dana boyd (yes her name is in all lowercase) is one of the world’s experts on youth and social media.  Her new book, It’s Complicated, is now out and certainly worth a read.  There are several copies available for check out in hard copy, however the entire PDF of her work is available for free here. 

 

There is a lot that all of us still have to learn about how our students are living and learning (Ito, 2007) with digital media!  From now until December I will be pointing your attention to specific pieces in boyd’s text as a basis for us to check our current understanding, and be gain additional knowledge into the complexities of how our students interact with digital media.

 

To start:

Read the introduction section from pages 6-8.  What is your own definition of social media?  How did it change after reading this text.