Constructing the self in a digital world / 
edited by Cynthia Carter Ching, Brian J. Foley. 
 - 1 online resource (xi, 254 pages) :  illustrations; 
 - Learning in doing: social, cognitive and computational perspectives .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Part I. Authoring and Exploring Identity: 1. 'This is me': digital photo journals and young children's technologies of the self Cynthia Carter Ching and X. Christine Wang; 2. Digital storytelling and authoring identity Alan Davis and Daniel Weinshenker; 3. Building identities as experts: youth learning in an urban after-school space Carol Cuthbertson Thompson and Lisa Bouillion Diaz; 4. Positive technological development: the multifaceted nature of youth technology use towards improving self and society Marina Bers, Alicia Doyle-Lynch and Clement Chau; Part II. Identities in Flux and Play: 5. You can make friends easier on a boy face: the creation of 'self' in an interactive online community Brian J. Foley, Melanie S. Jones, Cameron McPhee and Pamela Aschbacher; 6. Deleting the male gaze? Tech-savvy girls and new femininities in secondary school classrooms Claire Charles; 7. Affiliation in the enactment of fan identity: a comparison of virtual and face-to-face settings Natasha Whiteman and Caroline Pelletier; 8. Navigating life as an avatar: the shifting identities-in-practice of a girl player in a tween virtual world Deborah A. Fields and Yasmin B. Kafai. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781139027656 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012009111 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Educational technology--Social aspects.<br/>Computer-assisted instruction--Social aspects.<br/>Online identities.<br/>Identity (Psychology)<br/>Self-culture.<br/>Digital media--Social aspects.<br/>Internet and teenagers.<br/>Learning.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB1028.5  / .C624 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>371.33