Hello All! I am Makenzie Lehman and I am currently 20 years old. I am from Akron, Ohio. My family is a HUGE part of my life and I have no idea what I would do without them. I am the oldest of 5 kids. Life is pretty crazy at my house and I love it! I am an Early Childhood Education major and I love kids. All I've pretty much ever done in life is work with children. Whether this be with my siblings, babysitting for a multitude of different families, or actually working/volunteering in a school. I would definitely say that I was born to work with children!
When it comes to technology in general I would say I am a little bit challenged in that region. Not as much as my parents are by far but I definitely don't know all the ins and outs. When it comes to social media however, I've got that down pact. I LOVED the article "A Teenager's View on Social Media". I would say his view points on the subject were all very accurate to how kids (including myself) these days use social media. I found myself laughing at his descriptions of how we use the different apps and the purpose of them. Only because his viewpoints were all so very accurate. On my smartphone I have: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and Pinterest. As he outlined Pinterest is 100% female dominated. I wouldn't say I use it to connect or share with anyone. I just go on for my own personal pleasure. As well as, to get ideas on things. Like my wedding of course, which is all planned out on Pinterest. However, at this point I have no groom! haha
How I represent myself on social media would definitely coincide with how the article described a lot of kids my age. Yes I post all the best pictures of my friends and I having a good time. On top of: A boyfriend picture here or there, family photos, and the necessary weekly motivational quotes. However, all of this, while still keeping in mind that my future employers will most likely see all of this at some point in my life. I ensure that my posts are tasteful and worded appropriately. A lot of this approval comes from my mother. I go by a golden rule that if she doesn't approve of something then an employer probably wont either!
I think that in the older grades, such as high school or college, yes social media makes sense for the classroom. However, since I am in Early Childhood and the oldest I will be teaching is nine years old I don't see social media as something that my students would benefit from.
