Constructing the Self in a Digital World [Paperback]

This title examines the relationship between identity and technology in the learning and lives of young people.It has become popular in recent years to talk about identity as an aspect of engagement with technology. Constructing the Self in a Digital World interrogates the various definitions of identity while examining the role of technology in the learning and lives of young people.It has become popular in recent years to talk about identity as an aspect of engagement with technology. Constructing the Self in a Digital World interrogates the various definitions of identity while examining the role of technology in the learning and lives of young people.It has become popular in recent years to talk about identity as an aspect of engagement with technology  in virtual environments, in games, in social media, and in our increasingly digital world. But what do we mean by identity, and how do our theories and assumptions about identity affect the kinds of questions we ask about its relationship to technology and learning? Constructing the Self in a Digital World takes up this question explicitly, bringing together authors working from different models of identity but all examining the role of technology in the learning and lives of children and youth.Introduction: connecting conversations about learning, identity, and technology Cynthia Carter Ching and Brian J. Foley; Part I. Authoring and Exploring Identity: 1. 'This is me': digital photo journals and young children's technologies of the self Cynthia Carter Ching and X. Christine Wang; 2. Digital storytelling and authoring identity Alan Davis and Daniel Weinshenker; 3. Building identities as experts: youth learning in an urban after-school space Carol Cuthbertson Thompson and Lisa Bouillion Diaz; 4. Positive technological development: the multifaceted nature of youth technology use towards improving self and society Marina Bers, Alicia Doyle-Lynch and Clement Chau; Part II. Identities in Flux and Play: 5. You lóâ