This week's assignment was to explore Twitter under the educational lens. I must admit that I am not an avid social media user, but I can see the benefits of utilizing the Twitter platform for several reasons in education:
1. Resources- whether you are looking for educational tools and resources or sharing them.
2. News-to the minute updates on the latest news
3. Educational organizations/forums
4. Network- build connections with fellow educators
5. Discussion boards-share ideas or ask questions; collaboration
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Saturday, January 23, 2016
Vanity Search
The assignment for week one was to conduct a "vanity search" to explore our digital footprint. Oddly, perhaps, I have only "Googled" my name once or twice. I was not surprised, however, at what I found: professional networks such as LinkedIn, and Twitter; professional and graduate school resources such as district webpage, Prezi, Wordpress, Goolesites, Blogspot, Glogster EDU, Spelling City, and Pinterest; and personal information that I really wish they would not publish in public databases. There is no such thing as "Private" on the internet. Even if you ask for your information to be unpublished, somehow it still appears.
I enjoy having access to information, but as I conducted my vanity search I couldn't help but feel somewhat vulnerable online.
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