Digital self

• Reasons for using social media

  • To connect with people
  • For entertainment
  • To access information/education
  • Makes tasks convenient
  • Serves as "online diaries"
  • A tool for identity exploration
• Self-presentation


  One feature of social media as a means of identity representation is that we can choose what to show and what to hide from people
• Impression management


  The process by which people control the impressions other people have towards them
• Self-presentation


  The process of communicating an image of ourselves to other people
• Reasons for self-presentation


  • Self-presentation reinforces the different social roles or identities we take on in the real world
  • We engage in self-presentation to gain social rewards
• Engaging in self-presentation does not mean that we deceive other people and lie regarding our identity
• Social media and other online platforms can provide "catharsis"


  We should be cautious about this, because although we find such disclosures as a way to free ourselves from all these negativities, the people reading our posts may pick up these negativities and find our posts "toxic"
• Digital citizen


  A person who has the knowledge and skills to effectively use digital technologies to communicate with others, participate in society, and create and consume digital content
• Elements of digital citizenship

  • Digital health and wellness
  • Digital security
  • Digital rights and responsibilities
  • Digital literacy
  • Digital law
  • Digital etiquette
  • Digital communication
  • Digital commerce
  • Digital Access