Alone together. Whywe expectmore from technology and less from each other

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Published: Apr 30, 2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17471/2499-4324/198
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Educational Technology, Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL), Social Networks and Learning, book reviews, Sherry Turkle, Alone together, technologies, expectations,

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Antonio Fini
Università degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze

Abstract

Sherry Turkle
Alone Together. Why We Expect More from
Technology and Less from Each Other
ISBN 9780465010219
Basic Books, 2011

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Vol. 20 No. 1 (2012): TD55 - Social Networks and Learning
Section
Book reviews

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Author Biography

Antonio Fini, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze

Laboratorio di Tecnologie dell’Educazione

References

Jenkins H. (2011). Does This Technology Serve Human Purposes? A “Necessary Conversation” with Sherry Turkle, http://henryjenkins.org/2011/08/does_this_technology_serve_hum_1. html (ultima consultazione 09.12.2011).

Turkle S. (1984). The Second Self: Computers and the Human Spirit. New York: Simon and Schuster (ed. it: Il Secondo Io. Milano: Frassinelli, 1985).

Turkle S. (1995). Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet. New York: Simon and Schuster (ed. it: La vita sullo schermo. Milano: Apogeo, 2005).