Miller Blog 4- Buck article

Caitlin Miller Blog 4

Introduction- Pg 10 “Lankshear and Knowel defined digital literacy as a shorthand for the myriad social practices and concepts of engaging in meaning making medicated by texts that are produced, received, distributed, exchanged etc. via digital codification” – Give definition of things that give context to paper. I could/did give background context of Facebook

                Pg 9 “Rather than leaving a note for them in the kitchen, Ronnie visits their private group page on Facebook”- Tells a story. I could tell a story about how Caitie uses Facebook in the introduction

Methods- pg 12 “In order to study Ronnie literacy practices on social network sites, I followed his online activity for two semesters, Spring 2010 and Fall 2010 and I collected data from the following four sources”- Buck tells how long she collected data and why. I need to make sure I am specific with how long I followed Caitie’s Facebook and that it is to see her identity on Facebook.

                Pg 13- “The profile tours were recorded using video screen capture software, a popular means through which to research digital writing practices. The information discussed in the profile tour gave me an overall sense of how Ronnie perceived his own identity”- Buck shares what is one the profile tour but doesn’t share why that is important. I need to state the most important things Caitie shares in both the profile tour and the interview, but leave the explanation for why it is important for later in the results or discussion.

Results- pg 16 “Other updates were based on his location and interactions with friends. Ex: [ eating with the fam at tflattop #yum] Wed Mar 31 17:16:55 2010 via twitterflic. Ronnie shows himself to be busy and social”- Gives an example and time and date which gives context and tells what the update shows. I need to give examples of how Caitie shows her identity on Facebook

                Pg 22- “ He also visited Facebook a few times each day from his laptop to keep up with friends”- gives a reasoning for his checking. I need to show how Caitie checks Facebook and why she checks it.

Discussion- pg 31 “Because Ronnie used social network sites to organized different aspects of his life, he was particularly attuned to the different ways in which his info was dispersed and used”- Tells us what Ronnie thinks when posts on one over the other. I need to ask Caitie why she decided to have me look at her Facebook instead of her other social media sites.

                Pg 33- “This space was too limited by the template so he used the about me section to include additional quotes” – explaining his use of the about me is important to his online identity. I need to ask her if she uses  anything of Facebook to have her identity known.

Conclusion- pg 34 “ Ronnie practices and the situation he confronts in represents himself online makes visible the issues that many people confront in their social media site use”- Shows he isn’t the only one trying to represent himself on Facebook. This is a conclusion to the paper and showing inclusion, so I could ask Caitie how she sees her identity and see if that is a conclusion many make

                Pg 36 “Viewing this rich literate activity as part of students everyday lives will give us a greater understanding of literacy experiences they bring with them to the classroom”- Explains why looking at social media is important. In this case it is important to understand Caitie’s identity so that we can build a community of learners in the classroom.