This is a very interesting video that I needed to watch in order to reflect on where I fall on the spectrum or continuum of a Visitor of the the Internet or a Resident. Dr. White brings up issues that I felt alone in because I am now categorized as an older generation. I completely see myself as a Resident when it comes to my Facebook and Instagram social media sites. I love chatting with my mother, writing on my sister's wall and posting pictures of my last vacation or adventure. I have a heavy presence and online identity in those social media tools, however, I believe that I am a private person when it comes to sharing my "private life". I do not over-share my life. My privacy is very important to me and Dr. White mentions that privacy's value is different to various generations. After viewing this video, I can better understand that people, colleagues, friends and students will fall in different parts of this continuum. This will better help me approach the question of, "Why are you not online?" and "WOW! Why don't you take a break from posting?"
The Resident/Visitor Theory is correct when it addresses skill level. Being a Visitor does not mean that the person lacks technological skills to uses social media tools. It sometimes means that a certain tool does not pertain to their online identity or need. Additionally, being a Resident does not automatically qualify a person as technologically savvy.
The Resident/Visitor Theory is correct when it addresses skill level. Being a Visitor does not mean that the person lacks technological skills to uses social media tools. It sometimes means that a certain tool does not pertain to their online identity or need. Additionally, being a Resident does not automatically qualify a person as technologically savvy.