2. Page 133 – Zebby and her Mom
“What in the world makes you think it’s okay to post things like this on a website?”
“I didn’t post any of that stuff about Lilly. I posted the article about Lego
robotics, school food-”
“But you let other people post it.”
“I can’t control what other people post.”
“Sure you can. It’s your website. If you and Amr don’t control what people post on
it, who does?”
“Nobody. That’s the point. It’s a freedom of speech issue. We say right on the front
page that we aren’t going to censor anyone. So what can we do? We can’t go back
on our word.”
Mom cocked her head, like you know better than that, Zebby.
3. Page 163 - Trevor
Mrs. Michael said, “Because you can be anonymous
online, the person you show the world online is usually
not the real you.” I think she’s dead wrong about that.
I think the person you show online is exactly the
person you really are. The person you show in real life
is the one that’s fake.
Think about it. Most people are chameleons. They act
different around different people. What’s real about
that?
4. Page 74 – “Anonymous”
Have you ever noticed that people say and do things online
that they would never do in real life? It’s true. For
instance, I would never go up to Lilly and say, “Wow, you
used to be really fat,” but I don’t have any problem saying
that to her online.
It’s different online. You can say or do whatever you want
online because no one has to know it’s you saying or doing
those things. And you don’t actually have to face the
person you’re being mean to.
8. Projective
Project one’s real identity into virtual identity
Project one’s values and desires onto virtual identity
Virtual identity as a project in the making with trajectory
defined by one’s aspirations
17. Photos & References
Gee, J. (2007). What Video Games Have to Teach Us About
Learning and Literacy. New York: Palgrave-MacMillan
Wired.com (2011). Keeping the Geeklets Sharp over Summer
Break. [PHOTO]
HowStuffWorks.com. World of Warcraft. [PHOTO]
Interlogy.com. How to Build a Member Site. [PHOTO]
Out Of My Gord.com. Brands Live and Die Face to Face
[PHOTO]