Wednesday, October 9, 2013

"Footprints in the Digital Age"

            "Footprints in the Digital Age"  an article by Will Richardson  illustrates how important it is to have a  good profile online because you can be "googled" which can show good or bad things about you.  In this day and age it is easy for you to be tracked online and for people all over the world to see things you are doing whether they are good or bad. This new age of technological knowledge can be helpful for students future by showing their blog, twitter or Facebook which can be great resources when used correctly. Will Richardson talks about the fear of his daughters being searched and nothing monumental coming up or that noting shows up at all.
           The ideas that Will Richardson states in "Footprints in the The Digital Age" are true because as our world is becoming more technological it is important to have a good online presence. When a future employer is researching your background to find if you would be the right person for the job it is very impressive when you can have a blog of things you have done in school or about the vacation you went on. Like wise when they find your Facebook or Twitter they can see that you are very social  and even have a look at what is going on in your life. An online portfolio is another great way to reach out to people. When they can see a video of you catching the football or a video of your debate from debate team they are much more likely to be impressed than when someone gives them a stack of papers. It has become even more important to be online but you must also have a diverse and interesting. If you post about the book that have just read or about special places you may have been that shows that you have deeper background and are more literate online and with people. We also need to be smart with our online profiles because one mistake like, posting a picture drinking underage can hurt your job potential in the future. Today all the time we are leaving digital footprints online for people to follow so we should make them good.

28 comments:

  1. Good points in your summary. Make sure that you avoid personal words. Also, he has a son and a daughter. Make sure to end with a concluding sentence.

    Really good examples to support your response. I appreciate how specific they are. Make sure to eliminate personal words.

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  3. you seemed a little robotic but you got your point across

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  4. good. maybe less note card. and I like how you connect with jobs

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  5. I can understand that your very nervous. Swaying, Awkward pauses.

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  6. I didn't hear a attention getter, but you had a question at the end.

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  7. Very good points and eye contact. Try speaking a little bit louder nice end question.

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  8. Good question. Nice job.

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  9. You made good points and had a good ending question.

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  10. explained points well and related to us, got a good discussion going, used note card well

    maybe a too short of a presentation, responded to comments well

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  11. Good ideas and eye contact.

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  12. I agree with you about the Google search but you should not look at the board so much

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  13. I really liked you had what to say. Great question you got into the head of a lot of people.

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  14. You had a notecard, and knew your speech, but you seemed nervous. You were rocking back and forth on your feet, and did not seem to change your eye contact with people, but you did have good hand movement.

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  15. Good points with good knowledge. well put together

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  16. Good connecting to school thing, and less note cards

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  17. careful of putting things on facebook

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  18. You had a lot of good real world examples. Your hand gestures help move along the presentation. You had a good stance and I liked how you gave advice based off of the article.

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  19. I like how you have note cards to help remember your speech, also the points you are making are good and you're maintaining eye contact


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  20. Nice presentation. You were well prepared.

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  21. You got into the swing of things toward the end.

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  22. 1. You didn't have an opening question
    2. Good points to support your argument
    3. Good ending question
    4. Good discussion with the class
    5. Overall you did a great job

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  23. Good presentation. Try to plan your presentation on a couple of points and talk then talk about these points free. Sometimes you could see that you planned the sentences what are you going to say. good anwers on questions

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  24. I liked your arguments and points

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  25. really good points, great job on staying calm and acting like it is just a regular conversation with the audience, Anthony really helped your argument, good final question really got the audince into it

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