After googling my name, I was happy to see that none of my information or pictures were online. I found many people with similar names who had shared their information publicly. There is an actor, pickleball player and murder victim all with the same name as mine. With a simple search, my social media accounts cannot be found. As well, videos or pictures of my hobbies such as dance are not available to the public.
To others, I believe my digital footprint would come off as surprising. Many teenagers post pictures and information publicly online that can be found easily by others. I think it is important to have a clean digital footprint so future employers cannot find information or videos that may be inappropriate or embarrassing. My digital footprint shows the “5 c” that is control of identity. My identity is private and not shown online and nobody is posting images or videos that are inappropriate under my name.
My existing digital footprint will not affect my future opportunities. If schools or future jobs cannot find any information online they will learn all about me from interviews. I can make a good impression as they will be learning information from me and not online. My footprint will not affect my family and friends as they are not associated with a person that has an unflattering background on the internet.
I had many trials and tribulations whilst researching for my speech. I feel I learned a lot of useful information which I put into my speech. One of the facts that I feel I could use in the future is that people who are optimistic tend to have better mental and physical health. I believe it is important to practice as we are often surrounded by stress and pessimism. To create my citations, I used Citation Machine. I have experience using the program so I found it easy to use. I found many of my sources through Gale Topic Finder. It was a good way to find multiple articles relating to my topic but was sometimes difficult. Once I knew the official term used to describe my topic, Positive Psychology, I was able to access a website that was created by the first person that studied it. The next time I research, I will try to use different phrases when searching to find useful articles quickly. I may also try to find another topic finder. Overall, I feel I did well while researching but I can always improve.
a. I know the information I gathered is reliable because I found that the websites update their information often. This shows that they check the information to see if it is up to date.
b. There are multiple reasons why I chose Canva as my medium. I have used it before and have experience and I find it easy to use and customize.
c. I am satisfied with the result of my design and I feel it portrays my information well.
d. If i were to change my design in the future I would make the text larger to make it easier to read.
Citations:
Bellis, Mary. “History of the Sewing Machine.” ThoughtCo, ThoughtCo, 7 Jan. 2019, https://www.thoughtco.com/stitches-the-history-of-sewing-machines-1992460.Duignan, Brian.
“Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., https://www.britannica.com/list/inventors-and-inventions-of-the-industrial-revolution.
Hughes, Tristan. “10 Key Inventions of the Industrial Revolution.” History Hit, History Hit, 10 July 2019, https://www.historyhit.com/key-inventions-of-the-industrial-revolution/.
Kelly, Martin. “The Most Important Inventions of the Industrial Revolution.” ThoughtCo, ThoughtCo, 28 July 2019, https://www.thoughtco.com/industrial-revolution-inventors-chart-4059637.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Camera Obscura.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 17 Oct. 2013, https://www.britannica.com/technology/camera-obscura-photography.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Flying Shuttle.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 3 Apr. 2018, https://www.britannica.com/technology/flying-shuttle.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Typewriter.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 13 Feb. 2018, https://www.britannica.com/technology/typewriter.
Photo Citations:
“Alexander Graham Bell Invented the First Telephone in 1876. It Changed the World Because It Made Communication Much More Easie… in 2019: Inventions, Telephone, Vintage Telephone.” Pinterest, 17 Oct. 2019, https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/511932682612825199/?lp=true.
“Flying Shuttle.” Science Museum Group Collection, https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co8646677/flying-shuttle-shuttle-textile-working-equipment.
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My self profile project is innovative because it allows you to tell others about you in a visual and written way. When thinking of ideas for this project I thought about my favourite things as well as hobbies and traits I have. In my visual representation I enjoyed showing things about me that I didn’t talk about in my paragraph. If I were to do a project like this again I think I would choose a different metaphor that was a little easier to connect with me. Over all I felt like my creativity was shown in my image rather than my paragraph but, if I had a better idea that I was passionate about I think my paragraph could be way better.
