Social media week

          Social media.  It's something that most of us engage in on a regular basis via Twitter, Facebook, and many other social sites.  Most of the time you do not necessarily think about the future implications of your updates, but in recent years employers of all kinds are turning to social media sites to get a better view of their potential canidate.  Young people need to be informed of the possible negative implications of the information and posts on social media websites.
           What I learned from the social media week is to think before posting on socail media websites.  There are things people should just keep to themselves.  I also learned that social media websites can be a tool to connect you with people who have similar interests or could potentially aid you in the future.  For the socail media week I decided to try Twitter.  I found it less distracting than Facebook and overall more enjoyable. 
          I had never thought about how a social media site could help me reach my goal of becoming a child psychologist, but I now know that by following current child psychologists I can find out what is going on currently in that field.  It could also allow me to connnect with potential employers.
          I was surprised at the variety of ways that people use social media around the world.  Especially about how people in Mexico are using it to inform each other and to keep the people they know safe.  By reading the article I learned that social media networks are not just to connect with "friends" from high school or to share links of funny videos.  Socail media is changing our world at a rapid pace.  Now whether it is for the good or the worse is up to you.

MBTI and ME a ESFP tactile/kinestetic learner

        Over the last couple of weeks we have been discussing our results from the MBTI and different learning styles people have.  In class we did a self assesment of our MBTI type before getting our results and I am pretty proud to say my self assesment was really close to what my actual results said I am.  I predicted I was a ESTP (Extraversion, Intuition, Thinking, Perceiving) and my results said that I was a ESFP (F for feeling).  After I read about both types, I agreed more with the actual results.  Some of the things that hit home the most were the fact that I am very energetic and I love to be around people (the extravert in me).  That I am very open and caring.  Most of all that people who are ESFP make the most of the moment.  I believe that you have to make the best of every situation you are put into. 
       By taking this MBTI I have learned that I work well with people and am able to connect with what they are feeling more than others.  I also learned that people who are very extraverted, like me, can overwhelm intraverts, because we can be loud and rarely think things through before we act.  This also reaffirmed my opinion on how I learn best.  People who are ESFP learn best by doing hands on activities.  I have know for a long time that I understand things better if I can do things myself rather than to have someone just show it to me.
       How can all of this relate to my future goals?  By knowing what my personality type is and the strenghts of that type I can put those to good use when I meet new people.  Knowing the learning style that works best for me can ensure that I make the best of my education which will ultimately lead to better career opertunities.