In chapter 6, Turkle discussed the controversy of people having conversations with robots and posed the question, “What is it to have a conversation?” After reading the chapters 6,7, and 8 I started to ask myself the same question. As previously discussed in regards to social media, we portray a message but aren't sure if anyone is listening. Is it still a conversation then if your the only one interacting? I believe a conversation and communication are two different words with very different meanings. We communicate in many different ways. We communicate through our actions, presentations, discussions, verbal, our clothes and even lifestyle. We communicate our thoughts and beliefs even though we may not speak any words. I believe, in order to have a conversation one must communicate with another "person". Meaning when my eight year old daughter talks with Siri, is that not a conversation? In contrast, conversations in person are very different then those we have with computers and the digital world. When faced with a computer screen in between you and your communicator one might have more confidence. I also believe when we communicate online it is usually to portray a message to those who believe the same thing you might. It is in our human nature to find comfort in those who have the same values and beliefs as others. Social media and digital text allows us to communicate to a variety of beliefs.
What are they and how do they appear in your personal and professional lives? If you were to diagram the power relationships in each of them, what would the diagrams look like? How does technology impact them?
I think the best way to discuss communication and the different ways we interact is best described through a diagram. Therefore, I created this popplet to demonstrate the different ways we communicate in different settings. At home, I have two sources of communication, our significant other and our children. Because my children are below the age of eight, I do not have to worry about different ways of communicating with them other then face to face interaction. Our communication is usually more of a dictatorship with me as the parent in command. With my significant other, we collaborate and communicate a little differently. Although our communication mostly stems from discussing issues that arise and problem solving, we do this through face to face interactions as well as through calls and text. Usually our conversations are more private and therefore technology has a limited role in it. I have also found, because media has the benefit of showing no emotional connection, messages can sometimes be conveyed differently and therefore my husband and I usually speak on the phone or in person. In the workplace I communicate differently with my peers, then with my principal and lastly my students. My conversations with my principal and department chairs are usually very formal and attached with an agenda. There is usually a meeting time and place discussed beforehand as well. With my peers, it is very informal and more collaborative. We communicate through a variety of ways: email, phone and face to face interaction. Lastly is my communication with my students. More and more our school is pushing technology. I have tried to use technology as a way to communicate with my students but still have some reserves. I communicate with my students through remind101, website posts, face to face interaction, and email to name a few. My purpose of communication is solely for teaching or mentoring the students. The biggest spectrum of communication is my own form of beliefs, interests, and opinions. Through social media, I can communicate any way I wish. I can portray to be any personality I would like to which is why I believe so many people like to use social media as a way of communication. But is anyone listening? This brings me into a short video clip in the movie "He's Just Not that Into You". In the movie it talks about the different forms of communication and therefore the more complicated the conversation.
Select a procedural video clip of presentation. Who is the clip seems most appropriate for and why. How would the communication be different?
There are two video clips I would like to look at. Both videos I have shown in my health class and at parents night. The purpose of both videos are the same but the delivery is different. Each video is meant to describe the rules and procedures of health education class. Below you will find the link to both videos. (In the first video I changed the teachers name to Mrs. Smith)
Although both videos are similar in message they are delivered differently. When addressing the students as my audience I kept the video short and to the point. There was not so much detail about what the units were about but rather if they needed help to email the teacher. My hope with the video was to address the students on more of a level they would understand. Two high school students rushing to get to class was a great way to portray that. In the parent video I talked more about the units we will discuss throughout the year. I also went into more detail about grading and how they can contact me. The characters were more "parent friendly" and not high school students. My message was more professional when addressing the parents but more personal when addressing the teenagers.
In conclusion I choose to write a blog post, a popplet, and to go animate cartoons. I wanted to get away from the traditional paper and step out of my comfort zone. I believe it was a good way to portray all of my thoughts to the reader. Now what I need to work on is solely doing the assignment with a digital tool.
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