Sunday, February 17, 2019

Chapter 5



     The Connected Educator has taught us multiple ways in which we can improve on the building of our own personal network. Chapter 5 details the various technical tools we can use to further help us. It outlines how to connect online and utilize archiving websites and also how social media can play an integral part in our own personal networks. The chapter specifically talks about Twitter, a well known social media platform. It refers to Twitter in a way I had never even thought about, they call it a website for miniblogs. I suppose tweets are indeed just mini blogs but it is interesting to think of Twitter as a blog site after using it for a few years now and never viewing it in that sense. The chapter talks of the Twitterverse and the importance of connecting with others (after all connecting is what this book is all about). I was happy to read the social media aspect of this chapter because I, along with many others, have stressed how important social media is to businesses nowadays.

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     The chapter is filled with different websites that can aid in a person's quest to expand their connection. It has multiple blog websites, social media websites, and even podcasts. I can say that I have heard of a number of the websites that were laid out but also have never heard of the others. The chapter closes by talking about an extremely important aspect of technology, and that aspect is your online reputation. Your online posts never disappear so the author cautions people on what they post. The author also tells how to build online portfolios. This chapter has proven to be extremely insightful and maybe the most useful chapter we have read yet.

     Now how does this chapter apply to my future career? As I have said, I am a marketing major here at Stockton. This chapter outlines the importance of social media and I have said before how important social media can be to a marketer. Social media is a platform that can serve marketers as a free measure to post advertisements. Also, building portfolios is important to not just marketers, but to everyone professional person.

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Now I have a question for the readers: What do you think was the most useful and important technological tool that chapter 5 laid out for us and why?
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  1. Ibby EricMay 23, 2019 at 11:35 PM

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  2. Ibby EricMay 23, 2019 at 11:40 PM

    Hello Dave,
    I like how you summarized chapter 5 and gave us your opinions on it. I found this section to be an eye opener because I did not realize how diverse social web tools actually is and how useful they can be. I do not use Twitter a lot, but I think Facebook is another example of a miniblog. People post about their daily experiences, opinions, and inputs on basically everything. It's also a great way to create a page about yourself or your business. As a future physician, I will find it beneficial to create a website for my business and reach out to everyone. The best tool I used is Google Docs. I have used it for years and it has saved all my work. I can defintely use that in my future career when collaborating with other physicians. What tools would work best in your future career?

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