While doing this geography project I was able to show how the geography impacts Whistler. I was able to find how it impacted by doing a lot of research about the different condition and geography of my town. While working on my project I thought of different future developments that would make sense and that could thrive considering the different geography, climate and vegetation of Whistler. I was mostly happy with my final product as I restarted it to make it look better and to get more information. For next time I would take more time to complete it.
I googled myself, expecting a few things to possibly come up because of the sports teams i play for. I was not completely surprised by the results, although I did not think multiple different things would show up. All my social media accounts are private although if you search my name things still show up. When you first search my name and go into images a picture of me comes up from when I won nationals with my team B.C team. Along with this picture many other related things came up, such as news articles and statistics from soccer provincials and lacrosse nationals. My existing digital footprint is not at all negative and portrays a minimum yet accurate representation about the person I am in real life. Just by looking at my digital footprint you would be able to tell that I am very dedicated to sports and have had success in the past.
My online footprint is a good example of “Control of identity” because the images and articles that come up do not overshare my information and in no way have a negative impact on my digital footprint. My digital footprint is not only clean but can also have many positive impacts on my future. It would have a positive impact when trying to get scholarships for lacrosse because universities would see my past experiences and accomplishments with high-level lacrosse. It could also have a positive impact for job recruitment because the employers would be able to see that I’m determined, dedicated and a team player, which are all great things for not only sports but in jobs.
Three strategies to keep your digital footprint clean and safe are to keep your accounts private to ensure that your information is safe and can’t be accessed by everyone. Another strategy is to always think twice before you post, comment or put anything out into the digital world because it is stuck there forever. My last strategy is to always remember that your actions can tremendously affect yourself and others so be careful and smart about what you post.
The information that I learned and want to pass on is that you should focus of keeping a limited but accurate digital footprint that has a positive impact on yourself, your future and others. Always remember the impact a single post can have not only positively but negatively. Therefore be smart and safe online.
While completing my speech I went through ups and down and learned many new useful things. I found that using the speech outline was very helpful because I was able to break my speech into chunks. At times while doing assignments like these I tend to get very overwhelmed and don’t know where to start. However by using this outline I was able I complete my speech bit by bit. I also found learning how to get onto all the resource sites helpful because I was able to find accurate and relevant information quickly. I found it very helpful while doing my citations that the data abases I used already gave me the information I needed. The information sheet on the work cited assignment that Ms. Toy gave us was very helpful because I was able to double check to make sure I had all the information I needed. When researching for my topic, I used a few different data bases such as Canada in Context and Global Issues in Context. I found that using the news articles was the easiest way to find the information and statistics I needed. To improve next time I think that I could search multiple different resource sites instead of a few, this way I could fine even more relevant information and maybe information more up to date.
My self portrait is innovative because it allows me to show people who i am in an original way. It not only expressed myself through writing, but also through pictures. While i was making my self portrait I wanted to incorporate things that really said who i was. i added my hobbies, along with things that are important to me, like family and friends. I thought it was important to add my nationality because it plays a huge role in how I live my life. I enjoyed being able to express myself through my own design. next time I would use a different layout so my collage would be more visually appealing. I learned that I can be creative in the way that I make connections, like I did with my metaphor.
