THE DIGI TA L S EL F

YOUR DIGITAL SELF IS THE PERSONALITY YOU USE WHEN YOU’RE ONLINE .

SOME OF YOU AT THIS POINT MAYBE MAINTAINING ONE OR MORE ONLINE IDENTITIES THAT ARE DISTINCT FROM
YOUR “REAL WORLD” SELVES; OR IF NOT, SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE ONLY A SINGLE ONLINE SELF THAT IS MORE OR
LESS THE SAME AS THE ONE THEY LIVE IN THE REAL WORLD.

THIS CHAPTER WILL ALLOW YOU FOR 3 HOURS TO EXAMINE HOW YOU EXTEND YOURSELF TO THE MANY SOCIAL
MEDIA SITES AND OTHER ONLINE PLATFORMS
I, ME, MYSELF AND MY USER ID ONLINE IDENTITY

• GIVEN THAT YOUR ONLINE BEHAVIOR MAKES A HUGE IMPACT ON HOW YOU PRESENT YOUR DIGITAL SELF,
IT’S IMPORTANT TO ALWAYS USE SOCIAL MEDIA WITH CARE AND CONSISTENCY— ALWAYS MAKE
YOURSELF AWARE OF HOW YOUR PERSONAL BRAND CAN BE AFFECTED BY WHAT YOU SAY AND POST.
ALWAYS ASSUME THAT POTENTIAL PEOPLE WILL OFTEN PERFORM AN ONLINE SEARCH, SO MAKE SURE
THAT EVERYTHING THEY FIND ABOUT YOU IS POSITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL.
TRY THIS! PICTURE-SLOGAN

• STUDY THE FOUR PICTURES BELOW. CREATE YOUR OWN SLOGAN TO DEPICT THE MEANING OF EACH OF
THE IMAGE ON HOW YOUR ONLINE IDENTITY CREATES OR DESTROYS YOU.
SELECTIVE SELF PRESENTATION AND IMPRESSION
MANAGEMENT

• LET’S FACE IT, MOST OFTEN YOU TRY TO IMPRESS OTHERS – TO PUT YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD, TO TRY
TO LOOK GOOD AND ALWAYS INTO NEW TRENDS, AND TO ALWAYS GET PEOPLE TO LIKE YOU EVEN IF IT
MEANS YOU NEED TO LIE, TO PRETEND AND TO CREATE FICTITIOUS SELF OF YOURS.

• HOWEVER, SELECTIVE SELF-PRESENTATION AND IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT IS VERY IMPORTANT IN THE

DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF YOUR AND IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO GAIN SELF-
CONFIDENCE AND PRIDE. SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS,
• BUT YOUR SUCCESS IN SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS AND YOUR TRIUMPH AS A PERSON REQUIRES A DELICATE
BALANCE OF SELF PRESENTATION AND IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT. IT IS WITH THIS REASON THAT YOU
NEED TO MONITOR AND CONTROL HOW YOU APPEAR TO OTHERS. BUT NEVER FORGET THAT YOU ALSO
NEED TO BE STRAIGHTFORWARD AND ‘AUTHENTIC’.
IMPACT AND BOUNDARIES OF ONLINE INTERACTIONS ON
THE SELF

• AS DIGITAL NATIVES, THE EMERGENCE OF GADGETS AND YOUR FREQUENT ONLINE ACTS ARE KNOWN TO
HAVE BEEN INTERFERING YOUR DAILY LIVES TO A HUGE EXTENT. YOU ALMOST RELY FULLY ON MODERN
TECHNOLOGIES TO ACCOMPLISH ANY TASK. YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT IS A FACE OF MODERN
TECHNOLOGY THAT FOUND ITS WAY IN YOUR LIFE, WHICH FOR SURE HAVE BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE
EFFECTS ON YOU.

• THE NEXT ACTIVITY WILL GIVE YOU A GLIMPSE ON SOME OF THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS ONLINE
UNDERTAKINGS BRING INTO OUR LIVES.
1. LITA, A SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO HAPPENS TO BE CHUBBY, DARK SKINNED AND CURLY
HAIR IS OFTEN BULLIED IN SCHOOL. ONE TIME, A CLASSMATE, TOOK A STOLEN PHOTO OF HER, EDITED
HER FACE WITH A PIG FACE AND UPLOADED IN THE FACEBOOK WITH THE CAPTION, “BLACK-BOAR FOR
SALE”. THE POST WENT VIRAL AND MANY MORE INSULTING COMMENTS POPPED IN. WHAT DO YOU
THINK WILL BE THE LONG TERM EFFECT OF CYBERBULLYING TO LITA?
2. JOHN, 15 YEAR OLD IS FUN OF PLAYING MOBILE LEGENDS USING HIS GADGET. HE WOULD MISSED
EATING HIS MEALS, URINATING, DRINKING WATER AND THE LIKE JUST TO FINISH HIS ONLINE GAMING
FOR A WIN. HE WOULD CHAT WITH HIS ML FRIENDS MORE OFTEN. HE THEN LOSS HIS CONCENTRATION
IN SCHOOL AND FAMILY AFFAIRS. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MAJOR LOSS OF JOHN IN GETTING
ADDICTED TO PLAYING MOBILE LEGENDS ONLINE?
3. TEACHER ANNA IS A QUIET PERSON. BUT LATELY SHE WOULD ALWAYS POST RANTS AND COMPLAINTS ON
HER SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT. SHE DISCLOSES THINGS ON PUBLIC, AND TRIES TO HUMILIATE HER BOSS,
HER CO-EMPLOYEES AND SUBORDINATES ONLINE. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE PERSONA TEACHER ANNA IS
BEING PORTRAYED ON HER NEGATIVE POSTS?
UNIT SUMMARY
• THE WHOLE UNIT HELPED YOU DEEPEN YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION FOR WHO YOU ARE AS
A PERSON. YOU WERE ABLE TO EXPLORE HOW YOU SEE YOURSELF THROUGH THE LENSES OF YOUR
PERSONAL IDENTITY IN THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS- THE PHYSICAL SELF, THE SEXUAL SELF, THE MATERIAL
SELF, THE SPIRITUAL SELF, THE POLITICAL SELF AND THE DIGITAL SELF. YOU WERE ABLE TO UNPACK
YOURSELF AND HAVE EXAMINED HOW YOU WERE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THE PRESSURES OF CHANGES AND
TRANSITIONS IN YOUR LIFE.