Jasmine wakes up in the morning to a song that has been in the the charts now for the past few weeks. It is been played through her mobile which has an alarm clock on it. She has now become to hate this song as it riminds her of having to get up in the morning for a day of hard work!
She slides out of bed and pulls on her clothes whilst turning on her laptop so she can sign into the seminar at 10 o'clock along with everbody else. As her alarm clock wokre her up early she has time to check her email and reply to them and also check out each one of the social networking sites that she has an acount with. She looks through facebook and accepts many freind requests and replies to many invitations to birthday events that she has been invited to. She types a quick message out on her friends wall tehn logs off.
Its now 10'oclock and she signs into her online virtual seminar as lectures and seminars are carried out online. She switches on her webcam so along with everybody else she can listen to the tutor speak. Jasmine also has the chance at any point to raise any questions and spark any debates she wishes to just by the click of a button. Who ever is speaking at any particular time their face will appear on the webcam for everybody to see and hear.
Later on that day Jasmine needs to hand some work in so she she just posts it onto the blog so her tutor can look at it and mark it. She also looks at others peoples and comments on theirs aswell. Causing converstions betwen one another sometimes a group of people just like what would happen if you were talking to one another face to face.
After her work is done she stays online and signs into MSN messenger where she talks to her friends who are on the other side of the world whilst listening to her itunes. She also browses the net and does a bit of online shopping as she has no food left. She also goes on her favourite clothes shop websites like top shop and orders a new out fit to go out in next week which will be sent next day delivery.
Before finishing for the day Jasmine then downloads this weeks lectures off the uni podcast and listens to it through her ipod. When this has ended her work has been done for the day and she plays a bit of online poker with many other people and logs on to itv.com to catch up with the latest soaps that she has missed.
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Blog d) Describe the daily frustrations of a fictional neo-luddite at university now in the UK
Jake wakes up in the morning to the voice of his father shaking him. Not the usual thing that that many of us today would wake up to which is more like the latest ring tone blaring from our mobile phone. Time to get up you will be late. Nervously jake scrambled out of bed as he new he was about to face a new day at a new college. Whilst he washed and dressed himself he could hear vaguely the sound of the radio from next door through the thin walls.
Jake was late into college as he couldn't check the bus times through the internet and the timetable at the bus stop had been destroyed. He hadn't realised that they only run every hour from wear he was living. He hadn't been in in england very long and his english wasn't very good he struggled to read. Looking at the timetable for where he should be when eventually arriving into college was harder than expected. Untill he eventually met up with his translater who helped him get by.
After what seemed like forever jake finally arrived at the classroom where his first lesson would take place. He walked into the room where each student was sat down at their own computer typing away and scrawling through lots of different web pages on the internet. Jake has never really used a compuet before so felt a little worried and embarrassed at the thought of not having the first idea of what to do after turning on the computer.
After sitting their for about 20 minutes unsure of what to do after he had attempted several times at pressing different keys and dragging around the mouse to try and catch up with everybody else in the room. His translater finally met up with him agen and talked him through what he should be doing.
At dinner time Jake found himself passing many people who what seemed like they were in there own world with their mp3 players and ipods stuck in their ear holes listening to the latest music that they had downloaded from the internet. He longed to be back where he belonged where he could have a normal converstaion with somebody that could understand him. He felt so lonely.
Finally the end of the day arrived and everybody was getting their mobile phones out to swap numbers so they could meet up outside college and hit a few bars in town. However jake didnt have a mobile to put anybody's number in so had to scribble them down on paper getting frowned upon by many. He then walked out the college to the nearest phonebox to ring his mothern to come and pick him up which was quite a walk away. After all why would any of the students or teachers in this school need to use a phonebox when they had mobile phones attached to them all the time.
Jake was late into college as he couldn't check the bus times through the internet and the timetable at the bus stop had been destroyed. He hadn't realised that they only run every hour from wear he was living. He hadn't been in in england very long and his english wasn't very good he struggled to read. Looking at the timetable for where he should be when eventually arriving into college was harder than expected. Untill he eventually met up with his translater who helped him get by.
After what seemed like forever jake finally arrived at the classroom where his first lesson would take place. He walked into the room where each student was sat down at their own computer typing away and scrawling through lots of different web pages on the internet. Jake has never really used a compuet before so felt a little worried and embarrassed at the thought of not having the first idea of what to do after turning on the computer.
After sitting their for about 20 minutes unsure of what to do after he had attempted several times at pressing different keys and dragging around the mouse to try and catch up with everybody else in the room. His translater finally met up with him agen and talked him through what he should be doing.
At dinner time Jake found himself passing many people who what seemed like they were in there own world with their mp3 players and ipods stuck in their ear holes listening to the latest music that they had downloaded from the internet. He longed to be back where he belonged where he could have a normal converstaion with somebody that could understand him. He felt so lonely.
Finally the end of the day arrived and everybody was getting their mobile phones out to swap numbers so they could meet up outside college and hit a few bars in town. However jake didnt have a mobile to put anybody's number in so had to scribble them down on paper getting frowned upon by many. He then walked out the college to the nearest phonebox to ring his mothern to come and pick him up which was quite a walk away. After all why would any of the students or teachers in this school need to use a phonebox when they had mobile phones attached to them all the time.
Blog c) A person known to you who most threatens the notion of native/immigrant in digital culture.
I Think when i spoke about the oldest digital native been my dad and uncles it is a threat to the notion of these terms as it goes against what Prensky says about most people who are over the age of 25 are classed as digital imigrants. Obviously this is not the case as many people that are even older than my dad and uncles like some peoples grandparents who are over 60 are sometimes more clued up about technology than some younger people are. I know many of my freinds have grandparents who have a lot of the latest technology and have a more up to date phone than they do. I also think that just because you are young it doesn't mean to say that you have to be technology mad and included it in every aspect of your life because their is other ways and means of doing things like old traditional ways that can help you through life.
I think it is probably more older people that threaten this notion of digiatl native/imigrant mor e than young people as i think more older people are likely to become digial natives and learn how to use the technology because it is all around them in this modern society today, rather than young people not having the first idea about technology and not been interested in it either. As many ways that children and young people entertain themselves today is through technology. However i am not implying that this is always the case.
I believe that age shouldn't pay a part in with the digital divide between natives and imigarnts hence the fact that i think it is been threatened so much. I think you can be any age as long as you want to learn and have an interest in technology you will soon become experienced in using it. Anybody can learn new skills at anytime. As well as this many people can struggle to learn and adapt to things no matter what your age. So just because a particular person has been brought into this new technological society doesn't mena that they should be an expert in using it as it may not be for them.
I think it is probably more older people that threaten this notion of digiatl native/imigrant mor e than young people as i think more older people are likely to become digial natives and learn how to use the technology because it is all around them in this modern society today, rather than young people not having the first idea about technology and not been interested in it either. As many ways that children and young people entertain themselves today is through technology. However i am not implying that this is always the case.
I believe that age shouldn't pay a part in with the digital divide between natives and imigarnts hence the fact that i think it is been threatened so much. I think you can be any age as long as you want to learn and have an interest in technology you will soon become experienced in using it. Anybody can learn new skills at anytime. As well as this many people can struggle to learn and adapt to things no matter what your age. So just because a particular person has been brought into this new technological society doesn't mena that they should be an expert in using it as it may not be for them.
Blog b) The youngest digital imigrant you know
I think the youngest digital imigrant i know is probably my mum. She doesn't have the first idea about technology at all. She has the oldest mobile phone, and has only just learned how to send a text message and even when she does send a text message to somebody it takes her for ever to type it out. When i try and persuade her to get a new mobile her reaction is 'Whats wrong with this one, it does the job it lets me send and recieve messages and phonecalls like i need it for.'
She never ever uses the internet and the only time she comes into contact with a computer is at work when she is typing prescriptions or looking up peoples medical information as she works in a pharmacy. She doesn't really have time to watch much tele and on average probably sits down a few hours a night to watch the odd program. She doesn't have an mp3 player /ipod or anything like that if she wants to listen to music she will put on the radio. Overall i think she can most definetly be classed a s a digital imigrant.
I don't think there is a problem with my mum not having very much knowlege or interaction with modern technology as she gets by fine and doesn't really know what she is missing as she has never relied on it before so it doesn't really bother her and make her want to learn how to use it. However if she did start to learn to use it i think she would find she would benefit from it a lot. Like instead of ordering things over the phone order them on line, and instead of going out to the shops to do her shopping she should perhaps learn to do it on the internet as it may benefit her is she can't get out the house at any point in her life.
I think my mum goes with Prensky's ideas that digital imigrants are often over the age of 25. They are people like my mum who havn't grown up into the developing world of technology there for arn't bothered about learning how to use it as they know they can survive without it. Even if they do start to use it then they still like Prenky says mite have a 'digital imigrant accent' like my mum typing slow.
She never ever uses the internet and the only time she comes into contact with a computer is at work when she is typing prescriptions or looking up peoples medical information as she works in a pharmacy. She doesn't really have time to watch much tele and on average probably sits down a few hours a night to watch the odd program. She doesn't have an mp3 player /ipod or anything like that if she wants to listen to music she will put on the radio. Overall i think she can most definetly be classed a s a digital imigrant.
I don't think there is a problem with my mum not having very much knowlege or interaction with modern technology as she gets by fine and doesn't really know what she is missing as she has never relied on it before so it doesn't really bother her and make her want to learn how to use it. However if she did start to learn to use it i think she would find she would benefit from it a lot. Like instead of ordering things over the phone order them on line, and instead of going out to the shops to do her shopping she should perhaps learn to do it on the internet as it may benefit her is she can't get out the house at any point in her life.
I think my mum goes with Prensky's ideas that digital imigrants are often over the age of 25. They are people like my mum who havn't grown up into the developing world of technology there for arn't bothered about learning how to use it as they know they can survive without it. Even if they do start to use it then they still like Prenky says mite have a 'digital imigrant accent' like my mum typing slow.
Blog A) The oldest digital native i know
The oldest digital native i probably know is my uncles and dad who are all in the 50's and are expected to be digital imigrants. I do disagree with Marc Prensky as i don't believe that age matters. If so then my dad and uncle's would be considered pretty young as they are more clued up about using the latest technology more than i am. I consider them digiatl natives as they are always up to date and own all the latest technology like laptops with wireless internet, the latest mobile phones, sky digital, mp3 music players. My uncle even talks to his friends and family over MSN rather than phoning them up like i do. My dad sometime will send me emails now i am at uni and i don't see him everyday. You name it they have it and use it. I am the one that is always asking them how to use technology and i learn a lot from their help and advice. This happens often as i am not the best at using technology but i do get by some how. Some people would think that i should be the one that is telling them how to use the technology as i have grown up with it and am considered to be a digiatl native. In some cases i believe this does happen as my mum who is the same age as my dada and uncles is a digital imigrant an di am the one that is always teaching her things.
Maybe my uncles and dad have become digital natives because they have had to because of the jobs they are in or maybe just because they liketo use it it their spare time?. I think it depends on the individual as i know my dads job relies a lot upon technology and he couldn't really get by without having all the latest gadgets that he has. On the other hand my uncle doesn't have a job that relies heavily on technology but does like to spend a lot of his free time at weekend and at night using technology. Like spending long perieds of time sat at his computer.
Maybe my uncles and dad have become digital natives because they have had to because of the jobs they are in or maybe just because they liketo use it it their spare time?. I think it depends on the individual as i know my dads job relies a lot upon technology and he couldn't really get by without having all the latest gadgets that he has. On the other hand my uncle doesn't have a job that relies heavily on technology but does like to spend a lot of his free time at weekend and at night using technology. Like spending long perieds of time sat at his computer.
Week 9- Question 6 how does the semantic web differ from Web 3.0
Even though the semantic web and web 3.0 are quite similar as they are both improving the internet by using database like systems.
However i believe that the semantic web is just an extension and an added extra of the current web to help create a better result wheras as web 3.0 is supposed to be a completely new type of web all together. I think both would be able to work well without one another. As the semantic web is believed to be an extention of web 2.0 which already exists and is a form of web that we are experiencing now so i think we are more likely to see it develop first. I think the semantic web will quickly transform the web by increasing the internet connection speed and help further developments in computer graphics.
However i believe that the semantic web is just an extension and an added extra of the current web to help create a better result wheras as web 3.0 is supposed to be a completely new type of web all together. I think both would be able to work well without one another. As the semantic web is believed to be an extention of web 2.0 which already exists and is a form of web that we are experiencing now so i think we are more likely to see it develop first. I think the semantic web will quickly transform the web by increasing the internet connection speed and help further developments in computer graphics.
Monday, 14 April 2008
Week 9- Question 5) What is Semantic Web
The Semantic Web is an extension of the current Web that will allow you to find, share, and combine information more easily. It relies on machine-readable information and is looked at as being an efficient way of representing data on the world wide web, or as a globally linked database.
The semantic Web was thought up by Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the WWW,URLs, HTTP, and HTML.
It can be seen as a huge engineering solution and helps publishing data become easier in a repurposable form, so more people will want to publish data, and there will be a knock-on or domino effect. Semantic web applications can be used for a variety of different tasks, increasing the modularity of applications on the web.
http://infomesh.net/2001/swintro/
The semantic Web was thought up by Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the WWW,URLs, HTTP, and HTML.
It can be seen as a huge engineering solution and helps publishing data become easier in a repurposable form, so more people will want to publish data, and there will be a knock-on or domino effect. Semantic web applications can be used for a variety of different tasks, increasing the modularity of applications on the web.
http://infomesh.net/2001/swintro/
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