FRO 2013: BRB

Well the enrichment workshop honestly just touched up on a lot of things I assumed would be extremely obvious. I honestly would assume that the fact that most things that you do nowadays in the world add to the identity you create for yourself  out there. Honestly the importance of being careful with the image of yourself that you put out there in the world should be something that you should really care about. Learning how to control and sort of create and online persona who is similar enough to your real life self, while also giving the online persona a level of maturity that can be respected and admired by those who find it is something that in my opinion people should strive for. In this day in age it is so easy for people to find out who we are and our history just  by imputing out name into a search bar. The image we make of ourselves should be composed of more positive things than negative things, that way if someone were to search for us they would come find a majority of positive feedback in our favor. Honestly from my personal stand point I’m essentially the exact same person online and offline. I may throw a bit of wittier banter when I’m online, but for the most part I understand the importance of being yourself and showing that whether online or off you can be a mature responsible person. The workshop just served as a way to sort of reassure that what I already knew was true.

The enrichment workshop broadened my view of what I would have initially considered my digital identity. Before the workshop I thought only a few things were included, I never really looked past social media. It was like a reminder to be wary of what you post online and always be aware of what you’re doing. At the same time it helped point out that its better to create a good image of yourself rather than spending all your time hiding any potential “bad” qualities. I think that’s the part that stuck with me the most, because I know I can’t change what I’ve already posted online but I can always try to have the good things I’ve done come up first.

Enrichment workshop showed me the importance of digital identity in everyday life. Your digital traces are everywhere. It teaches me the importance of what kind of information I should put up online. You have to be responsible for your digital identity just as much as your real one because it affects you in many way. Your online content can leave you a bad reputation in real life or even put you in trouble. If you do it right, however, it will have positive effects. You can show people something interesting about you that they haven’t known.

The workshop taught me that one must be careful of what he/she posts on the Internet, because everything can be traced. It also introduced the concept of digital identity, and sometimes it may be misconstrued. Future employers and even colleges are able to find information about you online, thus social media is not always beneficial. In addition, sometimes our digital identity may differ from our actual identity, because we may get carried away.

I found the enrichment workshop very helpful overall. It taught me many things about social media. I realized that I have to be extremely careful with the things I post on the internet. Although I was careful before, I didn’t consider the fact that any future jobs will be able to see almost everything. I learned that it isn’t just about how I present myself in real life but how I present myself and my abilities on the internet matters a lot too. Social media is slowly taking over our lives and we are often judged by the way we display ourselves on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Tumblr. So the next time that I decide to post anything, I know now to be extremely careful.

The enrichment workshop was somewhat interesting because it had to do with social media, and I am a social media junkie. (I’m on virtually every platform except for Facebook and all those extinct ones which no one ever uses anymore such as Myspace and MSN Messenger – no offense to you if you’re still on either.) To be honest I’ve never really felt the need to censor myself mainly because 1) I think that if someone were to hire me, they should hire me because of who I actually am and not because of who I try to be or not to be on the internet (no reference to Hamlet intended) and 2) I don’t believe I’ve ever posted anything too vulgar anyway. Lastly, I don’t think of myself as being different online (I don’t morph into someone else the moment I go on Tumblr or Twitter or anything), but of course that depends on perspective.

The enrichment workshop explained to me why it is important to be careful what you put online. I mean I’m sure most people are aware of this but just don’t really think about it until they start looking for a job. Even though the workshop was kinda of repetitive, it was for a good reason to keep reminding us about digital identity. It would suck if what stopped me from getting a nice job was an unappropriate picture  on Facebook.

The enrichment workshop stressed the importance of the things I post online. It was just a more thorough lecture about the topic of online identities which I’ve received numerous times throughout high school. Because of the workshop, I learned not to post drunk selfies on the internet because it would jeopardize the chances of me landing a really nice job.

The enrichment workshop, to me, was an eye opener to how one could present their entire beings on to the Internet. Whether or not they present themselves beneficially or negatively through social media, forms of online communication, or even their digital trail, I realized that I could also either be a benefactor or victim of what other people’s impressions (could be first impressions) are on what I post and share. As I sat through the workshop, Mr. Harbison had made some very interesting points about everyone’s digital identity. Our reputations can be mended or destroyed in the eyes of future employers if they had decided to stalk our Facebook pages, our tweets, pictures we post up on Instagram. He had made me more aware of the double lives some of us are and aren’t living and that it was up to us to manage  how others perceive ourselves not only online, but also in person. As for me, I feel like I can be different but I don’t alienate from who I truly am. Despite the fact that I was already aware of our footprints, the experience wasn’t a total bust. I think I will take his advice on bettering my digital image and to pay more attention to how it really can affect us.

The enrichment workshop I went to was pretty cool. The art they had at the exhibit all came from the same artist. It was cool to see how her life story translated into her art and the tour was all around fun. It was engaging and the tour guide knew his stuff well. I appreciate Baruch attempting to create their own gallery to help us gain cultural enrichment.