Technology & the Everyday
Option #3: Theme 3 – Community
After reading Bakardjieva’s chapter, “Virtual Togetherness,” in the Required Learning Materials, do the following:
(1)Concisely describe what “virtual togetherness” is, according to the author, by paraphrasing and summarizing in your own words.
(2)Briefly (1-2 sentences) define each of the five forms of virtual togetherness and provide an example of each:
(i) Infosumption
(ii)Instrumental
(iii) Interaction
(iv) Exploring ideas & chatting
(v) Community as commitment
(3)Choose one article from the Theme #3: Community section of the Week 5 Discussion Resources and discuss how the community described in the article relates to at least one of the forms of virtual togetherness.
Be sure to explain why you chose the form (s) of virtual togetherness you did and point to specific evidence in your chosen article that supports your choice.
(6)Use two quotes from any of your resources to support or explain your points. Make sure to provide in-text citations for both quotes in MLA format.
Provide references for all sources in MLA format.
The below is the copy of the link of the reading article, copy and paste into your browser
http://ezproxy.umgc.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e025xna&AN=251155&site=eds-live&scope=site&profile=edsebook&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_165
