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Topic 1 – Reflection

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On Monday, I popped over to Aaron’s and Jennifer’s blog to find out what are their thoughts on the topic Digital Differences!

Illustrated in the Venn diagram below, we can see the 2 different approaches that Aaron and Jennifer uses.

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Aaron’s
He evaluated himself against the different factors that cause the digital differences and further introduce a simple hierarchy inspired by Maslow to go in-depth into finding out what are the leading causes of the differences.

Jennifer’s
Provided statics from the research that was already conducted and pointed out the different factors that were derived from the analysis.

Both blogs also stated out a common thing that is affected by the digital differences, learning, which I missed out on my entry on this topic. Yes, comparing those with internet privilege, they can access information beyond their textbooks, while the unfortunate ones will have to rely on the sources available within their reach.

Reflecting back, I am blessed that Singapore is a first world country opening up to new technology (Have you heard about cashless plans? It is pretty impressive!) allowing us to learn beyond the textbook and connecting to people around the globe to expand our insights.

Below is a little drawing of what happened in week 1, I was introduced back to blogging, creating infographics and researching to support my stand. A little panicky about the 12am deadline but I am really looking forward to a brand new topic!

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Ending my reflection with a quote that I adore from Dr Robert Schuller
“Tough times don’t last, tough people do”

Hang in there, earthlings! We are counting down 40 days to Christmas!

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Topic 1 – Evaluate the impact of your “Digital Differences” on how you interact with the Web.

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Internet, a necessity in our world these days. It helps us access different things throughout the globe and makes the world a smaller place. Travelling through the lens of the internet, why not?

Internet, sometimes we just take it for granted, getting angry over the slow connection but have you ever wonder those living in the developing countries? To them, the internet is limited and considered as an upper-class privilege.

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There are 5 main factors that cause digital differences (Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project,2012) which I am going to look at how it differentiates my interaction on the web from others.

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  1. Age group

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  2. Educational attainment
    Comparing me (some college) and my aunt (no formal education attained), we can see the differences in the usage and interaction on the web.

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Personally, I feel that there is one more factor that contributes to the difference in behaviour. Your job or title. (I couldn’t find any research on it but I talked to a few of my friends and they do agree on the differences)
1. Influencers vs Commoners 

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In conclusion, as you age into a different phase of life (student, working adult, retired), your interaction on the web will also transit along.

References;
Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. (2012) Digital differences. [online] Available at: https://www.slideshare.net/PewInternet/digital-differences [Accessed 10 Nov. 2017].

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