I Made Friends Online!-Contribution to the Learning of Others
When this class started I was nervous, I thought I would forget to interact and be active on social media. I quickly learned that it was enjoyable and forgot it was part of a major assignment. I am a very socially extroverted person, and I later realized this was perfect for me. I learned a lot from class content and others through blogs, tweets, and discord. I even was able to answer questions and interact and make new friends, such as my summarizing of learning partner Mingyeong. I also discovered a new app VivaVideo which I was able to share with my peers through my blog, which I used to make a slideshow showcasing my contribution. First though, I will have a brief overview of my contribution, with the slideshow at the end.
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Through this semester I managed to fall in love with Twitter. I realized how easy it is made to socialize and learn using Twitter. Many classmates followed me, along with other people in the same circle. I was tweeting, replying, and retweeting at least two times a day all semester, with over 140 tweets through such a short period.
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Throughout the semester, I shared a minimum of one informative article for my followers and classmates. Many received great replies which I was able to respond to and socialize. I was consistent all semester doing this, more shown in the slideshow.
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Every day I replied to a minimum of one tweet shared by a classmate, which allowed me to socialize and learn. I was able to show appreciation to my classmates for their informative tweets and learned a lot from each tweet I came across.
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I often came across many informative articles shared by my classmates and others, which I frequently retweeted. This was an efficient way to spread such a great article provided by a classmate, and give it the attention it deserves. I will demonstrate more examples in my slideshow.
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Twitter made it extremely easy to stay educated on social issues and current news. When the 215 Indigenous children situation occurred, it was an extremely sensitive topic. I was able to get educated on the situation and retweeted in regards to the situation, spreading awareness to my following and others. I also decided to participate in another great SaskEd chat because of how well the last one went.
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Discord
I had always loved Discord and was extremely excited we were using it in this class. I have used Discord in previous classes and for gaming throughout this last year, and have found it extremely effective. During our course I tried to answer as many questions as possible and give feedback on shared resources. Sometimes questions were answered before I could get to them because our classmates were so awesome, but I did answer some.
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Commenting on Blogs
At first, I was worried about commenting on blogs being very exhausting and boring due to past experiences. I quickly fell in love with blogging and commenting on another classmate’s blogs. I was able to learn with them through their learning projects and viewpoints on topics. I commented a minimum of 5 times a week, and sometimes I even lost track. Here are some comments along with many more on my slideshow.
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A big thank you to all my classmates and Katia for making this class extremely fun and engaging. I learned a lot from everyone and I hope you guys learned a lot from me. Enjoy the slideshow!
Thanks for sharing your experience Gledi! Like you I was nervous and unsure how I would do in this class. I wasn’t very familiar with Twitter but it has turned out to be a fantastic tool to connect with others! It was great meeting you and I enjoyed our interactions throughout the semester! Wish you nothing but the best!
Jeron