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a Pinterst board I made with pins about Gymnastics and Cheerleading

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link to my profile

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my pocket account

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some articles i found in the discover and entertainment section of pocket that I saved to my profile to read later

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I love that my home page reflects searches I have made in the past, very aesthetically pleasing

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the different articles are very overwhelming on the home page. I like that there is a section to organise them all together

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Famous Irish Filming Locations - Google My Maps

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Locations in Ireland that famous movies were filmed in

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I find that my online engagement as a digital citizen has greatly been enhanced by the social media tools I used when creating this portfolio. The social media tools I used in this project were: Pocket, Pinterest, Padlet, Google my maps, Screencast and Youtube. I hadn't used most of these social media tools before starting this project and I feel that since starting this Eportfolio I have a greater understanding of how I can use different social media tools in order to enhance my digital citizenship. As a student in college, I tend to use social media tools such as snapchat, instagram, tiktok and youtube the most. While these are all great tools for social enhancement with friends and socialization, the tools used in this project really opened my eyes into the different types of tools that can be used in order to enhance your studies whilst also being easy to use and appealing. Social media tools such as pinterest and pocket were very helpful in enhancing my engagement in terms of creating and managing information. Using pinterest was extremely captivating as a digital citizen, pinterest is an online social media tool that you can use to group different ideas together visually. Using this tool I found that it was a great way to visually see the concepts you are creating whether it be for a project or for a hobby you're trying to enhance, pinterest is a great way to get creative. I found that when I was using pinterest to curate ideas and creativity I had a lot of fun seeing the limitless images that pinterest had to offer. I am interested in using this tool in the future to publish content and enhance my creativity. I encountered some challenges whilst i was using tools such as Google my maps and pocket in this project. Whilst using google my maps i intended to create my own map showing the different areas of ireland in which famous movies have been filmed. This tool was a lot of fun to use and I found myself delving deeper into the creativity side of curating and managing information. Using a tool like google my maps, I was sharing information that I had found on the internet in a new way, I had to look up all the different spots I wanted to include on my map and take its coordinates, using Excel was the most difficult part of this task but it was necessary in order to effectively use google my maps. I would like to use this tool more in the future to enhance my knowledge and create even more detailed maps in the future. This application really opened my eyes to the variety of ways digital information can be shared. After cultivating this project I really feel like my engagement as a digital citizen has been heightened a lot, normally I would only use social media to look at other people's content, but this project really forced me to be creative and create my own content that I would enjoy researching. As mentioned in the article written by Koh Kyungwon, young people are adept to innovative information behavior by sharing research they found on the internet creatively with friends and peers (Koh, 2013). As a digital citizen I would like to enhance my knowledge about big issues online, I found that using Pocket was a good way to find recent articles in a fast way that was easy to use, as can be seen on my portfolio. I saved some articles that I found I wanted to read. However while I was using this tool I found myself wanting to have a way to split the articles I was saving into different sections, similar to pinterest. As a young student I use social media platforms like tik tok in order to put together fun videos to publish to friends and family. One of the aspects of this project was to put together a 30 second video on screen cast and upload it to youtube privately. Screencast is similar to tik tok in putting videos together, however it is a lot more in depth editing than tik tok and it took me a bit longer to do which makes me think that maybe screencast is not as easy of a tool for young digital citizens to use when putting different videos together. An article by Hyeson hwang and kee-Ok Kim discusses the evolving nature of social media technologies, emphasizing  the participatory culture embedded in these programmes.(Hwang & Kim, 2015). Overall after completing this project i find that as a digital citizen I am a lot more educated on all the different aspects of social and digital platforms that can be used to create, cultivate, manage and share information. Social media tools and services for creating and sharing information are becoming more and more popular and this is discussed in the article written by Su Jung Nam and Hyesun Hwang “ in this study, consumers’ information-related behaviors on social media are classified into three types: creating content, sharing information, and providing feedback on information” (Nam & Hwang, 2021)

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Hwang, H., & Kim, K.-O. (2015). Social media as a tool for social movements: the effect of social media use and social capital on intention to participate in social movements. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 39(5), 478–488. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcs.12221

Koh, K. (2013). Adolescents’ information-creating behavior embedded in digital Media practice using scratch. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 64(9), 1826–1841. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.22878

Nam, S.-J., & Hwang, H. (2021). Consumers’ participation in information-related activities on social media. PLOS ONE, 16(4), e0250248. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250248

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whilst using the platforms Pocket and Pinterest. I noted that they are two very different forms of arranging information creatively and although they both have their advantages and disadvantages, I found that Pinterest is definitely the superior application for arranging information and ideas. When using Pinterest there are limitless different types of media that can be found and arranged. By simply typing any topic into Pinterest you are given millions of different versions of posts and media that relate to your topic. Its very easy to create different Pinterest boards that have posts all grouped together in a visually aesthetic way. On pocket, you can save many different types of articles but they cannot be sectioned into different groups. This is a disadvantage for pocket as it is not as aesthetically pleasing to see the different media you have saved, in fact it is quite overwhelming. Although as a college student studying information and communication studies, pocket is a great application for saving different academic articles that would be of use to my research.

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I used a combination of youtube and personal videos to create a video about my favourite holiday destination. Quinta Do Lago

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my e-tutorial quiz grade

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This module was extremely insightful in helping me to understand the different aspects of having an online presence. Prior to this module I had not critically analyzed my online presence and I had not given much thought into who I wanted to be online or who I wanted people to see when they research me. I feel disappointed in myself that I had not looked into this sooner, however, after taking part in many synchronous and asynchronous activities throughout this semester, I feel passionate about changing my online presence and I feel that I have the tools to do this with the information that I have gained.

There are many different steps that I feel I need to take in order to change my online presence. I will be referencing a powerpoint that we discussed in class this semester that outlined the many different strategies for building and editing your online presence.

The first step in creating my online presence is to address the question of “why” (C.Fulton 2024). By this I mean, why do I want to create and edit my online presence, why do I care about my image online. As a student who is working towards an academic internship in September, and as a part time supervisor in a prestigious gymnastics company, it is extremely important for me to have a coherent and respectful presence online. This means that the content online related to me that I have posted or interacted with should link to my values of how I want to be viewed by my peers and superiors. An article entitled Managing your Digital Footprint possible implications for teaching and learning, discussed the implications of being linked to content online that you do not feel represents you or your values “Those who do not take control of their own digital presence additionally run the risk of allowing others to define their identity for them through tagged images, comments ect…”(Osborne & Connelly, 2015).

The next steps would be to create your story and outline your goals (C.Fulton 2024). Creating your personal story online means deciding how you want to interact online and what steps need to be taken in order to create content that aligns with the story you want to tell. For me personally I feel that before this module I was creating content without a decisive plan of what story I was trying to tell and this made me feel that my social media pages were incoherent. Now, after taking part in a number of interactive activities in this module I feel that I now have a clear outline of the stories I want to tell online, for example I know that I enjoy posting aesthetic pictures and reposting videos on that relate to the people I am friends with and the work that I do on a day to day basis. To achieve this, I now post content on a regular basis to ensure that I have good engagement, and I keep track of the interactions on my page and specific posts. In this module we also discussed the influences of social media influencers online and how they use social media to tell stories and engage with the public, after learning more about this I now pay close attention to the people that I follow online and keep track of what they post, ensuring that it aligns with my own personal story I want to tell. The following quotation comes from an academic article entitled Digital Identity and the Online Self : footprint strategies - an exploratory and comparative research study, the article discusses the importance of being aware of your online presence. “It is crucial to ask users directly about their goals and consequences regarding personal digital footprints in general.lAsking these kinds of questions usually prompts users to reflect on the philosophical question, ‘Who am I?’ In the context of personal digital footprints, this question is updated to, ‘Who am I online?’ This related question is an important aspect of the changing technological environment that shapes society and culture.”(Feher, 2019)

Understanding my online audience is another very important step in ensuring that you have a coherent online presence (C.Fulton 2024). Who do I want to follow me? Who do I want to be associated with and who do I want to discuss on my online platforms? For me personally, reflecting on my social media platforms and who follows me, I feel that I now have a good understanding of the fact that the majority of people who regard my social media and who follow me are in my age group and are in college or who work with me. By learning this, I now have a better understanding of what to post on my pages and what to be wary of. I am aware now that the content I am posting needs to be respectful and relevant in the future i.e will I be proud of this content in the future and am I aware that the people seeing my page may take offense to certain content or may take my content and use it unethically. This article from Queens University of Charlotte discusses how your personality can be seen through your online presence“As long as you are careful to not post inappropriate or offensive content on your personal social media accounts, allowing your personality and interests to shine through could help employers gain a glimpse into the unique individual you are and confirm how you might fit with a company’s culture”(Personal & Professional Social Media Identity | Queens Online, 2020)

Overall to conclude this reflection, I feel that I am now ready to take control of my online platforms, by this I mean that I am ready to take all of these steps into account and change how people view me online. Reflecting on who I was before this module I am happy that I now have a greater understanding of how to present myself on many different online platforms.

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www.linkedin.com/in/isabelle-roantree-a18977304

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My privacy policy with instagram

The right to remove that which you have put up - On instagram you have the right to delete any content that you have posted by selecting the post you would like to remove from your page and select the delete option

The right to know who has access to your data and for what purpose - Instagram will not share your personal data with anyone without your explicit consent.

The right to safety and support - instagram is an extremely safe platform and on this platform you are able to report any unethical content or statements. Instagram will always do its best to address concerns

The right to informed conscious use - there is always information available to help you understand the risks and benefits of using instagram as well as many tips for staying safe online

The right to digital literacy - There is always information available to help you navigate instagram seamlessly as well as a lot of educational content available.

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It is extremely important that on instagram you are able to delete certain posts as instagram is an app that people use through many different areas of their life and once you are past that area in your life it's important that you can edit your page so it aligns with stage of life you are in. It is important also that you are aware of who has access to your personal data so you can be aware about what you are posting and about which information you give. It's also necessary that there is somewhere you can go to report unethical behavior to reduce the risk of bullying on the app. There is also a need for everyone to be able to use the app and that there is no discrimination.