Lourdes Velasco ETEC 527

  YouTube In my opinion, YouTube is one of the best online inventions. YouTube is an easy-to-use free video-sharing online tool that has something for pretty much everything. From how-to guides, DIY, music videos, educational videos, reviews, recipes, workout videos, fashion advice, home improvement, sports, comedy, gaming, and so much more. You do have to be careful, but you can often get free expert advice that otherwise would cost you an arm and a leg.  YouTube, you have helped me be a strong and independent woman, and I thank you for it! Even throughout some of the most challenging times of my life, you have helped me grow and not seem weak in front of others. I am a single mom of a thirteen-year-old boy. I have been divorced for almost six years and have no family in the area, which means that my dad cannot easily come over to help me install or fix things around our house or car. We live off just my salary, so I have to be very careful with my money for us to live a comf...

#OpenTwitter #CloseTwitter       I have had a Twitter account for about six years now. I got my account when someone at school told me that it was a district requirement. I found it odd that the district was making social media a requirement. As teachers, I think we are always watching our backs. You can never be too careful, so social media just seemed like a bad idea for the district to embrace. I have only used Twitter professionally, never personally. I do know that the district is always asking us to hashtag events. I have used my Twitter account very little. I find myself resetting my password every time because I never really use it.  I try to keep my personal life separate from my work life, so I have never downloaded the Twitter app to my phone.      No one had shown me the benefits of Twitter until taking ETEC 527. I can now see that I can connect with educators from inside and outside my district. It is a great way to see what is happen...

I found this assignment to be enjoyable! In the past, I have done Google searches of myself. I knew it as egogoogling. However, I had never gone to such a depth. Less than two years ago, I legally changed. I only kept my middle name and my paternal last name. This made my search challenging because my previous name was very long. I had to play with it because I found multiple combinations of my name. The searching techniques learned from my previous Library Science classes came in very handy. My maternal last name, which was part of my previous name, is Fauvet which is not common. I have never met someone with that last name that is not related to me. Once I searched "Velasco Fauvet," all the results were either my sister or me. There was not much to be found that would be categorized under social media because I have those accounts set with an email that I only use for online accounts and subscriptions, and those are all linked to my nickname. I purposely did that to keep my...