Ever since taking ALES 204 I've not only learned
how to use social media as a way of communication but I've also learned how to
use it in a professional manner. In the beginning I was unsure about how I felt
about this class, just like fellow classmate Clara Tran, because the professor encouraged us to bring our laptops and
Smartphone and said that we would be “tweeting” a lot. I had no idea how to
tweet and how to even navigate through Twitter, but after a few classes I found
myself not only engaged in Twitter but I also learned how to write critically literate tweets. I learned that because our tweets are not
only showcased to our friends but also to the public, it is important that your
tweets are short enough but gets the information out at the same time. Another
topic I was unsure about this course was how to use Facebook to connect to
thousands of people and also potential employers. It was confusing at first because I thought you had to use your personal Facebook page. I knew that a lot of people
wouldn’t get hired and sometimes even fired because of the content that was on
their Facebook that was found by employers so I was skeptical of this idea.
Later I learned that we could make a Facebook business page aside from our original profile that acts as a
business card, resume, and even cover letter to showcase our positive
qualities.
For me the most interesting topic was about public
speaking. There were so many neat tidbits that I learned that week. For
example, women should try to talk in a lower voice to make the audience more
engaged in them and their presentation. Another interesting thing I learned was
the purpose of tag clouds. I knew that I had seen them on random websites
before but I had no idea what the purposes of them were until this class. I
really like the idea of grouping a whole bunch of similar ideas together and
making a cloud of words with it and having the most relevant word being the
largest text size. This makes searching for things much easier and it’s also
kind of fun.
With creating this e-portfolio I can see why
blogging is becoming more popular today. It first started off acting as a
journal but today it can be found commonly used as a resource center, such as
our ALES 204 class blog. I learned that blogs could be professional too. For
the future if I ever find something neat to research I will consider writing a
blog about my progress and my findings. Not only will writing a blog allow
people to see what my views are and understand me better, but also because
blogs can reach out to so many people that it can create some good discussions or comments which may give me new ideas for new research.
In conclusion the role of technology and social
media can end up playing a huge role in my future career and others as well and
having this class to teach us how to use it appropriately is really going to
help. Even though there will be more different kinds of social media coming out
in the future I still feel that I have a better understanding of how to use
them to my advantage now than I ever did before thanks to ALES 204.
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Clara Tran
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