Author: RAMONA KREISA

Diigo curation

Link to my Diigo posts – https://www.diigo.com/user/ramonakreisa

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Diigo is a tool that many article writers have to easily gather information and highlight points they believe are useful. Diigo was a big help whilst doing my research for my Wikipedia article. One of the most useful features was the ability to add notes to a large amount of text without transferring them to another platform.

My main idea using Diigo was make my notes visually appealing. Personally, I get lost in the information I have gathered unlike with Diigo, where I have color coordinated all of the facts. I have put a sticky note to each of my highlights, like so, when I write my Wikipedia article, all of my original ideas are saved in a safe place which I referred back to. This was my most successful feature. One of my favorite tools was the screenshot, not only could I screenshot paragraphs, but additionally make my own notes. I also liked the bookmarking feature which I created by going in Google Extension and downloading it. This means I did not have to copy and paste the URL. This was something I have not seen any other platform providing as I was editing and saving my notes on the website making it more organized, as well as not losing any needed reference material.

One tool I didn`t figure out was how to link my notes or highlights to a relatable website, for example when making notes on The Guardian I wanted to make an external link to show any important designer Omoyami has worked with. I thought this would be a very useful tool if I want to explain or show what a particular word means or company insights. However, as Diigo is becoming my main information gathering platform, I am finding more and more tools that it can offer.


TWINE STORY. Alissa`s Christmas.

Reflective Writing

Link to the Twine Story – https://ramonakreisa.itch.io/alissas-christmas

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Before starting to develop my own Twine story, I watched other games. One of the points that stood out was how varied stories can be and how interesting they can be from different choices, end results and story paths. Twine is not only used for gaming purposes, it can also be used to tell a story whilst advertising product. If we take any advert as an example, each passage can be different choice; this is how I created my story. I applied as many choices as I could and made it interactive by creating a puzzle.

My main idea was to create something that the reader wouldn’t expect. I believe that is what makes the reader want to find out how it is going to end. I also made it Christmas themed, as in this period people are more likely to play my game.

One of the biggest challenges was using all of the twine tools as this was my first time. My aim was to create a story that would represent my interest; making it appealing to anyone which I succeeded in. The most successful detail was applying a guessing feature for the reader. I created different passages where the audience needs to guess based on the narrative. For example, when we look back at the story where Alissa picked up the letter, the audience had to guess which one is the most likely.

I also received positive feedback after presenting my idea. The response I got was that they didn’t expect the raising action of the story line to be a dream. It was a major plot twist which made it interacting.

Lastly, I could have focused on making it more visually appealing however I was focusing more on perfecting the narrative and learning how to apply the functions which was a slight mistake, however I can learn from this.

References:

Image – https://twinery.org/

WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE. Reflective writing.

Before starting to write my Wikipedia article, I saw this platform as an information place that had a bad reputation due to information not being true. However, after finding out more about it from our lecturer as well as Wikipedia professional editor we got to meet on workshop, I have realized how important this website is for community and most importantly for people who are not able to access education like I am.

One of the most amazing tools of this website is that I can take any article and make it more knowledgeable by adding information at any time. This provides anyone with always growing information platform. Another tool I found interesting is the audience analyzing. By typing in any topic, I can see what is most searched in particular days from particular audience. This is a good way to see which articles are most popular. As well as being able to contact everyone who`s username I know and ask any valuable information. If we look at the basic editing tools, I found them handy. I was able to add Wikipedia links to anything I wanted to provide more information. I was able to send the reader to an external link which I thought is very important if the audience doesn’t know where to find this specific information.

One feature I did struggle with was what type of facts I can use. Meaning, in this platform I can`t spread my own opinion. It has to be strictly fact based which meant I consistently had to remind myself to go back to the true information about Omoyemi Akerele.

Omoyemi Akerele was already featured on Wikipedia, just in poor quality of information. However, I am planning to also pick a Woman in Red, starting a whole new article about less featured women. I believe this is very important as I spread knowledge to the society who`s only access is Wikipedia.

TED TALK

After watching the Ted Talk Beware online “Filter bubbles” it really does explain how the Web world has changed and still are changing. Following the quote by Eric Schmidt Google “It will be really hard for people to consume something that hasn’t been tailored for them” it kind of a starts a debate of what is ethnic and what’s not.

After discussing 9 elements of digital citizenship we really do manage to link Eli Palisers word with the elements themselves. One of the main topics mentioned was the online information filter. Depending on what we search the most , the Web, without consulting us are deciding on our future search results. A good example was applied after comparing two different Google outcomes by searching the same topic. One of them was relating to political issues and demographics and the other search results was linked to best traveling spots within Egypt and pictures of views. This is an example of Digital Rights. People have rights to consume information not basing on what they have searched the most but on the importance of issues, or at least make the decision of themselves wether they want to click on the political issues article or newest fashion trends. This also links to accessibility- Digital Access. On the web, majority of people have noticed the different type of attention to different events. As an example, in space of last month we all are aware of Amazons forest being in terrible fire. But when did we found out? Yes, it started being podcasted around 2weeks after the incident. However, everyone will be hearing about Kim Kardashians outfit on Met Gala starlight as it happens. Again, it links back to what the Web is “choosing” to show us. Regarding, we lose the accessibility to information that is important not just for us to know it but for society to react. And this is the illusion of the internet. We tend to see it as this big world who offers us a wide space of information opportunities, but does it really, cutting out certain topics?

A term I liked used in the video is Filter bubble. And what was interesting is the methods this filter bubble have been created after. Such companies as Google, Yahoo news, Facebook, they are all basing not just on recent topic search but they are also filtering the information provided by what type of network you use, computer or even where you are sitting. All this information put together creates your personal google or your personal New York Time, which is an issue. We keep thinking that the development of electronics increases leading to more opportunities on web and more information accessibility. But in the reality everything has been narrowed down and we actually don’t even see what is outside of this filter bubble, we no more adjust to internet world, opposite, it adjusts to us proceeding on facts what it (web) thinks we want to see, which on daily basis is not the case.

Looking at the meaning of Digital citizenship it is a person utilising information in order to engage in society and politics. But how can we successfully do it basing on different type of information if we are stuck in this Filter bubble. Or can we even engage fully if we have been, dramatically saying, cut off from the rest of the web world allowing internet providing us with the same brand of shoes instead of the variety.