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Zizi.husain (discuss • contribs) 14:39, 29 September 2018 (UTC)Reply

Zizi.husain (discuss • contribs) 15:22, 29 September 2018 (UTC)Reply

Screen time is spending time in front of a television, computer, video game or other type of screen ("TRT", n.d.)^[1]. First, I’m going to give a general idea of the main subject. Secondary, I will discuss my own screen time usage. Finally, I will illustrate a brief of the problem as well as an opinion.

Time screen technology has its own advantages and disadvantages, as for social media for example: it has been shown to foster social bonds among people who might feel excluded and isolated from society. On the other hand, it has been proven (L. Dunckley, 2014)^[2] that there are many cons behind the excessive use of the different kinds of screens and bad use of screen time have made us addicted. However, it can be limited if we know how to control it ("Screen Time: Benefits, Risks, and When to Draw the Line", n.d.)^[3].

Clearly, my personal use of screens is depending on the reason. Depending on my own statistics; my time was divided between smart phone, laptop and Television. Smart phone has 56%, 10 percent for my laptop and 7% of my time were spent on television. Too bad that I’m spending this much of time of screen timing. Probably, I am spending most of my daily time the smart phone surfing and monitoring different kind of social media applications for communicating and being in touch with my family and friends around the world, especially my family in Kuwait.

In addition, television, social media, smartphones, tablets. In today’s world, technological advances have made us heavily reliant on our different screens. In fact, more than 64% of American adults now own a smartphone and the average American household has more televisions than people (Minnesota Department of Health, 2016).

Finally, screen time is under our control if we manage our time using the screens. In my opinion, the excessive use of screen time is putting people at risk of being anti-social, having different kind of mental health issues and many other problems. In conclusion, no one will live an hour without his cell-phone, but we can always try to limit our use under any circumstances to avoid any future misuse which eventually leads to multi - dimensional problem.

@Zizi.husain:

Posts of this standard roughly correspond to the following grade descriptor. Depending on where your actual mark is in relation to the making criteria as outlined in the relevant documentation, it should give you an idea of strengths and weaknesses within the achieved grade band overall:

Pass . Among other things, pass entries may try to relate an idea from the module to an original example, but might not be very convincing. They may waste space on synopsis or description, rather than making a point. They may have spelling or grammatical errors and typos. They might not demonstrate more than a single quick pass at the assignment, informed only by lecture and/or cursory reading. They may suggest reading but not thinking (or indeed the reverse). The wiki markup formatting will need some work.

This work is at the upper end of this grade band, so a little improvement will go a long way to attaining a higher mark. I think in order to engage with the wiki exercises a bit more, it might be useful for you to take a closer look at the assessment brief to get more of an idea of how to hit those targets. In addition, Making more use of the wiki functionality and markup would have gone a long way to improving fluidity and functionality of posts. I suspect that, if you become more familiar and proficient with the platform, that this will make a considerable difference.

Detail:

• I like some of your ideas here - you are clearly interested in this subject, and there are some background ideas that could quite easily be developed into a more complete project if extended.
• I would have liked a little more critical engagement with the notion of "addictedness" to screens. This is, as you know, a highly problematic assertion (not incorrect, but certainly one that needs unpacking if you are to make use of it) and a claim that would benefit from further research.
• I am sure you will get there however, because this is a good effort at a first post on the wiki.

General:

'Reading and research': evidence of critical engagement with set materials; evidence of independent reading of appropriate academic and peer-reviewed material. Merit.

'Argument and analysis': well-articulated and well-supported argument; evidence of critical thinking (through taking a position in relation to key ideas from the module, and supporting this position); evidence of relational thinking (through making connections between key ideas from the module and wider literature, and supporting these connections); evidence of independent critical ability. Pass/Marginal-Poor.

'Presentation': good use of wiki markup and organisational skills. Marginal.

GregXenon01 (discuss • contribs) 13:42, 8 October 2018 (UTC)Reply

Carr, N. G. (2010). The shallows: What the Internet is doing to our brains. New York: W.W. Norton. Chapter 3.^[1]

In Chapter 3, Carr discusses how the internet has rewired our brains and affected our concentration capabilities. The author explains how the culture of skimming through content on the internet has changed the brain and as a result, books have become harder to read ^[2]. He used elements of psychology and neuroscience to show the changes in brain activity after internet use ^[3]. The study is in line with my interest in Katherine’s work on how digital media affects our thinking. The main limitation of the study by Carr is that some of the data given can used to refute his main claim. In an experiment performed on internet users, it showed that there was no significant difference in actual brain activity and they were equally involved in reading books. The book offers a deeper understanding into the relation between a person’s intellectual capacity and the internet’s role in shaping it.

• The Shallows

• Carr – What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains

• What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains

Zizi.husain (discuss • contribs)

In the modern day society, social movements occur when people develop a desire to alter the status quo, or to be governed in a better way. Goodwin, & Jasper, (2014) opines that these movements provide the public with a chance to address injustices facing them, and to decide their future. It is through such movements that people join hands to ouster an unpopular government, or to advocate for the repeal of unpopular legislation. Communications and technology have played a key role in most social movements. It is through social media and other modern day technologies that information regarding the social movements are disseminated. Through these technologies, it has become easy for people to acquire and spread information regarding social movements.

Occupy wall street is a perfect example of a case study that can be regarded as a social movement. This movement sought to address the issue of disparity in the United States as well as the rising gap between the affluent and the poor (Goodwin & Jasper, 2014). Organizers felt that there was a need to regulate the powers held by financial institutions, and large companies across the United States. Most of them felt that if things were not addressed urgently, the general population would be at the mercy of banks, and other large financial corporations. For instance, most of these corporations exploited their employees, while at the same time offering financial services at prices that were above what most citizens could afford.

Occupy wall street can be regarded as a social movement since it was driven by the need to change how things are done and give people greater powers over how things are done. In most social movements, people rely on modern-day technologies to inform others on what to do, where to meet, and how to dress among others (Gerbaudo, 2018; Bonilla & Rosa, 2015). During the occupy wall street movement, people relied on Twitter, social media, and other forms of communication to communicate with each other, and to convey their messages. Communications play a key role during movement since it not only informs followers of what to do but also keeps them assured that the fight is still on.

It is through social movements that citizens develop new ways of viewing and doing things. Most scholars agree with Goodwin, & Jasper, (2014) that social movements result in changes that are felt even long after the movement took place. Most of them also believe that without the social movement, society will deteriorate, and things will become worse. For instance, most people who took part in the occupy wall street movement felt that corporations held immense powers to an extent they could influence the running of the government. For instance, most of these corporations used bribes, and other means to block the government from addressing issues such as low wages, and income inequality. Della, & Diani, (2017) suggests that historically social movements have been spurred by injustices, unequal representation, and a desire to make things better for the benefit of all people. Most people join these movements with the aim of inspiring a change or fighting against unfair treatment.

Zamzam (discuss • contribs) 14:49, 28 October 2018 (UTC)Reply

• Occupy Wall Street
• Portal:Social movements
• List of social movements
• Social movment studies

• Bonilla, Y., & Rosa, J. (2015). # Ferguson: Digital protest, hashtag ethnography, and the racial politics of social media in the United States. American Ethnologist, 42(1), 4-17.
• Della, P. D., & Diani, M. (2017). The Oxford handbook of social movements.
• Gerbaudo, P. (2018). Tweets and the streets: Social media and contemporary activism. Pluto Press.
• Goodwin, J., & Jasper, J. M. (Eds.). (2014). The social movements reader: Cases and concepts. John Wiley & Sons.

Zamzam (discuss • contribs) 02:13, 9 November 2018 (UTC)Reply

Wikis can be defined as online tools that allow users to interact, create, modify and delete content. A unique aspect of these platforms is that they are formed through collaboration, where each member can create an account, and post content on these platforms. One of the most notable examples of these Wikis is Wikipedia. Wikis are regarded as highly beneficial platforms since they enhance learning, by allowing people to collaborate, and share knowledge. Through Wikipedia or any other Wikis, one can create own account, engage in discussion with other people, and also post and modify the content posted in the platforms. Even though most Wikis contains information that is not entirely reliable, they are crucial resources for any person willing to enhance their knowledge in a certain area.

Before joining this class, I had limited knowledge of Wikis and did not understand what kind of resources they were. My first encounter with Wikis was unpleasant since I had never come into contact with encoding programs or other digital media programs. With time, I learnt more about them, and even developed ample skills in creating, and editing wiki books. According to Ioannou, et al., (2015)^[1], Wikis are regarded as collaborative resources since they allow users to engage in discussion, thereby forming an online community. Trough wikis, one can interact with people with whom they share a common goal, and discuss issues affecting them. Like any other online platforms, Wikis foster learning by facilitating knowledge transfer, through sharing of ideas. Wikis are unique in that they allow one to post a large number of content and graphics, unlike Facebook and Twitter, which limits posts length to 63,206 and 280 characters respectively.

Wikis are highly beneficial not only to digital media students but also to all people with interest in collaborative learning. Lane, (2017)^[2] opined that Wikis are helpful tools for students since they help create an online community through which they can manage their content online.

This platform is also helpful since it promotes free interactions between students and the instructors, thereby, facilitating knowledge transfers. Instructors can, for instance, use the platform to discuss with one or several students regarding the progress of their project. Students can also use Wikis to undertake, and manage a project collectively, and also to engage in informal discussions.

Chances of Wikis replacing face to face interactions in learning are slim. However, they help compliment learning by allowing tutors, and students to engage in online discussions even when they are miles apart. When used in schools, Wikis are highly valuable resources since they make learning enjoyable, and less costly. Zheng et al. (2015)^[3] for instance points out that Wikis are highly beneficial tools since they help promote collaborative learning in higher education. Wikis are also highly valuable for people who want uninterrupted and unrestricted access to information. For instance, Wikipedia has proven to be a highly valuable information resource, and most people use it to access the information they could never obtain from any other sources. In the field of media, Wikis are not just tools to facilitate information sharing and collaboration; rather they also help promote free speech, by helping journalists, to circumnavigate censorship that is common in several countries. Zam (discuss • contribs)

• Wikipedia
• Living in a connected world class of 2018

I have been wondering how does all these information was gathered here, published and how does this wikipedia work? Never tried to find out the truth! BUT..since the first day of involving with this module 'living in a connected world', I have been exploring the Wiki world from its depth.

I used self teaching to learn using Wikibooks, by visiting another Wiki page trying to find the right coding for what I'm looking for and I am very proud of what I have learned so far and even If I choose to go for the dissertation I will still need to learn more about the Wiki world because I find it extremely challenging!

I did find the whole experience difficult at the beginning because I have never used the encoding programs, online publishing! at the end It turned to be so easy and fun! Wiki world is not just a place to publish, It is a place you can get online help, edit other's published work, upload pictures and information and so much more!

To be honest I have started it by asking my tutor so many questions like: how to edit, how to include a picture and my recent dilemma now is how to cite which I'm currently working on ;p

My first attempts on WikiBooks wasn't that bad, I actually did pretty well, not because I knew everything about it but because I was so curios using the HELP tool box which it was really helpful. In conclusion Wikibooks for beginners isn't that hard to use after all!

After I start working on Wikibooks it became much easier and more fun day by day. Today I can write on Wikibooks, I am aware of how to edit and write, what to avoid when publishing, how to reference on the wiki, how to include an image, how to add an internal and external link to my writing and my final challenge is to cite professionally. 

Contributing to other projects on Wiki has given me a huge confident to start working on my own talk page IN ARABIC..yes :) I have already started to translate my own talk page which I am currently working on and since I have been contacted by Wikiarabia and WikiEgypt to contribute, I am doing just fine ..yet. I don't think that I can do much right now for the Wikiarabia and WikiEgypt but for sure its going to happen in the near future.

Referencing, citing mission accomplished! Yeeey! I did it, I finally knew how to link a word with a referencing page! Zam (discuss • contribs) 01:20, 19 November 2018 (UTC)Zam (discuss • contribs) 02:10, 20 November 2018 (UTC)Reply

@Zizi.husain: Wow, good to hear that mate! Just read about your journey so far on Wiki and could literally hear you saying this. Also, just wanted to let you know that even I used the hyperlink thingy in my recent wiki upload and learnt that from you. Keep experimenting so that I can get more ideas and inspirations. :)

@Awesooome92: Awwwww!!! this is absolutely AWESOME Awesooome92 ;P I am so glad that I helped.. I will keep posting about my journey here on Wikis, stay awesome!Zam (discuss • contribs) 14:15, 24 November 2018 (UTC)Reply

Heeey friend @Awesooome92:, excuse me if I had to do some changes on your latest work What are Wikis it will be very helpful for your future submissions :) <--- This meant to be you but I totally forgot to mention you ;P LOL Sorry dear!

Ok, so when you are referencing you need to write it as it is just like another regular essay.. Example: For Instance, in Hollywood, and other American Mainstream Media, the Middle East cultures have been portrayed as retrogressive and Oppressive towards women (Qutub, 2013) before you put a full-stop you should write this two codes < Ref> for the beginning of your FULL bibliography, Like this: Qutub, A. (2013). Harem Girls and Terrorist Men: Media Misrepresentations of Middle Eastern Cultures. Colloquy, 9, 139-155. After the full stop you need to write this to close your ref link </ Ref> WITH A ( / ) just before the word Ref, then if that was your end of your sentence you need to put a full stop right after this </Ref>.

bla bla blaa (Qutub, 2013)^[1].

For a proper Ref list you Must headline your assignment as a 1st level heading by putting ONE ( = ) After that your other headings should take more ( = ) for your other subheadings for example: write this after you'r done with your essay to get a reference list : (==)References(==) after this subheading yo should use this code Two branches this is a branch{ before and after the word Reflist so you can have a subheading for your ref list, that makes it clearer and more professional. :) Have a great day my dearest!

FYI: DO NOT USE ANY SPACE OR Parentheses () I used them for the explanations ;P

I hope this could be helpful. Zam (discuss • contribs)

To be continued..

You guys can find out more about Wikibooks editing Here.

To use an image on Wikis images on Wikibooks:

Firstly :

• Go to Wiki Commons
• Search for you image topic.
• Choose the image you desire then click on it.
• Once you click on an image it will enlarged after that you will see a blue rectangular button which it says More details press on it.
• It should take you to the image file page, this page has all the details you need, you will see 5 efferent icons; to download it, use it on the web, use it on a wiki which we should always use on our assignments email the image and the last icon should tell you about the reusing of an image on Wikis.
• After you choose the W icon to be able to use it on your Wiki page, a link box should appear saying Use this file on a wiki and it should has two links; one to use the image as a thumbnail, the other to use it as a regular image, this link should be your image on your Wiki work.

Secondly:

• Choose the thumbnail link from wiki common.
• copy the URL and past it to your work.
• If you did't find you image you can upload it from the editing toolbox, just press on the image button ( embedded file ) another tool box should say insert file upluad you own peace of work (the image) follow the instructions and press on upload then inset.

Your image is now ready to be used on Wikibooks!

Editing the size, right corner, frames

• After you add your link you can now adjust it by adding ( | ) you will be able to control your image at full.

Examples: Bouncywikilogo.gif|New-Bouncywikilogo|200px|left| wikipedia logo

Bouncywikilogo.gif|New-Bouncywikilogo|400px|center| wikipedia LOGO

Bouncywikilogo.gif|New-Bouncywikilogo|200px|thumb| Zamzam logo

And that's it!

• For the first frame-less image I used : 200px, left, non I used none format to get a frame-less image:

• Now I will resize it, put it on the right side, use a fame:

I hope I have explained everything as it should be :) and I am always welling to help! cheers! Zam (discuss • contribs)

@Zizi.husain:

Posts of this standard roughly correspond to the following grade descriptor. Depending on where your actual mark is in relation to the making criteria as outlined in the relevant documentation, it should give you an idea of strengths and weaknesses within the achieved grade band overall:

Merit. Among other things, merit entries will make a clear point in a clear way. They will relate concepts to original examples in a straightforward fashion. They will make effective use of the possibilities of the form (including links, as well as perhaps copyright-free videos and images, linked to from Wiki Commons). They may also demonstrate a broader understanding of the module's themes and concerns, and are likely to show evidence of reading and thinking about the subject material. The wiki markup formatting will be very clear.

This work is at the upper end of this grade band, so a little improvement will go a long way to attaining a higher mark next time. I think in order to engage with the wiki exercises a bit more, it might be useful for you to take a closer look at the assessment brief to get more of an idea of how to hit those targets, but this is being quite picky – there’s some excellent work here (see following comments).

Detail:

• Ex#2: this annotated bibliography is well written, useful, and reflective. It utilises the wiki form to present what would otherwise be fairly dry academic material in a visually interesting way.
• Ex#3: this is very well written indeed. You have chosen a very good case study as a vehicle to illustrate social movements more generally, as well as demonstrate your understanding of the social movements studies literature. This piece articulates your ideas and approaches in a straightforward and very accessible manner. Very good use of secondary sources here to support your argument. Some nice uses of image to frame the text and help the reader to engage visually. Well done!
• Ex#4: I really like the use of the animation in here – and also, it’s notable that your placement of the wiki symbol to mirror the Wikipedia home page position (i.e. top left) is very well judged. This works visually to tie the piece together, and for me, does away with the need to use other images in here. You have understood many of the main underlying aspects of wiki in educational contexts, and reflect upon these through communicating your own experiences of working with wiki environments and working through the unfamiliar territory you describe. Usefully, you draw upon some independent reading to substantiate your points, and this strengthens your argument considerably. There are one or two typos in this one.

General:

'Reading and research': evidence of critical engagement with set materials; evidence of independent reading of appropriate academic and peer-reviewed material. Merit.

'Argument and analysis': well-articulated and well-supported argument; evidence of critical thinking (through taking a position in relation to key ideas from the module, and supporting this position); evidence of relational thinking (through making connections between key ideas from the module and wider literature, and supporting these connections); evidence of independent critical ability. Merit.

'Presentation': good use of wiki markup and organisational skills. Merit.

GregXenon01 (discuss • contribs) 12:02, 17 December 2018 (UTC)Reply

@Zizi.husain:

Contributions to discussion of this standard roughly correspond to the following grade descriptor. Depending on where your actual mark is in relation to the making criteria as outlined in the relevant documentation, it should give you an idea of strengths and weaknesses within the achieved grade band overall:

Good. Among other things, good contributions will make a clear point in a clear way. They will relate concepts to original examples in a straightforward fashion. They will make effective use of the possibilities of the form (including formatting, links, as well as perhaps copyright-free videos and images, linked to from Wiki Commons). They may also demonstrate a broader understanding of the module's themes and concerns, and are likely to show evidence of reading and thinking about the subject material, discussing this in a transparent way with fellow researchers on the Discussion Pages. The wiki markup formatting will be very clear.

In addition, you were asked in the brief to address the following guidelines in terms of contribution, engagement and conduct, Here is an evaluation of those elements of your activity on the Essay Discussion Pages:

• Students should be engaging at least once a day, for the duration of the project. The following points illustrate how this engagement is evaluated.

• Evidence from contribs to both editing and discussion of content (i.e. volume and breadth of editorial activity as evidenced through ‘contribs’). These are primarily considered for quality rather than quantity, but as a broad guideline: o Each item on a contribs list that are 3000+ characters are deemed “considerable” o Each item on a contribs list that are 2000+ characters are deemed “significant” o Each item on a contribs list that are 1000+ characters are deemed “substantial” o Items on a contribs list that are <1000 characters are important, and are considered in the round when evaluating contribs as a whole because of their aggregate value o It is expected that you will make at least one contrib per day, for the duration of the project

Pass. (Upper end of the grade band). Fairly consistent engagement throughout the duration of the project. A large number of smaller, but very important edits made on both your own pages and on the main essay discussion page. This is crucial: it allowed you to engage with the other students as more of a community and to take what you learned to a wider audience. There were also a small number of contribs which might be considered “substantial” by the above criteria. These made a real difference in both relaying crucial information and in adding value to the project as a whole. Unfortunately, there are no contribs that could be considered significant or considerable: although it’s important to acknowledge that this is about quality of engagement much more than quantity, one would expect at least one or two of these more weighty contribs in there which would have made a positive difference to the essay and to the project overall.

• Engagement with and learning from the community on Discussion Pages o Evidence of peer-assisted learning and collaboration  Excellent. o Evidence of reading, sharing, and application of research to the essay  Merit. o Evidence of peer-review of others’ work  Excellent.

• Reflexive, creative and well-managed use of Discussion Pages o Clear delegation of tasks o Clearly labelled sections and subsections o Contributions are all signed  Merit.

• Civility. Your conduct is a key component of any collaboration, especially in the context of an online knowledge-building community. For further information about this in a Wikimedia context, please go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars. Please respect others, as well as observe the rules for civility on wiki projects. All contribs are moderated.  Excellent. GregXenon01 (discuss • contribs) 12:07, 17 December 2018 (UTC)Reply

1. ↑ Qutub, A. (2013). Harem Girls and Terrorist Men: Media Misrepresentations of Middle Eastern Cultures. Colloquy, 9, 139-155.