Miranda

Hurdle tasks n' wearing masks

[Miranda @Miranda_ACU]

Imagine your work supervisor being able to tune in to what you're doing... remotely... through your own vision? Yep, Google Glass is adding their Meet program to operate through the digital glasses of workers. Keep your eyes peeled 👀 #COMM140V https://t.co/hIhj5pEulL

[Miranda @Miranda_ACU]

97% of households with children under 15 had access to the internet in 2017. Yet, the effects digital technology and the use of social service platforms are having on families are unclear. Read the Australian Institute of Family Studies report. #COMM140V https://t.co/qV811S4Zzz

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Google Street View can be a fantastic way to "visit" places you may never see in person. However, some sites remain sacred. Google removed images of a virtual summit walk on Uluru to coincide with the wishes of Anangu, Uluru's traditional owners. #Comm140V https://t.co/nNq9tVVdGK

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Remember the COVID Safe App? 🦠 An eery silence has surrounded this space since its launch in April. David Vaile from @UNSW observed that “the fact we’ve heard nothing for ages is very significant”. Did you download, or continue to use this app? #Comm140V https://t.co/kyu5RVbYwh

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Design and process vs. production. Would you rather a flawlessly designed and tested product, or a flawless user experience? Instinctively, we don't really care how something lands in front of us - just that it is there. @interacting begs to differ. #Comm140V

[Miranda @Miranda_ACU]

Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke yesterday at @TheAtlantic Festival on privacy and the narrative of antitrust in the US. "Big companies deserve scrutiny"he said, and there's "no issue in Apple being put underneath the microscope". What would you ask him if given the chance? 🔬 #Comm140V

[Miranda @Miranda_ACU]

From playing LARP to deciding on lease agreements; "software is eating the world... and it's only just the beginning". @TheVerge's Real World AI Issue explores Artificial Intelligence and why *not* being a robot is getting harder and harder. https://t.co/zyOC9dXBzr #Comm140V

[Miranda @Miranda_ACU]

The power of pictures in a digital age is undeniable. By 2021 one-third of all social media users will use @instagram - and brands are following. Pictures increase user engagement by a staggering 94%, with 62% of Brits refusing to buy a product unless they can see it.📷 #COMM140V

[Miranda @Miranda_ACU]

Sparking creativity, increasing healthy competition and encouraging problem solving. Are we talking sports, an elaborate puzzle, or Neopets? Apparently all three, according to https://t.co/AUZBl3mvaj which touts online educational games with nine benefits for kids. #COMM140V

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Personal Learning Networks (PLN) can be beneficial in creating and fostering connections amongst colleagues. In her PhD research, Kay Oddone sees a PLN as fitting into "each teachers' professional learning requirements, context and capacities". https://t.co/LCuFo5Ydmx #Comm140V

[Miranda @Miranda_ACU]

Brian Harrington says that a digital footprint is "anything that is about you or put out by you online". Sounds contained, right? Not according to several research bodies and privacy watchdogs. Find out you can manage and reduce your footprint: https://t.co/S8cqZsOHk6 #Comm140V

[Miranda @Miranda_ACU]

Choice rated their top educational apps to keep kids engaged, thinking and learning. Pro tips were to limit distractions, keep it fun and to watch out for sneaky in-app purchases. Rumour has it The Smurfs Village are notorious for a cheeky $ https://t.co/CTd4M5xZl5 #Comm140V

[Miranda @Miranda_ACU]

In Blumberg and Fisch (2013) digital games for children are looked at through the lens of cognitive development. It is said that "digital game play promotes neural plasticity and cognitive abilities...to effectively learn". Where's the PS4, then? #Comm140V @Comm140V

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Which do you see twitter as relating more closely to? "Interactive Written Discourse” (Ferrara et al., 1991) or “neither spoken nor written, yet both” (Baym, 2010). Where do the parameters of casual conversation and opinion meet the boundaries of hard news? #Comm140V @Comm140V

[Miranda @Miranda_ACU]

Getting back into twitter by peeling back the pragmatic function of hashtags. Kate Scott (2014) argues that "hashtags have been appropriated by users of Twitter to provide additional contextual information in an economical and stylistically unobtrusive way". #Comm140V @Comm140V