tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2911762497707596492024-02-20T22:47:38.953-08:00Exploring Your Digital PortfolioCassandra J Hagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17634137126659576507noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291176249770759649.post-32089520992278504572016-04-26T09:21:00.000-07:002016-04-26T09:21:49.981-07:00Wrapping up the semester!<span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;">Career Portfolio</span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvu3eFQ_pVkCp-NFOjlmguEmmxk0up-l-jYpnMR7kvbE7owdON4STG_X33dZjOsUn-0Hs6q8_1r4oG6DlzesW5LRdgzLBBKg9Vg0jofH_OcuedmVO_ujerRqeREnxsN8sU0n4LXnTQw/s1600/weebly.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvu3eFQ_pVkCp-NFOjlmguEmmxk0up-l-jYpnMR7kvbE7owdON4STG_X33dZjOsUn-0Hs6q8_1r4oG6DlzesW5LRdgzLBBKg9Vg0jofH_OcuedmVO_ujerRqeREnxsN8sU0n4LXnTQw/s320/weebly.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Creating <a href="http://cassandrajhage.weebly.com/" target="_blank">my career portfolio </a>was a big project, but one that I know I will be happily using throughout the course of my professional career. They really gives you the opportunity to show off your personality and show what your resume can't. My career portfolio not only has my resume and projects on it, but it also contains my personal mission statement, a page about my experience in the Disney College Program, and information and articles that I find interesting about the Hospitality industry. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Throughout this semester I have been developing my <a href="http://twitter.com/cj_hage" target="_blank">Personal Learning Network</a> which has helped me find professionals around the world would are involved in the hospitality industry in some way. I have also been sharing articles about the industry and re-tweeting certain tweets that I personally find interesting. I have also been posting my blog on my Twitter to share what I have been doing in my class. </span><br />
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Great blog post written by my friend Kendra about her travels! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/travel?src=hash">#travel</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/gen2243?src=hash">#gen2243</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/europe?src=hash">#europe</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/asia?src=hash">#asia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/hawaii?src=hash">#hawaii</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/blog?src=hash">#blog</a> <a href="https://t.co/19ZIUuyOa0">https://t.co/19ZIUuyOa0</a></div>
— Cassandra Hage (@CJ_Hage) <a href="https://twitter.com/CJ_Hage/status/724787601346056193">April 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjxY_Ry6mHwF5AZ490jufB4fR-aedicePhGpKTTdZqizUpMhH8wNeTo85iv01Y52cWJ79ZNgnIWkaBSssgqn7KXFfKn0IfdmNjY0WltLHOFR4UvpGCIyvRz8fD3FhwK1mJ4vbKoqqyA/s1600/google-hangouts.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjxY_Ry6mHwF5AZ490jufB4fR-aedicePhGpKTTdZqizUpMhH8wNeTo85iv01Y52cWJ79ZNgnIWkaBSssgqn7KXFfKn0IfdmNjY0WltLHOFR4UvpGCIyvRz8fD3FhwK1mJ4vbKoqqyA/s320/google-hangouts.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">One interesting thing about this class was the guest speakers. Instead of people coming in to talk to us, our professor had people like <a href="https://twitter.com/AstronautAbby" target="_blank">Austronaut Abby</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/chbrenchley" target="_blank">Cameron Brenchly</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/RobynHrivnatz" target="_blank">Robyn Hrivnatz</a> speak to us over Google Hangouts. This is truly the way to go with education now because it lets you connect with people that you normally wouldn't be able to</span><span style="font-size: large;"> . If it wasn't for Google Hangouts we probably wouldn't have had the type of speakers that we did.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;">Zookazam- my favorite class day</span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5ns_KP1xNminSWj9Fb8Vy6lXV1F-Epvzu-vM57mDhLAO2N_eE6SuWXed2PevSKpPS_5nYmwKJXbtXVDOvOZrdsjX_MH9ZKlZu0nMW_YH3T897NhmnCQUtlbHFTwKX-54Op00mCk1CQ/s1600/unnamed+%25281%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5ns_KP1xNminSWj9Fb8Vy6lXV1F-Epvzu-vM57mDhLAO2N_eE6SuWXed2PevSKpPS_5nYmwKJXbtXVDOvOZrdsjX_MH9ZKlZu0nMW_YH3T897NhmnCQUtlbHFTwKX-54Op00mCk1CQ/s320/unnamed+%25281%2529.png" width="240" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Learning about <a href="http://www.zookazam.com/" target="_blank">Zookazam</a> and other augmented reality apps was really exciting! I had never heard about any of them before and I was instantly fascinated by how it worked. I showed everyone the app and how it created animals right before your eyes.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9M26YEWiBFjplmP97QsfzzDVg2o3Vh9_ZH6mNMH_IdvsfTzVv1MB82Oh9ldVOcrls8Pcs7RsZI_ts1KtQNLhUYrxoU_qy9dL1I8_4N6IoXNeMrQYirasc-5PlEBNxIFT2C5lAwRTGIw/s1600/download.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9M26YEWiBFjplmP97QsfzzDVg2o3Vh9_ZH6mNMH_IdvsfTzVv1MB82Oh9ldVOcrls8Pcs7RsZI_ts1KtQNLhUYrxoU_qy9dL1I8_4N6IoXNeMrQYirasc-5PlEBNxIFT2C5lAwRTGIw/s320/download.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Graduation is 18 days away and I'm very excited! So what's next for me? Well since you asked, the day after graduation I will leaving to join the <a href="http://www.americancruiselines.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&utm_term=american%2Bcruise%2Blines&utm_campaign=Branded&gclid=Cj0KEQjwo_y4BRD0nMnfoqqnxtEBEiQAWdA12-mX990HRDHCzq3Re1Ocryw66FrBTyUw62sKvEzCIboaApTK8P8HAQ" target="_blank">American Cruise Lines</a> for a summer long internship program aboard on of their luxury river cruise ships. I believe that this internship is going to be a great opportunity and amazing experience. Not only will I be gaining valuable experience in an ever growing part of the hospitality industry, but I will also be gaining experience in an environment and market that I have personally never worked in before. I'm am excited for my new adventure and my first journey into the world post-graduation. WISH ME LUCK!</span>Cassandra J Hagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17634137126659576507noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291176249770759649.post-70154408163593528042016-04-19T19:51:00.001-07:002016-04-19T19:51:09.121-07:00Always Learning!<span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;">Robyn Hrivnatz</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This past week my class was able to connect with <a href="https://twitter.com/RobynHrivnatz" target="_blank">Robyn Hrivnatz</a> through <a href="https://hangouts.google.com/" target="_blank">Google Hangouts</a>. She works at Microsoft in their US Education division. Her primary job is to work on curriculum development for professional learning for teachers and she also oversees their Microsoft Innovative Educator Teacher Program. Robyn talked about how in her career she uses social media to keep up with what is going on in the world of education and also with the competition. It is extremely important to keep up with what your competition is doing throughout any industry, and social media is an easy way to do that. It is also a good way to find out what your customers want and an easy way to listen to them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Robyn says that with her job, their customers are educators and students and social media makes it easy to connect with them due to it almost instantaneous results. She also talked about other ways that social media is incorporated into the Microsoft company, such as the twitter handles and other accounts that respond to customers via social media. Below is the full video of Robyn talking to my class!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In my class the other day we had fun with these electric circuit boards called <a href="http://www.makeymakey.com/" target="_blank">Makey Makeys</a>! All the groups used items such as PlayDoh, aluminum foil, and bananas to create electrical currents and control a computer game. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My group chose to play <a href="http://www.happyhopper.org/welcome.php" target="_blank">Frogger</a>! We used a banana to control the left movement, the foil to control the forward and backward movement, and PlayDoh to control the right movements. We did this with the help of the MakeyMakey control boards which was attached to the objects via color coded wires and to the computer through a USB cord. It was so amazing, how we could control the game using these random household objects!</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0iXXcaZ294VHPt2simd0PvSfH4FyXbPAejpRNmTVhLIqsgkaMloiJYRkq44lU-N9GOFg-OEnkwIVmXlF0q5Ai5qdTdUV5rDNOE4H0oU_QVm4U0gNjBsbsd2HFe4PdV-X1D70ULgFHQ/s1600/51T6%252Bl90yuL._SY344_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0iXXcaZ294VHPt2simd0PvSfH4FyXbPAejpRNmTVhLIqsgkaMloiJYRkq44lU-N9GOFg-OEnkwIVmXlF0q5Ai5qdTdUV5rDNOE4H0oU_QVm4U0gNjBsbsd2HFe4PdV-X1D70ULgFHQ/s320/51T6%252Bl90yuL._SY344_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" width="224" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">In chapter 9 of the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Connected-Educator-Learning-Leading/dp/1935543172" target="_blank">Connected Educator</a>, by <a href="https://twitter.com/snbeach" target="_blank">Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach </a>and <a href="https://twitter.com/lanihall" target="_blank">Lani Ritter Hall</a>, it talks about how the internet is so much more than what people are really utilizing it for. It isn't just a place to find information, but a way to connect with people from all over the world who we can share our ideas, opinions, and imaginations with. It is an amazing resource for learning! People learn so much differently now than they did when technology wasn't so prominent in education and educators need to keep up to date on the newest ways to teach and learn because </span><span style="font-size: large;">as technology evolves, so must educators and other people using it within their careers. </span>Cassandra J Hagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17634137126659576507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291176249770759649.post-67499231979482882592016-04-05T20:37:00.001-07:002016-04-05T20:37:48.187-07:00Can Social Media GET Any Easier?<span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;">Integrating websites with Social Media</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Here are some websites that you can integrate into your social media to make your site as personal or as professional as you'd like.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first is called <a href="http://about.me/" target="_blank">About.me</a>. This can be as simple as a picture and a bio but can also add in your interests, a spotlight on maybe your blog or your personal website, and your career or education. On <a href="https://about.me/cassandrahage" target="_blank">my About.me</a> page, I have a picture of myself, a bio, five interests, a link to <a href="http://cassandrajhage.weebly.com/" target="_blank">my career portfolio</a>, links to my <a href="http://twitter.com/cj_hage" target="_blank">twitter</a>, blogger, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassandra-hage-571169109" target="_blank">Linkedin</a>, and my education. This is something that can be easily added to your twitter, blog, or website that can give people more information about who you are. Also, you aren't limited to 160 characters!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://paper.li/">Paper.li</a> is another easy way to spice up your social media feed. All you have to do is type in what you are interested in and it will automatically generate a daily newspaper featuring articles that have to do with those topics. My Paper.li is called <a href="http://paper.li/CJ_Hage/1459378528?edition_id=9dc0baf0-fb4f-11e5-868f-002590a5ba2d" target="_blank">The Hospitality Daily</a> and focuses on articles that have to do with the hospitality industry. It's a simple website to navigate but here's an article that gives you <a href="https://matrixxreloaded.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/how-to-become-a-paper-li-publisher-five-simple-steps/" target="_blank">5 easy steps to become a published on Paper.li</a>. I also have my newspaper linked up to my twitter. Everyday Paper.li generates a tweet for me than has a link to The Hospitality Daily and also names people on twitter that are mentioned in those articles. Here's an example of the tweet that the website generates!</span></div>
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The Hospitality Daily is out! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/gen2243?src=hash">#gen2243</a> <a href="https://t.co/8GuM0fg5PL">https://t.co/8GuM0fg5PL</a> Stories via <a href="https://twitter.com/AtkinsCareers">@AtkinsCareers</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/mgmalacrida">@mgmalacrida</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MartaDeBellis">@MartaDeBellis</a></div>
— Cassandra Hage (@CJ_Hage) <a href="https://twitter.com/CJ_Hage/status/717395996200845313">April 5, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another fun website to help you save time, similar to how Paper.li automatically generates a tweet, is <a href="https://ifttt.com/" target="_blank">IFTTT</a>, which stands for If That Then This. One the website you generate and publish recipes that can take a simple step out of your daily routine. Some fun recipes are "If someone follows me on twitter, then send them a welcome tweet", "If I post a picture on Instagram, then post it on twitter as well", or my favorite </span><span style="font-size: large;">"If the forecast is rain, then send me a text to wear rain boots". This article by Trevor Dobrygoski talks about <a href="http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/35-super-useful-ifttt-recipes-you-might-not-know-about.html" target="_blank">35 Super Useful IFTTT Recipes</a> that you can look at to help understand the concept. Also, if you remember me mentioning <a href="http://evernote.com/" target="_blank">Evernote</a>, here's an article by Taylor Pipes that will help the avid Evernote user utilize all that their <a href="https://blog.evernote.com/blog/2015/02/21/5-ifttt-recipes-power-day/" target="_blank">Evernote is capable of through IFTTT.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The recipe that I created on the website was "If I publish a blog post on blogger, then generate a tweet on my twitter page". This is going to make things easier for me personally because every time I publish a blog post for my class I also have to post it on twitter. Since this is part of my grade I now don't have to worry about forgetting to tweet about my new blog post!</span></div>
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<script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>Cassandra J Hagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17634137126659576507noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291176249770759649.post-63999108861457604072016-03-29T20:28:00.002-07:002016-03-29T20:28:42.876-07:00How Social Media Can Ruin Your Career<span style="color: purple; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">So how can social media ruin your life? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This week my class took to the internet to find professionals in our own fields of study that were fired because of something on social media. Below is my presentation on <a href="http://www.roadwarriorvoices.com/2015/06/30/pilots-fired-after-taking-in-flight-selfies-with-bikini-model/" target="_blank">two pilots that were fired due to pictures that a model posted of them on her twitter</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;">Two pilots fired for letting bikini model into the cockpit of their airplane and telling her that she could control the plane during takeoff.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The two pilots, Fredrico Soaje and Patricio Zocchi let a 29-year-old model named Vicky Xipolatakis in the cockpit of the plane that they were about to fly. Not only did Vicky post selfies with the pilots on twitter, but she also posted a video of the controls and of the pilots saying that she could control the plane during takeoff. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">No one is allowed inside the cockpit of a plane unless authorized by regulations of the <a href="http://rgl.faa.gov/regulatory_and_guidance_library/rgfar.nsf/farsbysectlookup/121.547" target="_blank">Federal Aviation Administration</a>, which is why this was an issue. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After 9/11 the rules and regulations became more strict in hope of keeping people safe. </span><span style="font-size: large;">They also put at risk all of the people on that plane. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Both pilots have been fired from Austral airlines and are facing $10 million in lawsuits and 2-8 years in prison. Vicky is also facing charges. Fredrico and Patricio let Vicky into the cockpit knowing that it was against the rules and regulations and because of her posts on social media, they had to pay a huge price. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are so many ways to teach and learn by using the internet. I can't imagine education WITHOUT it! So what are some ways to connect with learners using the internet? Well, there are blogs, bookmarking tools (<a href="http://cassandrahage.blogspot.com/2016/02/private-is-professional.html" target="_blank">find some examples in my earlier blog post</a>), podcasts, social media, wikis, google docs (<a href="http://cassandrahage.blogspot.com/2016/02/i-dont-know-go-google-it.html" target="_blank">another earlier blog post</a>), and more! Chapter 5 of the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Connected-Educator-Learning-Leading/dp/1935543172" target="_blank">Connected Educator</a> by Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach and Lani Ritter Hall talks about these types of tools and how to utilize them! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Blogs are a great way to share information about any topic that you want. You can use them personally or professionally as well. Basically, they're just public journals. Some popular blog websites are <a href="http://tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Tumblr</a>, <a href="http://blogger.google.com/" target="_blank">Blogger</a> (which you obviously know about), <a href="http://weebly.com/" target="_blank">Weebly</a>, and a popular one for educators is <a href="http://edublogs.org/" target="_blank">Edublog</a> which helps schools and teacher provide a window into the classrooms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Podcasts are audio recording that can be posted on the internet or downloaded to a smart phone, computer, iPod, or any other audio playing device. <a href="http://podomatic.com/" target="_blank">Podomatic</a> is a free site that lets record audio or video recordings. If you're going to make a podcast you would just want to use the audio setting. Musicians used to use podcasts as a way to let their fans know what they were up to when they were on the road, but it can also be used for educational purposes. Julie DeNeen posted an article of <a href="http://gettingsmart.com/2013/02/50-educational-podcasts-you-should-check-out/" target="_blank">50 educational podcasts</a>, and I'm sure there's a ton more.</span>Cassandra J Hagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17634137126659576507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291176249770759649.post-44623843612437668952016-03-14T21:31:00.000-07:002016-03-14T21:31:13.723-07:00Apps for Days!<span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;">All the Apps that You Could Ever Imagine!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Have you ever heard of <a href="http://www.twoguysandsomeipads.com/2013/10/join-arevolution-post-1-what-is.html" target="_blank">Augmented Reality</a> (AR)? Well it's a very cool, very real bit of magic that you can bring into any moment using just your SMART PHONE! It basically makes a 4-D image pop up out of nowhere due to, explained by <a href="https://plus.google.com/+DrewMinock/posts" target="_blank">Drew Minock</a> "overlaying computer generated images, or other data, on a real-life environment." </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">My favorite app that we learned about was Zookazam! Which puts animals right in the palm of your hand, as you can see in the picture below. A great article about <a href="http://www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/2015/03/bring-a-hippo-into-the-classroom-with-zookazam/" target="_blank">Zookazam</a> explains the great features of this app, including how teachers can use it in the classroom as a creative and intellectual tool. My favorite idea from the article is having students create a habitat and placing the animal in it using the app.</span><br />
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Can't get over this app! <a href="https://twitter.com/zookazam">@zookazam</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/gen2243?src=hash">#gen2243</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/zookazamapp?src=hash">#zookazamapp</a> <a href="https://t.co/LCmpdAXw1s">pic.twitter.com/LCmpdAXw1s</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Archaeologists are even using this technology to <a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2015/03/13/archaeologists-augmented-reality/#.VuGWIJMrJUd" target="_blank">see and smell</a> the past. With another AR app called Dead Mans Nose which emits odors as you pass certain locations. This can help Archaeologists not only visit sites, but LIVE them as well, serving as a window into the past.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Basically <a href="https://store.google.com/category/virtual_reality?utm_source=en-ha-na-sem&utm_medium=text&utm_term=PLP-phrase&utm_content=bkws&utm_campaign=googlecardboard&gclid=Cj0KEQjwwpm3BRDuh5awn4qJpLwBEiQAATTAQYLOJcPJC0BY1236qlaZOSJzRgkOSaZymVGLDdj6o-0aAs3r8P8HAQ" target="_blank">Google Cardboard</a> is the coolest thing since sliced bread. It is an app that can transport you anywhere! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> All you have to do is have the cardboard box that goes with it, insert your phone, and you're transported anywhere around the world! It reminds me of those cool picture changing toys we had as kids, but obviously more technologically advanced and more fun!</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">Here are some other awesome apps that my classmates taught me about this week!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/color-therapy-free-stress/id1031002863?mt=8" target="_blank">Color Therapy</a> is a fun way to be creative with coloring templates!</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUcsCRdkLrSoI3k8q_Yv1bmgovYDl2LJLo0sDqk-XzuiQk-SLYv7VuQlivtT1TOCTRtjrOLJn3PKqg_DP6v0ALddVJaanhkYdbUW2iBAHBoVJTrI9xa8r1aV06aGtYusxrs7NvgEiNQ/s1600/-Aipi_tp.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUcsCRdkLrSoI3k8q_Yv1bmgovYDl2LJLo0sDqk-XzuiQk-SLYv7VuQlivtT1TOCTRtjrOLJn3PKqg_DP6v0ALddVJaanhkYdbUW2iBAHBoVJTrI9xa8r1aV06aGtYusxrs7NvgEiNQ/s320/-Aipi_tp.jpeg" width="319" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://twitter.com/AstronautAbby" target="_blank">Abigail Harrison</a> is a young woman with a big dream, to be the first astronaut on Mars. Abby's dream grew into so much more when she started using social media to reach out to people and learn more about what she wanted to do. The growth of her social media accounts have given her the opportunity to not only run her own programs, like <a href="http://themarsgeneration.org/" target="_blank">Mars Generation </a>which is a non-profit preparing the students of today to become the leaders of tomorrow, but she was also selected to be the Earth liaison to Italian Astronaut, Luca Parmitano, while he was up in the space station. One tip that she gave my class was not to over expose yourself and to only focus on the social media accounts that help you the most, which for her were Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Good luck to Abby! I can't wait to hear about her adventures!</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;">In Other Space Related News..</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://twitter.com/StationCDRKelly" target="_blank">Scott Kelly</a> has returned from a year on the International Space Station! His recent return was documented on Snapchat for everyone to see! Here are some pictures capturing the exciting day!</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Okay, Now Let's Stop Spacing Out and Look at Some Presentation Tools!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">In the semester where I have been doing the least amount of presentation, and my last semester of college, I finally learn about all of these presentation tools that are so much better than just standing in front of a PowerPoint presentation. A presentation is supposed to be more than just reading off slides. In fact, the slides are mostly there for "decoration" and shouldn't be the entire presentation. There are some tools that allow you to create a more interesting backdrop for your presentation. Some examples include Animoto, Emaze, Office Mix, <a href="https://www.haikudeck.com/" target="_blank">Haiku Deck</a>, <a href="http://www.powtoon.com/" target="_blank">Powtoon</a>, and more! The two that I have found easy to navigate and fun to use are Animoto and Emaze.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://animoto.com/" target="_blank">Animoto</a> is more of a video presentation. It offers you templates and then you place in the pictures and text. After picking a song you can add in as many pictures and text boxes as it takes to finish the song. The one thing I liked about this tool was that it only let you add a certain amount of text to each slide, limiting you so that there isn't too much. Here's a video that I made on Animoto.com promoting my major here at Stockton University.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;">Here's Some Article's About More Presentation Tools..</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.gizmag.com/microsoft-sway-introduction/38833/" target="_blank">Microsoft Sway</a> - if you're presenting over the computer, then Sway is perfect for you! With the cloud being utilized, Sway presentations can be viewed anywhere without formatting problems and also embedded onto websites and blogs. The editing is also based on a story line, making the editing easy for everyone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://rachaelmooreblog.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/goanimate-a-fun-and-educational-way-to-create/" target="_blank">GoAnimate</a> - Similar to Animoto, GoAnimate is a video presentation that comes with backgrounds, templates, characters, and even languages and accents for the characters. This is a great tool for teachers to use because if your class is registered then students presentations cannot be viewed by the public.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.edtechroundup.org/reviews/office-mix-powerpoint-gets-interactive" target="_blank">Office Mix</a> - This is a free expansion for anyone who already owns PowerPoint on their computer. You can even take PowerPoint presentations that you have already made and upload them to Office Mix to upgrade it! With this expansion you can add video and voice to the presentation, draw and mark up the slides during the presentation, and you can also embed your presentations. This tool is keeping PowerPoint alive in the midst of all of these fascinating new tools.</span>Cassandra J Hagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17634137126659576507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291176249770759649.post-56693478971116453982016-03-01T20:29:00.000-08:002016-03-01T20:29:54.968-08:00TED Talks and Twitter<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">#Scistuchat</span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENdIZuIMFft_TS5H3M_6Dr4XBJFjVHLQ3Ox9UQ7x4q6PHkt0-XHAsWMZIY-8AMB4UShOtAyQQSDz-pHmyI2-xFPqgvi_4ghN8WF39aid3f_DiogB1IusS-rBdST0-a5pxgfmyynjcoQ/s1600/scistuchat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENdIZuIMFft_TS5H3M_6Dr4XBJFjVHLQ3Ox9UQ7x4q6PHkt0-XHAsWMZIY-8AMB4UShOtAyQQSDz-pHmyI2-xFPqgvi_4ghN8WF39aid3f_DiogB1IusS-rBdST0-a5pxgfmyynjcoQ/s320/scistuchat.jpg" width="239" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This week my class had a webinar guest, <a href="https://twitter.com/2footgiraffe" target="_blank">Adam Taylor</a>, a high school science teacher who started <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/scistuchat?src=hash" target="_blank">#scistuchat</a>, a was for students, teachers, and scientists from around the world to connect on twitter. Adam has connected with around 400-500 scientists from around 150 countries around the globe to participate in a monthly discussion about different topics having to do with science. They use moderators to keep the conversation steady and educational and have made some memorable connections, including the US Department of Energy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Adam has made his connections through twitter by first finding out that certain scientists were on twitter and then contacting them. From there, his PLN grew into the thousands. He categorizes people into lists on his twitter (his Women in Science list has 590 members.. WOW!) to keep it organize! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">One tip from Adam about growing your PLN is that the number of followers doesn't matter, it's the connections that are important. Check out the full webcast below!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Everyone knows about PowerPoint, but did you know that there are a bunch of tools to help you make presentations? Presenting has grown past PowerPoint and its original uses, to aid someones verbal presentation, and online tools have become very beneficial. Some online tools that you can use are <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/" target="_blank">Slideshare</a>, <a href="http://www.prezi.com/" target="_blank">Prezi</a>, <a href="http://www.voicethread.com/" target="_blank">VoiceThread</a>, and <a href="http://www.polleverywhere.com/" target="_blank">Poll Everywhere</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Some of you may have heard of <a href="http://www.ted.com/" target="_blank">TED Talks</a> and some of you may not. You're thinking, "who is Ted and why would I wanna listen to him talk?" But TED is actually a nonprofit organization that has one mission, to spread ideas. You can either go to conferences or watch online to listen to extremely amazing people speak about a myriad of different topics from <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/jill_heinerth_the_mysterious_world_of_underwater_caves" target="_blank">The Mysterious World of Underwater Caves</a> to <a href="http://www.ted.com/topics/failure" target="_blank">Failure</a> or even the <a href="http://www.ted.com/topics/piano" target="_blank">Piano</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It is not as violent or as angry as it sounds, it's mainly just telling other people about an app, how it is used, and how it connects to your prospective field. We did this recently in my class and it was interesting to learn about all of the apps that my classmates currently use and the ones that they found. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The app that I presented was called <a href="http://skyscanner.com/" target="_blank">Skyscanner</a> which is a airline discount app. It is super easy to use and brings you straight to the airlines website when booking, which made it clear that it was safe. I have used it on multiple occasions to book trips, including my most recent trip to Europe saving me an estimate of $250 on airfare. The app has a few different characteristics that I find extremely helpful including the ratings, on a scale of 1-10, and the rankings, always showing you the cheapest option on top. It is also easier to navigate than if you were to use a regular airline's website. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you want to learn more about Evernote, here are some links to check out!</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">- Developing a Connected Learning Model</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Connected-Educator-Learning-Leading/dp/1935543172" target="_blank">The Connected Educator</a> talks about Connected Learning Communities, a new model for professional development with a three pronged model including Local Community, Global Network, and Bounded Community. With this model you can focus on face-to-face (Professional Learning Communities), online (Professional Learning Networks), and either-or (Communities of Practice) to broaden your communities. So what do these Connected Learning Communities do? Well, they give educators, or any professional, the opportunity to connect with colleagues locally and globally. It is a way to use your communities focus on creating, innovating, and learning all while collaborating with other professionals. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As you start easing your way into the professional world, you might want to start thinking about making your social media accounts private.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This funny Youtube video makes a serious point about that by showing </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">you how easy it is for someone to find your information on social media sites.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Although this video is a serious invasion of privacy, he does nothing illegal and it is a good idea, for personal AND professional reasons, to make most of your sites private.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Your digital footprint can turn into digital baggage just like in this video titled <a href="https://www.blogger.com/%3Ciframe%20width=%22560%22%20height=%22315%22%20src=%22https://www.youtube.com/embed/zlM-YuUQ3Ms%22%20frameborder=%220%22%20allowfullscreen%3E%3C/iframe%3E" target="_blank">Attention Young Professionals! What's Your Digital Baggage?</a> A man named Jarred is applying for a new job and during his interview the interviewer searches him and finds some very unflattering information about him. Start thinking NOW about what you want potential employers to see and what you wouldn't want them to see. Then, maybe don't put certain things, like pictures or statuses about calling in sick and going to the beach, up on social media accounts.</span></div>
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So just <a href="https://www.smore.com/6pbw-what-s-your-digital-footprint" target="_blank">what is YOUR digital footprint</a>? This post gives a lot of information about how your digital footprint can define who you are as a professional candidate. While some employers think looking at someones personal profiles can actually help them land the job, almost double the amount of employers believe that it will hurt a candidates chance.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">PLN's are different because you want to be able to share the information you find with everyone. It is not only a place for YOU to learn, but to spread the knowledge about your field. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Some of my tweets on <a href="https://twitter.com/cj_hage" target="_blank">my Twitter account</a> have been getting retweeted, which couldn't happen if that account was private. This account is strictly professional, so what you have on there should be professional and mainly information on the field or topic of your choice. Since my Twitter isn't set on private, this also gives me the opportunity to communicate with people that don't follow me and have interactions like the one below where <a href="http://twitter.com/AmericanAir" target="_blank">American Airlines</a> thought that my hashtag #GEN2243 was in response to my flight being delayed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One of my other classes is having us make blogs that organized links having to do with our major. All of the links on <a href="http://cassandrajhage.weebly.com/" target="_blank">MY BLOG</a> pertain to the cruising industry and it is just an organized blog of information. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had a guest speaker in my class this past week, <a href="https://twitter.com/chbrenchley" target="_blank">Cameron Brenchley</a>. Cameron is the VP at Collaborative Communications, an education PR firm in Washington, DC. He has also had other jobs that focused on PR and Social Media. One of these jobs included being the first Director of Digital Strategy for the US Department of Education. In the video below he talks about going from a fast pace government job to his new position that gives him much longer time frames to work on his projects! He also talks about using social media in a more private and professional setting! Check out the video below to hear him answer more questions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One interesting thing that our teacher <a href="https://twitter.com/kcalderw" target="_blank">Kyle Calderwood</a> showed us was the research tool on Google Docs. With this tool you can find quotes by many famous people, images of anything, tables of information, and research about an infinite amount of topics. It's a quick way to access information without having to open a separate page.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This article my Don Crowther is all about how to use <a href="http://doncrowther.com/marketing/google-hangouts" target="_blank">Google Hangouts</a> to help build your business. Along with a recorded broadcast embedded into the post, he talks about the endless possibilities available while using this Google feature, which not only gives you the ability to talk to multiple people from anywhere face to face, but also gives you the ability to record your hangouts and live stream them on youtube. You can also use this feature to share your screen and give tutorials. I have already used Google Hangouts this semester for school and some of my other teachers have talked about using it as well. Plus, it is a great way to break the barrier of distance!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">These past couple weeks my class and I have been starting to construct our own Personal Learning Networks which I talked about in my last blog. Through twitter we are connecting with professionals throughout our future career fields, mine being hospitality, and creating a network for ourselves. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here are some of the people that I've started to follow and the articles that they've posted--</span><br />
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Great video about redesigning tourism infrastructure! Thanks for retweeting it <a href="https://twitter.com/AnthonyHotels">@AnthonyHotels</a>! <a href="https://t.co/RIt0TQdCdI">https://t.co/RIt0TQdCdI</a></div>
— Cassandra Hage (@CJ_Hage) <a href="https://twitter.com/CJ_Hage/status/697114184811589632">February 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This was in response to a video about the redesign for LaGuardia, an international airport in New York. As a hospitality major I have heard about this redesign already and it was really interesting to see the design completed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">How to Successfully Manage Your <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hotel?src=hash">#Hotel</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OnlineReputation?src=hash">#OnlineReputation</a>?<a href="https://t.co/JGN29Y8W4s">https://t.co/JGN29Y8W4s</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HotelMarketing?src=hash">#HotelMarketing</a> <a href="https://t.co/2CMCKpK4HD">pic.twitter.com/2CMCKpK4HD</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/Hotelogix">@Hotelogix</a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">— Alexvoyagenco (@alexvoyagenco) <a href="https://twitter.com/alexvoyagenco/status/696789969248129025">February 8, 2016</a></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Today, managing your reputation on social media is very important whether it be for your personal, professional, or business pages. This article that I retweeted gave a few tips on how to handle it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Study: Airbnb poses threat to hotel industry <a href="https://t.co/jP8miox38d">https://t.co/jP8miox38d</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/USATODAY">@USATODAY</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Airbnb">@Airbnb</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/hotels?src=hash">#hotels</a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">— Nancy Trejos (@nancytrejos) <a href="https://twitter.com/nancytrejos/status/694537791166910465">February 2, 2016</a></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Airbnb is a fairly new concept in the Hospitality world that has become quite prevalent. Some people in the industry think it is a unique and interesting way to travel and support it while other believe it is taking business away from hotels.</span>Cassandra J Hagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17634137126659576507noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291176249770759649.post-25286663376334714912016-02-02T16:37:00.000-08:002016-02-02T16:37:40.221-08:00Welcome!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My name is Cassandra Hage and I am a graduating senior at Stockton University. I am majoring in Hospitality a</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">nd Tourism management and I hope to start my career in either the Hotel or Cruise Line side of the industry. In the future I hope to be the owner of my own beach front resort with a lot of o</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">pportunities for recreation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Member of Eta Sigma Delta, International Honor Society for Hospitality and Tourism Management.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Certified in Hotel Industry Analytics from the American Hotel & Lodging Association</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large; text-align: left;">The Connected Educator:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In my class, Exploring Your Digital Portfolio we are using the text, <a href="http://www.chegg.com/textbooks/the-connected-educator-1st-edition-9781935543176-1935543172?trackid=1a193c69&strackid=5af49f61&autosuggest=1&ii=1&uqry=the%20connected%20educator&event=click_submit" target="_blank">The Connected Educator: Learning and Leading in a Digital Age</a> by Sheryl Nussbaun-Beach and Lani Ritter Hall. So far we have read chapter six, which focuses on starting your Personal Learning Network (PLN). Your PLN is a compilation of articles, sources, and professional that have to do with what you personally want to learn about. For example, my PLN would reflect my interest in learning about the hospitality and tourism industry. To explain further, in my PLN would be articles about new hotels or tourism projects, educators in the field, like <a href="https://twitter.com/htmsprof" target="_blank">Donna Albano</a>, a professor of Hospitality at Stockton University, or companies or groups that offer certification programs for hospitality. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One of the main points or your PLN is going to be the people you follow. You want to make sure that these people are going to help you learn and give you the resources that you want on your feed. In The Connected Educator, it says to make sure that you are researching the people before you decide to add them to your network. The authors talk about how you don't want to follow to be following someone who never posts, posts irrelevant information for you network, or don't even use their real name</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. They also mention that you can also use the people you're following to find more people by looking at who they follow themselves. I trust my professor, Donna Albano, to be following professionals and companies in hospitality that I could start to follow and add to my network.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As someone with a personal learning network, you can also be involved in communities. Nussbaum-Beach and Hall talk about creating your own learning community and keeping people engaged. It says that one of the most important parts of a learning community is that you remember that you are there to learn before teach, meaning that everyone is equal and learning from each other. Even if you don't want to create your own community, maybe someone in your network is already apart of one that will accept new people. Communities are made for learning, and although there should be a leader that facilitates the group, creating discussions or picking different topics to research and share about, everyone in the group should participate and learn. The community can also branch out to people that aren't members to give webinars, tools, or the opportunity to go to events. With networks and communities, you should constantly be learning and growing as a professional in whatever you happen to be interested in. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://geeklesstech.com/get-twitter-followers-building-a-foundation/" target="_blank">Get Twitter Followers: Building a Foundation</a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">by Steven Hughes. In this article Steven talks about how to gain more followers on your Twitter account. His first tip is to set up your picture and bio because "no one wants to tweet to an egg" and a bio will help people search you. The article also says that you should be tweeting every day at least 8-10 times. </span><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;">A big way to gaining followers it definitely by being active on the site because no one wants to follow someone who never posts anything. H</span><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;">ughes basically tells the reader to work with what they are given. Twitter gives you the tool to communicate and reach out to people, so do it. The article goes more into detail about retweeting, how many people to follow per day, and putting people into lists.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://icanbuildablog.com/create-a-blogger-blog/" target="_blank">Tutorials, Tips, and Resources for Creating a Better Blog</a> from I Can Build a Blog</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you're a first time blogger, like myself, this link will give you great tips on how to utilize many tools available to you using the blogger application in Google. Some of the tips include how to add a drop down menu, how to add a newsletter popup, how to add a Facebook share button to posts, and how to remove borders from links. As a new blogger this blog itself is a great tool to help make your own blog the best that it can be.</span></div>
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