“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

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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

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● 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

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Or just connect with me:@LeesaWatego@DeadlyBloggers@IscariotMedia@CriticalClassrm