Digital Mapping
Digital mapping is creating a visual representation (map) of the digital tools that we use everyday. Below is my digital map of the apps on my phone and the tools that I use. It is divided by personal and professional (institutional) used sites and sites that I participate mainly as a visitor versus a resident where I may contribute more.
This was an interesting exercise David White explains in his lecture "Visitor and Residents Mapping Activity".
This activity opened my eyes to how much I use the digital tools in my every day life in work and how it can sometimes overlap into my career. Pinterest is such a valuable tool in my line of work. I am able to find program ideas and craft project outlines (printable) in this search engine/social media site. On a smaller level I also find myself using Youtube the same way. I often use this to learn story time rhymes or sign language words for programs. But I also use them both in my personal life. Another interesting entry in this mapping is that Netflix, Amazon Prime, Pandora, and my personal email are all located in the personal visitor section. This is because these tools are mainly used to retrieve information not engage or share information of my own. Surprisingly I really do not email from my personal email much as I typically use text messaging or Facebook to communicate. During work I communicate in my work email. The same for the other tools which I use just to listen to music or watch movies/ TV shows. Google Docs I do collaborate a little bit and share documents but mostly it is used for note taking, reminder lists, and fun writing activities I do for my own enjoyment but not to share.
This was an enlightening activity and it makes me think of how I can use these tools more professionally or personally. Also how I can be more of a resident with certain tools as I did not realize I leaned more towards being a visitor in those instances. I encourage everyone to do this simple yet informative exercise.
This was an interesting exercise David White explains in his lecture "Visitor and Residents Mapping Activity".
This activity opened my eyes to how much I use the digital tools in my every day life in work and how it can sometimes overlap into my career. Pinterest is such a valuable tool in my line of work. I am able to find program ideas and craft project outlines (printable) in this search engine/social media site. On a smaller level I also find myself using Youtube the same way. I often use this to learn story time rhymes or sign language words for programs. But I also use them both in my personal life. Another interesting entry in this mapping is that Netflix, Amazon Prime, Pandora, and my personal email are all located in the personal visitor section. This is because these tools are mainly used to retrieve information not engage or share information of my own. Surprisingly I really do not email from my personal email much as I typically use text messaging or Facebook to communicate. During work I communicate in my work email. The same for the other tools which I use just to listen to music or watch movies/ TV shows. Google Docs I do collaborate a little bit and share documents but mostly it is used for note taking, reminder lists, and fun writing activities I do for my own enjoyment but not to share.This was an enlightening activity and it makes me think of how I can use these tools more professionally or personally. Also how I can be more of a resident with certain tools as I did not realize I leaned more towards being a visitor in those instances. I encourage everyone to do this simple yet informative exercise.
I also found that some of my apps overlapped between the personal and the professional quadrants of my map. Youtube and Pinterest were two of mine that overlapped as well. It is very interesting to think about how we use these apps. For example Youtube if something I use very frequently in my personal life, but I never leave any comments or likes. I am completely a visitor. I use it less frequently for work, but I am still a visitor. I too began thinking about maybe becoming more of a resident on some websites, like Youtube, because commenting and liking is so much a part of that platform.
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