As a mature college student, age not maturity level, I do not have the same connection to social media platforms as my scholarly peers. My usage of social media tools with respect to college life has been tied almost exclusively to actual school work as apposed to connecting socially.
The College's DC Connect site with all its functions has been my most used social media site for educational purposes since starting in January. Wikipedia and Google have been helpful when doing research for various course assignments. I used Google Drive and Blogger for the first time for different aspects of this course. In class we used PBworks and Todaysmeet which were also new experiences for me. The integrated College email along with external email services were used for contacting professors and classmates, for sharing works in progress and for confirming that yes the test is on Tuesday.
Personal and College email have been my preferred method of connecting for educational purposes. Most people now have access to their email directly from their smart phones creating almost instant contact. Email applications allow for the transfer of all types of files and content. The built in editing and formatting tools make it possible to quickly create exciting correspondence. For me, what puts email over the top as a form of communication with peers is that, almost everyone in Canada already has an email address and knows how to use it.
There are also social media sites that I have been educated about that I will probably never use. Not out of dislike for the application, the content or the users. Strictly from my perspective of why, whats the point? I have no need or desire to tweet my comings and goings to the world. The people important to me probably already know that I'm hitting up Timmies before heading to class. Instagram, Pinterest, Keek and the hundreds of other social media sites, sorry I just don't see the value. Fluff. Entertainment. Self Promotion. It all just seems like a waste of time to me. Time that could be better spent in so many ways.
PS: if you want to make someone feel special, write a letter, enclose that special photo and mail it....
Call your Mother, she is worried about you and Facebook likes just don't cut it.
Ohhh Paulll lol.....You aren't older, you're just wiser! See us classmates of yours are too used to everything belonging to social media, its a downfall because in my opinion if we ever wanted to write or had to write a letter sending it via mail we would probably get confused!!! ahaha
ReplyDeletevery good read. I'm not someone who uses social media a lot either. I also agree likes don't cut it
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