Katelyn Hunter’s Learning Journal

    The app I chose to document my time on is Discord, because I believe it is the most active app I use. I use discord mostly through my phone but occasionally through my laptop, and after recording my activity I found that I only use the laptop for Discord once every few days whereas the app on my phone is used every day, multiple times a day. I chose to focus on weekdays so I recorded my usage over the course of Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Tuesday. Over the course of the four days I documented roughly three hours a day spent on Discord; about two of those hours are spent on messaging with the last hour spent on phone calls.       I spend roughly fifteen minutes in the morning when I first wake up reading and responding to any messages I missed while sleeping and/ or talking to my partner before we go to work or school. One hour of time is spent on a call with them at night before we go to bed to talk about our days and other miscellaneous topics that h...

      Reading through chapter six brought to the front of my mind the positive aspects of social media and networking that I had lost sight of due to the often overwhelming negatives. Social media was not created to be used nefariously, it was created to give people a way to connect regardless of geographic location both professionally and personally. Professional apps and websites like Linkden provide a platform for individuals to post resumes with direct contact to references, follow and interact with professional peers, give employers a way to reach out to or vet potential candidates for jobs, and give individuals the chance to explore dream jobs. Personal apps and websites like Instagram, Snapchat, Discord, and Reddit allow people to connect with others who would not otherwise fall in their social circle; it also allows people like closeted LGBTQ+ members communicate with others like them if they are not safe in their in person community. Obviously negatives do still ...