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Unknown's avatar New Media Works 4:31 pm on April 20, 2020
Tags: advertising, Africa, bubble, echo chamber, echo chambers, education, , , , , Namibia, , , training   

Media + Information Literacy (MIL) learning activities all make use of low key smartphone technology — a fun and dynamic approach that brings excitement to any youth training

Keywords: africa , curricula , learning interventions , media and information literacy , milli , multiplier , namibia

The lead-up to the production of the media clips is where the real learning happens. What makes good news? What agendas can be behind news? What is propaganda and how do I recognize it? What are the risks with consuming and sharing news via social media? All training nurtures critical thinking and critical awareness.

Raising awareness about the existence of ‘online bubbles’ and ‘echo chambers’ forms part of that. It looks at the agendas of online actors, and how they, through the use of algorithms, present you with news and adverts that will fit your interest. It results in a limited view on the bigger issue.Most youth in Namibia do not shop online. Therefore the online commercial world will not find an easy entry point to target the individual with advertisements. But this might change.

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Unknown's avatar New Media Works 9:53 pm on April 18, 2020
Tags: ALLCAPS, anger, angry, , , , feel, feelings, feels, issue, issues, problems   

[kellyfrickconnect.com] “DON’T BE SO ANGRY!”

How often have you been told to not to FEEL ANGER!
I use to be angry about EVERYTHING! And I honestly didn’t know or understand why.
Now I understand that it was my body trying to move the emotion through so it didn’t sit in my body and create greater issues. The problem is I didn’t know how to process it out so it festered and it DID create havoc!
Now when I feel anger bubbling up, I don’t try to suppress it or feel shame or guilt about it……I address it head-on!
This (click here) TAPPING VIDEO will help you process out the ANGER you may be feeling about the Corona Virus.
Hope you have an awesome day….and remember ANGER itself isn’t bad…..it’s your body trying to get you to take action……it only becomes an issue if you let it sit in your body and don’t do something about it!
Many blessings and hugs,
Kelly 😉
PS.…You can schedule a personalized tapping session with me to learn more about tapping and how it can benefit your health….click here for a session!
Or for a discounted package of 3 sessions click here for more!
PPS…..you know you want to start addressing so many emotions with consistent accountability….weekly group tapping videos and a personalized recorded monthly tapping session for you to have no matter where you are…..Check out the MONTHLY GROUP COACHING PLAN!
I LOOK FORWARD TO SCHEDULING YOUR TRANSFORMATION EXPERIENCE AND JOURNEY!

One way to not feel angry is to avoid using ALLCAPS. 😉

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Unknown's avatar New Media Works 2:52 pm on April 18, 2020
Tags: artist, artists, Christian, Christian music, , , musician, musicians, singer, song, songs, songwriter, website,   

[joyfullyyou.wordpress.com] “A little encouragement for you”

Hello dear readers! Caroline here popping in to share some encouragement for your week. I recently listened to “You Already Know” by JJ Heller and am absoluting loving it. It speaks so beautifully to the weird, uncertain times we are living in, and I really wanted to share it with y’all. I have been listening to it a lot and singing it…A LOT. 😀 I would highly recommend giving it a listen.

Also, I just want to encourage y’all that even though our times are weird and can really ignite fear, don’t let them cause you to fear. Just don’t. I have learned so many times that fear does absolutely nothing. It’s plain old not helpful. It’s a direct tactic of Satan. So, don’t. let. Satan. steal. your. joy. period. To read more about fear, I wrote a whole post on it which you can view here [joyfullyyou.wordpress.com/2020/03/13/how-should-we-respond-to-fear].

During this time, I’ve been trying to prioritize and get better at being joyful and not worrying as much. In fact, when worries start, I remind myself and will literally say in my head “do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God” (Philippians 4:6). A verse I use to remind myself to be joyful is Philippians 4:4, because y’all we really do have so much to be joyful for: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.” Oh, and verse 7 of that chapter talks about peace. Just what we also need to hear right now: “And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Fun fact: I’m also memorizing Philippians 4:4-9 right now which has honestly been perfect timing 😂. So, I would encourage you to choose one thing/one word to focus on and work on during this time of uncertainty and quarantine. It really helps. 🙂

As you go about your week, remember that God already knows everything you’re scared of, He holds your tomorrow, and everything tomorrow holds God already knows (<—from JJ Heller’s song. Don’t forget to listen to it! 😉 ).

Do you have any favorite songs that speak to times like this? Please share in the comments! ❤

God Bless,

Caroline K.

Thanks for sharing, Caroline! 😀

I almost didn’t click on your post, but the title seemed so heartfelt I guess I just couldn’t resist.

I’m sort of an EXPERT WRT online information. 😉

So I decided to use DDG to search for the title / artist you mentioned — Of course since DDG = GOOG – tracking , a YT video came up #1 (poor little G, they’ve gotta make some money, right?) OK, so I tried it minus the tite — and BOOM!!! (was that too loud? sorry 😉 ) Direct link to www.jjheller.com 🙂 So I click through + find out her videos on YT have 22 MM (million) plays. I wonder how much money she makes that way. Obviously, she isn’t making any money from ive appearances now, right?

Well, the newsletter signup on her website is really annoying. And there’s not a quick + easy contact form, but maybe you could figure out how to send her some FAN-mail? You could ask her — does she make a dime off of her YT videos? I kinda doubt it. IMHO she should share low-res mp3s directly on her site (so that if people like listening, then they could buy hi-res songs / albums / whatever).

Just a random idea. I doubt I will listen to the video you mentioned — is it even a video, or is it just the audio … and did she upload it herself? (I don’t use Google websites)

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Unknown's avatar New Media Works 10:16 pm on April 17, 2020
Tags: , , , create, creative, , introduction, preface, , , , , welcome,   

I want this blog to serve a purpose to YOU too: I want you to feel welcome here, or just most importantly, to FEEL — Feel understood; feel allied, happy, have something to relate to

Keywords: Introduction, Blog, Preface, Writing, Art

Share this home with me. Perhaps you’ll discover a new perspective on a particular matter. Perhaps some day, you’ll need reassurance. Or perhaps, you’ll find a common experience of ours. Because above all, writing unites people.

https://mylitterascripta.wordpress.com/2020/04/13/preface

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Unknown's avatar New Media Works 9:06 am on April 17, 2020
Tags: app, apps, business model, make money, , promote, promoting, promotion, promotions, smartphone, smartphones, webinar, webinars, Whatsapp   

[dranshublog.com] “Wallowing in webinars”

It is time to sleep and I have just changed into my night gown, when the phone rings. It is a Whatsapp call from a family member. You never know who needs what help in these corona times, so you pick up.

“What is this? Shift to video mode. We can’t see you!” the caller reprimands. Hello! I certainly don’t want you to see me in this state of undress. But then people think a lockdown is a good time to keep connected, so anything and anytime is good. Next online, are a group of friends from school. Same request. I want them to glare at a fixed profile image, but they want to ‘see’ me and my wrinkles in zoom mode. Predictably this is followed by comments on my greying scalp. Aargh!

I receive an email. Someone somewhere on this globe wants me to speak during an online course. I agree. And then I notice the fine print. “You are advised to be dressed like a presenter. End your presentation in 5 minutes.” The sender surely didn’t notice it was almost midnight in my part of the world at that hour. And I’m expected to be all dressed up for a 5 minute comment at that unearthly hour. Why are webcams allowed to intrude into our privacy so blatantly?

I connect with my students online for my teaching session. It is my one bright spot in the day when I can chat informally and find out how they are doing. There are discussions on data limitations and speed. They know more about technical aspects that I don’t understand myself. Their questions are tough and I find myself saying “I don’t know the answer. Let us look it up together” very frequently. But then I’m thankful they are processing and questioning what I am saying. A few sessions later, there is a problem. They have online coaching sessions every afternoon which are training them for postgraduate entrance exams. So could I wrap up sooner, or take sessions aligned with that schedule. I agree.

The constant refrain in our academic circles is that people have nothing to do during the lockdown. So start a webinar. As a result, one is bombarded with flyers on email, Twitter and Whatsapp. Three medical equipment companies want you to listen to ‘Safety guidelines in the times of COVID-19’. Every title ends with ‘… in the times of COVID-19’ irrespective of the content. And they all impinge into your lunch time. They forget that you are still at work, unlike the rest of the world. Each of them have over a 1000 doctors online, half of whom are simply saying “Hello, has the webinar started?” or “You are not audible”. And the game of oneupmanship continues as they claim to be the best. After my third webinar I need artificial tears, as my eyes are smarting from staring at the laptop screen all day.

And then there is the good news. Several top-notch academicians across the world have been herded by academic societies to deliver educational webinars. For free. You know you are never going to get this opportunity to listen to world experts so easily. So you click, click, click and register for all. I have a world clock helping me convert international times to IST. It is extremely hard to keep pace with all of them, as they are back to back. Two webinars later I realise that I am no longer listening. My brain has switched off long ago. There is something called ‘cognitive overload’ and there is only so much that you can assimilate.

It is here that I pause. To introspect. There was this big revelation which everyone seemed to be posting online two weeks ago. Positive thoughts, they called them. Telling us to slow down and look at the world outside and our worlds within. But just as quickly everything has changed. All we seem to be doing is staring at monitors and screens. The hurry and stress of the workplace is replaced by back-to-back webinars. It is worse than the workplace. Because at least there, the schedule was 9 to 5. Here there are no boundaries of time or space.

We will never learn as a species. Once part of the rat race, we will continue to find ways to be rats.

Do you know what the business model of Whatsapp (+ similar apps) is? How about your telephone? How do the producers of smartphones make money? Have you ever wondered about that?

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