Thoughts on Digital History

Thoughts on Digital History

Photograph of Exchanging Minds. Istock Photo. May. 2019. istock.com

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Digital History: A Guide to Gathering, Preserving and Presenting the Past on the Web.

This article was very insightful.  I really liked how it talked not only about the way that we consumer history but how as technology has emerged, we have changed our habits and our daily lives. I think that it is interesting how this technology shift has impacted our lives and how we are training our children to view and consume media.  Another interesting point that I found was that the article mentions the accessibility of technology and how with the lower cost of information, you can give access to more people and keep more information. 

Even though the Internet gives us the ability to speak to larger groups quicker, there is a lot of inaccurate information out there.  Vetting your sources has become paramount.  We have a mass amount of information available out there and it is up to the person consuming the information to check their sources and understand that there are multiple points of view.  As a mother, I watch my son watching YouTube kids and I observe how he consumes media. He is highly interested in watching programs and wants things instantaneously instead of waiting through commercials and ads. Even though he is just four years old, I think that it is telling of what his generation will expect in the way that they consume media.