Social Media

When I first thought of Freshman Seminar I thought it was going to be the most pointless class ever. I constantly thought of it as a waste of time. But, now that I have been in this class I have learned so much not only about social media but also about myself. This class has shown me some of the ins and outs of social media that I would have never thought of or known on my own. 

In the beginning stages of this class I was confused. I honestly didn't know how to grasp the ideas that Dr.Lawhead was trying to tell me. But as time went on my knowledge of those ideas and concepts grew and it became easier for me to understand his way of teaching and sharing new ideas.  

I learned that there are positive ways to use media sites. Many of those ways involve networking and building your online character as a brand. It was truly fascinating to see how many different outlets social media can provide for just about anyone. 

In one of our class meetings we talked about the "hash tag" and it's importance. I never knew how important a hash tag could really be. I actually learned how influential hash tags are from storify.  Creating the different storify posts lead me to get a better understanding of how people in other places think of hash tags. 

Overall, this media class was very informative. It showed me the different ropes of social media. Although at times it was difficult to understand different topics I began to get better understandings. I really enjoyed being in this class and I hope it continues to be apart of this learning community so others can enjoy it also.