"express yourself" blogging and social media
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"Express Yourself" Blogging and Social Media , a presentation for the Queensland Indigenous Youth Leadership Program. #qiylpTRANSCRIPT
“Express Yourself.”Blogging and Social Media
Leesa Watego@IscariotMedia and @DeadlyBloggers
Current writings by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people belong within a cultural and historical continuity that
predates the invasion whilst utilising, adapting and challenging the written genres and forms of the colonising culture.
Anita Heiss
Representation of Indigenous People in the Media
● Representations of Aboriginal people are informed by the media.
● “Theatre of pathology” Fiona Nicholls
“We have been portrayed … as negligent and abusive parents, extremely violent, sexually abusive, corrupt, alcoholic, substance abusers and bludgers on welfare, suffering from cultural disfunction …”
Aileen Moreton-Robinson, 2012
http://caudallure.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/racist-headline-in-tasmanian-newspaper/
Some blogging/social media terms
self-hostedplatformblogpostStorifyTwittermsm
This presentation
Issues – ● Protocol● Be mindful
Making it yours● Tools you can use
USED SOCIAL MEDIA …
LEADERSHIP SKILLS WENT UP
ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY
SAY ANYTHING THEY WANT TO
Protocol
● “Protocol” or “ways of being” matter, even online.
● Does not mean you allow abuse or exploitation to happen
● Be mindful of what, how, and when you say something.
You posted it on Facebook?!?
The net does not forget
● If it’s on a screen, it can be screen-captured● Clean up your profile -
1. Search for your name and see what comes up2. Look at your profiles wearing someone else’s hat3. Look at comments you may have made on other peoples’ sites
(eg. YouTube)4. Update all your profiles so they reflect who you are now5. Check your settings (NOW) – What’s private? What’s public?6. Where possible DELETE unused accounts
What’s wrong with facebook?
Tools
Image Credit: CC Attribution No Deriv. Image by Moyan Brenn on Flickr earthincolours.wordpress.com
Tools● What you use, depend on what you want to
do. Do you want to … - increased professional profile- share expertise- improve your writing- experiment with ideas- connect with others in the field- express your opinion and/or position- make a living, start a business
Blogging is NOT about technology, it’s about
communication
Who is blogging?
Anita Heiss (www.anitaheiss.wordpress.com)Blonde Ink (www.blondeink.net)The Koori Woman (www.thekooriwoman.wordpress.com)Martin Hodgson (www.1deadlynation.wordpress.com)Luke L Pearson (www.aboriginaloz.blogger.com)Madame Bonbon (http://madamebonbon.com.au/blog/)Celeste Liddle (http://blackfeministranter.blogspot.com.au)Michelle Evans (http://michellemevans.wordpress.com)Siv Parker (www.ondusk.blogspot.com)Raymond Gates (www.raygates.me)Ebony Allen (www.thetravellingunicorn.com)
YOU DO NOT NEED TO BLOG!
ONLY SHARE WHAT YOU’RE COMFORTABLE SHARING
Only share what you’re comfortable sharing
There are three basic building blocks.You can either pay $ for some, all, or none.
TIME TO CHOOSE A PLATFORMBlogger• Is owned by Google• Is free• You need a Google account to start• It’s relatively easy to manage and shape
www.blogger.com
Wordpress• Is open source• Is free (wordpress.com)• You need an email account• A bit more complicated to manage and shape, but do-able• Support comes from a “community”
www.wordpress.com
To get started with Blogger you must have a Google account1) Sign in to Google2) Go to blogger.com3) Follow the prompts to create a new blog
To get started with Blogger you must have a Google account1) Select a CREATE A NEW BLOG2) Choose a title for your blog3) Look for a URL for your site4) CreateBlog!
Menu
URL
Title
Posts
Sidebar
Footer
● Write about innovations in your industry
● Write about articles or theories that influence your thinking and/or your practice
● Thoughts & quotes● Raise questions about your
practice in a thoughtful and reflective way. Show examples of your work
● Showcase innovations by other professionals
● Be you
What can you write about?
Adapted from: What should a networked educational leader tweet about: http://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/1810
How to start
Learner ProficientFocus of your posts
Technology& Connection
Functionalityof the
platform
Building itinto your work flow
Image Credit: Nijmegan Racism by Digicla on Flickr.
How to startIf you’re unsure, take baby steps
o Start a blog but don’t tell anyone until you’re ready
o See what other people are doingo Ask for help
Case Study: Deadly Bloggers
Website www.deadlybloggers.comTwitter www.twitter.com/deadlybloggersFacebook www.facebook.com/deadlybloggers
Brief History -
1. Began as a “blogroll” on a personal blog
2. A hashtag on Twitter3. A blog of its own on Blogger4. A Twitter profile5. A Facebook page6. A G+ Page7. A self-hosted Wordpress site
Case Study: Blak History Month
Brief History● Began by Proclamation● Great Moments in Blakistory● Twitter Account @BlakHistoryAust● Facebook Page● Website
www.blakhistorymonth.com
Case Study: IndigenousX
Brief History● Began as a hashtag by @
LukeLPearson● Became a Twitter Account● Rotation Curation Account● Weekly articles in the Guardian● Soon a website
www.indigenousx.com.au
Blogging, & other forms of online publication, allow writers to define themselves (and their Aboriginality). It can provide a space where First Nations Peoples can play, explore, create, debate, rant and vent, satirise, and philosophise the world in which we live.
Online publication, like other forms of publication, are defined by particular structures. Issues of access, ownership, permanence, and security all impact on the effectiveness of online publication for First Nations Peoples. But the potential to throw down or bypass the gatekeepers of traditional publication is too great to ignore.
BRACE YOURSELVES
THE QUESTIONS ARE COMING
Please join other Deadly Bloggers atwww.deadlybloggers.com
Or just connect with me:@LeesaWatego@DeadlyBloggers@IscariotMedia@CriticalClassrm