Dani

 Social media has its pros and cons for all of their users. Some of the pros can include being able to share your life, such as trips, fancy outings, and sports events. It also allows users to connect with long lost friends, family and friends that live a distance away, and catching up on events you may have missed. Some cons of social media include allowing others to keep track of where you are and what you are doing. Many people can get stalked on social media as it is a place to learn information about others. Another issue in social media that not many are aware of is that the apps track your location, allowing other users to know exactly where you are.  Social media etiquette to me, is just being aware of what you are posting because someone can always be watching. It is a very dangerous world we live in and there is always someone with the wrong intentions waiting for the right opportunity to act out. Some advice that has been given about social media is to post where you were no

                The websites I chose for my app smackdown were Amazon and Temu. Both of these sites are known for having a wide variety of products for their customers to choose from. I chose Amazon to represent a good website and Temu to represent a bad website. There are major differences between these two sites as proof of which one is good, and which one is bad. For starters the customer ratings for Amazon is 4.3 out of 5 stars with 82% of their customers rating the website 4 stars or more. Temu has an average rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is one example of the dramatic differences between the two websites and how satisfied their customers are with their experience dealing with the websites. The second thing that stood out to me that exemplified the reality of these websites was that Temu has not been verified by the Better Business Bureau. Temu has gained recognition because of their extremely low prices, but most customers don't realize that they are getting what they are

                Building relationships is extremely important in any career or business. A healthy relationship leads to trust, friendship, and respect. "Fostering, nurturing, and maintaining positive, congenial relationships is the first step toward building collaborative cultures," (p. 59) These relationships can help boost your business and improve relationships with those who are not aware of the business. It is important to care about other people's needs and interests when in your career. As the book states we need to "put people's needs at the forefront," with a future career in criminal justice, the people matter.                Being in criminal justice we have to respect people and earn their trust if we want them to open up to us. There can be multiple reasons a police officer needs to build trust such as- police and community relations helps lower crime rates, police need a victims' statement about a crime that took place, or the police are l

      Zoom is a very helpful tool meant to help people connect in a professional manner from different locations. This video chat was a vital part of continuing my education during the pandemic. My whole class could login, despite being in different locations and even states, and watch a lecture from our professor. Companies even went as far as having job interviews on zoom instead of having people come in. Although, for the most part the hardest part of covid has passed, people are still relying on zoom to help them stay connected with friends, family, teachers, and potential employers.      Zoom offered so much more than educational purposes for me and my family though. As my grandmother was one of 9 children, who have all moved around the country with family it can be hard to see them all the time. Zoom allowed my family to connect with our aunts and uncles while keeping a safe distance from them, and even after covid just gives us the resources to stay in touch. This virtual confer

      This chapter emphasizes using social tools to help support connected learning. It mentions various websites that exemplify the type of connected learning. "Our focus should always be on what we can do with the tool. Tools should be used to serve the learning,"  (Nussbaum-Beach & Hall, 73). Although the book mentions tools that I am familiar with, such as Twitter and Podcasts, there were also interesting tools that I have not heard of or used before. These tools are ways for the educator to connect to students or people with interests in the topic. Podcasts are one of my favorites, as it is an informational learning tool through audio and video. "Learning comes through all forms of communication, not just the written word," (Nussbaum-Beach & Hall, 80) This is a smart tool as some people cannot always understand something from reading it, they do better listening.      Social networking is also important when it comes to building an online profile, it he