I heard many things about ALES 204 before starting this course and am very glad that I walked in with an open mind. TBH (To be honest) other than using Facebook and YouTube, I did not know very much, fully understand the implications, nor completely utilize social media. When I first started this course I figured that I would add these social media applications because I had to, but now I think I may keep a few and continue to use and apply them. I feel that this class has definitely accomplished it's goal in teaching us about social media. There was so much that I did not know was possible. In some ways I am still a bit old fashioned in that I still prefer face to face physical contact and interaction, however social media is about so much more than keeping in contact with friends. From what I heard about how the old ALES 204 used to be, I believe this change is much more relevant to our increasingly technological society. There are few classes that I actually look forward to going to every morning, and this class is one of them. Everyday we would learn about a new form of social media, and have some interesting discussions. We even learned how to make better resumes for applying to jobs.
I will definitely continue to use Facebook and YouTube on a daily basis, but thanks to ALES 204 I will use many more. Initially believing that I would not keep twitter, I now see the benefits and will continue to check it on a daily basis. I love looking at National Geographic's photo of the day, learning something new form the American Veterinary Medical Association, or just reading funny tweet from a good friend. As my first degree comes to an in another year, I must begin thinking about jobs. Linked In will become a valuable tool, however I don't think I would do a Facebook business profile when looking for a job. I will also begin using stumble upon, and will probably continue to update this blog. This has been a fun, and interactive semester and I have learned a lot. In fact thanks to this course I will probably never send an improper email ever again. The things we have accomplished have been great and the assignments thought provoking. Social media is taking the world by storm.
Here is a link to a YouTube video about social media.
Here is a link to Jasmeena Gill's blog. http://jg-introductionsthisisme.blogspot.com/ She did something really interesting for her reflective post and added an audioboo message to sum up all she has learned. I really enjoyed doing audioboo interviews in class and thought this was really creative to put on her blog posts.
Here are links to all of my comments 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
