We've reached the end of our social media class.
To say I might cry would be a bit dramatic...but sadness will ensue.
I have really enjoyed getting to know so many new faces and developing our sense of "connectivism". Now that we have shared this similar experience, I truly hope we can continue this discussion moving forward and bounce new ideas off one another. I have really enjoyed using this class (especially Twitter) as a way to communicate with other educators and build my PLN.
I am not sure how much of what I learned in this class will be taken to my classroom. I would love to experiment with Periscope or Instagram as a way to connect parents to my school/classroom, I just don't want it to be a ton of work for me for just a couple of parents to tune in.
I will continue to use Tiwtter as a way to grow as a professional. Tweetdeck has been huge in separating my "professional" communities of education and coaching from my personal communities of sports news and friends.
In the future, I look forward to using social media as a way to connect with educators around the country as a way to not only expand my PLN but also as a way to show my students that they are part of something much bigger than themselves.
Think success
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Google search: "me"
This week in #DCSM4T, we accomplished two main tasks: participating in a Twitterchat and thinking about our digital footprint.
First of all, the twitterchat. I loved it. I might say that again at some point. I relate it to fantasy sports (since my wife says that's what takes up too much of my time, why not?). I've participated in fantasy leagues with people I know and people I don't know. As you can imagine, playing in a league with friends, classmates, or family members is much more meaningful. After all, it gives you bragging rights! Playing in a league with people you don't know just doesn't have the same draw. Its almost like you're playing against the computer and just passing the time. Twitterchats are very similar. I've followed hashtags before during and after chats, and I don't "know" the people behind the tweets, so they don't have the same meaning. After one chat in learning how it works with all of you, I feel like I know you. Therefore it gave meaning to what we did, and oh...I loved it!
Secondly, we discussed our digital footprint. As a result, I decided to Google myself. Here's the picture that could be painted of me by looking at my first two search result pages.
"Matt Van Schepen is a baseball coach at Northwestern College, its his third season coaching the JV team and was a member of Raider baseball from 2004-2008. He has twitter and his twitter handle is @mnbaseball, so he must have some connection to the state of Minnesota along with enjoying baseball. He authored a book called "Diamond in the Rough", which is for sale on Lulu.com, and is about coaching a successful baseball team. It has a GoodReads.com rating of 5.0. He is currently a middle school science and math teacher at Orange City Christian School in Orange City, IA and was formerly an 8th grade science teacher at Timothy Christian Schools in Elmhurst, IL. Matt has a school leadership profile website, but it has no content on it. He has a Pinterest account and pins ideas for math, science, and house renovations. He is married to Lindsey, who chronicled their first five years of marriage on a blog. In 2012, Matt finished Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, MN...and there's a video to prove it."
I guess I'm OK with what's out there on me. I feel like the search paints a fairly good picture on what my interests are and what I do. I wish there was somehow for me to paint a better picture of what I believe and what I stand for rather than just what my job is and what I've accomplished.
Maybe that's one thing to start blogging/tweeting more about to shape my footprint.
First of all, the twitterchat. I loved it. I might say that again at some point. I relate it to fantasy sports (since my wife says that's what takes up too much of my time, why not?). I've participated in fantasy leagues with people I know and people I don't know. As you can imagine, playing in a league with friends, classmates, or family members is much more meaningful. After all, it gives you bragging rights! Playing in a league with people you don't know just doesn't have the same draw. Its almost like you're playing against the computer and just passing the time. Twitterchats are very similar. I've followed hashtags before during and after chats, and I don't "know" the people behind the tweets, so they don't have the same meaning. After one chat in learning how it works with all of you, I feel like I know you. Therefore it gave meaning to what we did, and oh...I loved it!
Secondly, we discussed our digital footprint. As a result, I decided to Google myself. Here's the picture that could be painted of me by looking at my first two search result pages.
"Matt Van Schepen is a baseball coach at Northwestern College, its his third season coaching the JV team and was a member of Raider baseball from 2004-2008. He has twitter and his twitter handle is @mnbaseball, so he must have some connection to the state of Minnesota along with enjoying baseball. He authored a book called "Diamond in the Rough", which is for sale on Lulu.com, and is about coaching a successful baseball team. It has a GoodReads.com rating of 5.0. He is currently a middle school science and math teacher at Orange City Christian School in Orange City, IA and was formerly an 8th grade science teacher at Timothy Christian Schools in Elmhurst, IL. Matt has a school leadership profile website, but it has no content on it. He has a Pinterest account and pins ideas for math, science, and house renovations. He is married to Lindsey, who chronicled their first five years of marriage on a blog. In 2012, Matt finished Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, MN...and there's a video to prove it."
I guess I'm OK with what's out there on me. I feel like the search paints a fairly good picture on what my interests are and what I do. I wish there was somehow for me to paint a better picture of what I believe and what I stand for rather than just what my job is and what I've accomplished.
Maybe that's one thing to start blogging/tweeting more about to shape my footprint.
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