them social and financial freedom)

[Antoniya Encheva @EnchevaAntoniya]

@JasonNathanEDUC I think that there is actually a lot to learn from stereotypes in a classroom setting if it is done with the exploration of where they come from 1/2 #lesson11

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@CoirazzaCelia I agree, although I would argue that even modern Disney movies where the main plot may not be romantic still perpetuate gendered expectations (ex: if a female character gets to be a leader, she has to be soft and kind and accommodating) #lesson11

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@NicholasDanopo1 I agree! I was so surprised by the example of the Hyenas because I listened to a dubbed version in another language and there's such a difference between the conclusions that kids listening to the English version would have come to VS non-English speakers #lesson11

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The part of the documentary about Disney's portrayal of Latinx characters made me think of how back in the day they tried to trademark Dia de los Muertos ... a real holiday.... of a real group of people...that don't solely exist for them to make money off of. Wild #lesson10

[Antoniya Encheva @EnchevaAntoniya]

Especially in the context of moral panics, it is WILD the kind of influence Disney has to this day and how its monopoly on the very concept of "innocence" gives the company the power to dictate what is "appropriate" for children and what is not #lesson11

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@ArwaAlsibaai307 I agree! In a similar vein, it seems to me like we have started taking for granted that students know these things because they were practically born into them, but that's often not the case and it can make them vulnerable to bad actors online

[Antoniya Encheva @EnchevaAntoniya]

It was super relevant to hear talk of GamerGate in the slidecast for #lesson5, mainly because a lot of those reactionary (primarily right-wing) sentiments are resurfacing on newer social media websites and young middle/high-school-age people are the primary targets

[Antoniya Encheva @EnchevaAntoniya]

@HoangTrucMai2 The school at my last internship actually had a lot of problems with Squid Game, the kids would hum the theme song which they'd heard online (not even necessarily from the show) just to provoke the teachers who told them it was inappropriate for their age

[Antoniya Encheva @EnchevaAntoniya]

#lesson5 Technology has the potential to give us a lot of new freedoms (self-expression, activism, accessibility, education, etc.) but as it stands it also reproduces inequalities and is at times even more efficient at reinforcing them through algorithms that reflect our biases

[Antoniya Encheva @EnchevaAntoniya]

That part about not feeling listened to and thus going to social media is extremely important!! Especially as educators, I think this is something to look out for in our students and finding ways to instill this confidence of speaking up in them as much as we can #lesson4

[Antoniya Encheva @EnchevaAntoniya]

The "Alone together" TED talk has me thinking about how being on your phone too much isn't necessarily what causes us to be apathetic necessarily, but more that we feel so disconnected from life around us at times that we end up seeking refuge online communication #lesson4

[Antoniya Encheva @EnchevaAntoniya]

Do you guys find that you seek out social media as a distraction more when you are feeling exhausted/burnt out from other parts of your life?

[Antoniya Encheva @EnchevaAntoniya]

it makes you wonder how much more progress we could make as a society if we used technology on our own terms rather than to be more "efficient" workers 3/3 #lesson3

[Antoniya Encheva @EnchevaAntoniya]

The idea of manufactured consent is very prominent in the context of the Internet revolution 1/? #lesson3

[Antoniya Encheva @EnchevaAntoniya]

As people are pushed into using new technologies whether they want to or not in order to get a job, be able to connect to people, get an education, etc. oftentimes at the expense of their privacy, unpaid labour outside hours and being permanently available online 2/? #lesson3

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@HoangTrucMai2 I think it would be useful for us as internet users who are maybe more tech savy to have resources that inform people of their rights and terms of use as consumers, especially for big social media websites that everyone uses (which is something teachers could play a part in) 2/2

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@HoangTrucMai2 I think that it's important to have a general idea of the points addressed (especially in terms of privacy), but at the same time sometimes they are worded in a way that is almost purposefully wordy and long so people just accept them without reading them (1/2)

[Antoniya Encheva @EnchevaAntoniya]

I was reading https://t.co/7XZMXCC4yq & maybe Facebook would be better for those purposes since you can create closed groups for specific classes. Also, it gives teachers an opportunity to help students learn to separate their work/school life from their personal life #lesson2