Introduction DICT 104: FUNDAMENTALS OF DIGITAL MEDIA Ms. Joy Mwangi DLPDI, Lecturer @DLPDI 2017 Diploma Session Objectives @DLPDI 2017 Diploma Tale of a Lost Cellphone On your web browser, search for the article that appeared in The New York Times: @DLPDI 2017 Diploma Tale of a Lost Cellphone What are the key highlights of the story? What was the role of technology ? What were the negative effects of the use of technology? What were the positive effects of the use of technology? How can we summarize these events in today’s context of digital media/culture? @DLPDI 2017 Diploma Culture Set of values, beliefs, artifacts that distinguish one culture from another. @DLPDI 2017 Diploma Digital Culture A culture is facilitated be digital media channels. It entails the attitudes and behavior characteristic of a particular social group within a digital setting. Accelerated by the popularity of networked computers(The Internet), personalized technologies(mobile devices) and digital images. Emerged as a result of an increased use of communication technology. Digital culture describes the idea that technology and the internet significantly shape the way we interact, behave, think and communicate as human beings in a societal setting. @DLPDI 2017 Diploma @DLPDI 2017 Diploma Class Activity: Case Study Read the case study provided Discuss the questions relating to the case @DLPDI 2017 Diploma Summary In this session you have learnt: Definition of culture Definition of Digital Culture Important characteristics of a digital culture Case study @DLPDI 2017 Diploma