4 Reflection
Remember that everyone’s digital journey is different. Just as your personal identity may change over time as you have different experiences and learn new things, the same is true of your digital identity. Learning new skills may encourage you to become active online in new ways, shape your digital identity and enable you to move forward in your digital journey.
Also, as you have seen, it’s not just about ‘digital me’, it’s about ‘digital us’. What we each do online has an impact on other people. Even if you found that your digital footprint has room for improvement, be reassured that, over time, you can take control of your life online and develop the digital profile you would like.
During the week you have been making notes in your reflective journal of how you want to develop your digital footprint and shape your digital identity. Now is a good time to review your plan and prioritise what you will do first. Putting these steps into practice will help to ensure that your digital journey is enjoyable and goes in the direction you would like.
Here are Kyaw Win’s reflections about this week.
“I like to share photos on Facebook and Instagram and to see photos of me with my friends there too. Sometimes they post a photo of me that I don’t like and mostly I don’t mind. But I’m really not happy with the photo of me from the Thingyan Water Festival. I look so wet and bedraggled. It would be better if that were private because I don’t want people to get the wrong impression of me.
I’m a bit embarrassed about some of my Facebook posts. I said things and I wasn’t really thinking about what I was doing. I don’t really want people to see them, because the way I think now is so different so I will take them down.
I managed to tighten up my settings on my Facebook account so now I know exactly who can see what I put up there. First, I un-friended all the people I don’t really know or keep in contact with. Then I deleted all those old posts and photos I don’t want people to see. I had to do that on Instagram as well. Then I made my Facebook private so only my friends and family can see what I write, unless I choose to let the public see it. I never knew you could do that. Makes me feel so much better. I feel like I’ve really achieved something.
Oh, and I’ve joined a Facebook group. They’re all cyclists and I’ve picked up some really good information. I think it’s great because they’ve been really helpful, offering me advice. In fact, I think I could even write my own cycling blog. That could be really exciting.
I didn’t know that my friend had written about me in his blog. I’m really flattered and I don’t mind because he didn’t use my name or write anything personal.
My friend introduced me to YouTube, and now I use it a lot to look things up quickly. I find it easier to watch how to do things than to read about it. Increasingly there are videos in Burmese which is great.
I’ve never really been sure about Twitter. Isn’t it just people posting photos of what they’re eating or saying nasty things about others?
I really don’t know what
3 Digital citizens