Anna Djikas EDU768

 My journey is systems has been very rewarding. I have been challenged to think about technology and the underlining elements that it takes to create technology in a way I have never thought about before. I would have not considered myself a tech-savy teacher but through this course I feel like I have an immensely deeper understanding of technology and even have a few ideas of how to bring this understanding into my classroom. I learned how to create a Microsoft list which I could see as being an extremely useful tool in my AP Seminar class for both my students and myself. From keeping track of who has checked out a library book or a book from my personal library to tracking student progress on a longer project, this list can be viewed by all parties. Students can see where they are in the process in comparison to their peers and when deadlines are approaching. I can quickly update the status of students so I can keep track of all their information in one spot. I would love to lear...

Today, one of my AP Seminar students presented their individual multimedia presentation on the media effect of historical perception. She talked about collective memory and how media frames events and distorts what really happened. Smith's "Master the Media" talks about how the purpose of mass media is to make money which my student did a great job of highlighting in her presentation by talking about how history is often distorted to make the narrative more engaging for the audience. With attention spans rapidly declining (thanks TikTok!), the media has to find ways to keep the audience in engaged in order to keep their ratings up even if this means fabricating a piece of the story thus altering history and how we remember it. When taking the Easiest Quiz of All Time , this idea of collective memories was very present. I had thought I knew all the right answers but really I was believing the false truth the entire time due to what the media and other people have largely ...

When my cousin was 5 years old, he posted his first viral TikTok video. He was playing on my aunt's phone and was recording different ornaments on their Christmas tree. He used a "viral" sound and uploaded this meaningless and horrible quality video to TikTok. His video received thousands of views. I have no idea what type of algorithm you had to be on to have my 5 year old cousin's videography pop up on your feed but whatever he did seemed to work! Luckily, his face was not in the video but he certainly was not old enough to be publicly posting on any social media platforms.  Image Source: Pinterest Personally, I do not think there will ever be a law implemented that will completely protect children from the dangers of the internet. The internet evolves too quickly with people who know how to use it all too well. It would be extremely difficult to have any sort of legislation that could keep up with this. In this introduction video that describes the Children's I...

 Today, I watched a TikTok where a young woman was talking about how she filed taxes for a dog that made $20,000 on Tiktok this past year and we must be living in some kind of simulation for this to be true. This had me thinking about all the famous pets whose usernames I could recall off the top of my head... and the truth is that I know way too many. Duke the golden, Doug the pug, Goose, these are just a few of my favorite dog influencers. Should these dog influencers be entitled to a portion of their earnings? Should it be mandatory that these earnings be spent on grooming appointments, the highest quality of food, and the best toys for these dogs since they earned it? All of these questions should be ridiculous but they could become legitimate questions.  Families who post their children online have the same dilemma. What portions go to their children that have helped make their posts successful? I was shocked to read that JB Pritzker passed a law in 2023 that children un...

Are you able to recognize the difference between phishing and legitimate emails or texts? After successfully NOT clicking on the continuous PayPal scams over the years and more recently the pay your toll text messages, I thought I was an expert on knowing what was legitimate. After taking the phishing quiz , I realized there was more to these scams than just an incorrect URL. Screenshot of Toll Scam from Author                                                                          After completing a security check up on my Google account and deleting my account off a computer I used 187 days ago, I decided to see if this same Google email had been pwned . My email has been involved in 5 data breaches where my information was vulnerable and could have been exposed....

Have you ever googled yourself? For some this may be a difficult task if your last name is "Smith" but for others (like me) there is no place to hide on google. The results that pop up are actually all somehow related to me or my social media presence. Initially, you see an image of my LinkedIn profile, an image from my local newspaper about my 8th grade basketball team, and some more pictures related to posts I have interacted with on LinkedIn. Google has also found my Facebook and Instagram profiles although they are private profiles. LinkedIn's whole purpose revolves around public profiles. Connecting and interacting with people in a more professional setting that is tailored towards our professional life means that we want people to be able to find us on this platform. My LinkedIn profile was created as an assignment in college and I have not updated it since. However, my buisness world friends are constantly updating their profile and looking to make "good"...