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Assignment:

Track the following during this day in a log:

• What modes of communication did you use?
• Who did you communicate with?
• Was the communication professional or personal?
• How long did you communicate?
• What other activities did you have going on while communicating?
• What was your general emotional reaction to this mode of cyber communication?
• What advantages or disadvantages did you observe in your digital communication?

Reflect on your log and identifies ways you might increase your cyber communication competency. Address the following below:

• Explain what your most common reasons or motivations for using digital technology are.
• Was it difficult to balance your face-to-face and digital communication throughout the day? Do you feel that you need to have a better balance of digital and face-to-face communication? Why or why not?
• Which particular communication channels do you use most frequently and least frequently? Explain your response.
• When reflecting on your experiences, what changes would you like to implement regarding your own balance of face-to-face and cyber communication?
• In your experience, were there any instances where cyber etiquette could have made the communication more effective or enjoyable? Why or why not?
• Review the traits of "Networked Individualism" in Chapter of Society and The Internet: How Networks of Information and Communication are Changing our Lives.
• To what extent have you experienced networked individualism? Provide specific examples where possible.
• Ch. 4, "Internet Cultures and Digital Inequalities," describes 5 Internet cultures. Which of the 5 do you identify most with and why?
• E-Mersives
• Cyber-Savvy
• Conflicted socializers
• Cyber moderators
• Adigitals

Discuss any additional topics that are pertinent to your experiences. Include sources.