Introduction

My name is Ranee. I have lived in Jamaica for approximately eight years. My family moved here in Canada from the Jamaica approximately nine years ago. During my transition between Jamaica to Canada, people were usually shocked by my background. Moreover I always wanted to travel to different countries and experience their cultures. I will be in my final year in September studying in Tourism and Environment at Brock University. One of my biggest dreams is to be able to go backpacking to various countries.

 The present generation is very dependent to the information that is being provided by various media. These forms of media may include social media, blog pages, and online classes being provided in various institutions. Besides these forms of media, news media has also gained a huge popularity in the amount of visits it has daily. Various news media provides the most recent news, weather, and traffic updates. Besides these, technology such as smart phones and tablets have also been a part of consumers life. It is able to do almost anything, any time of the day. Personally, I use it to communicate with my family in Hong Kong and Jamaica, schedule reminders and write down notes, check e-mails and social media such as Facebook. Besides this, I use it for basic needs as well. In comparison to the past, the present generation is able to be more advanced without necessarily having physical interactions. As part of the present generation, I also use various media to gain knowledge, convenience, and contact people. Social networks have been helpful to me by keeping in contact with friends and families in various countries of the world. I am able to catch up with friends and family through social networking sites such as Facebook and Skype.

Courses such as ADED 1P32 is a course for me to gain knowledge in social media networks. I took this course especially because I wanted to understand and become familiar with various social media sites. This being said, although I have encountered or signed up for a social media site, I rarely use it. For example, pinterest was a site that I had an account for but rarely used. In this course, my first task was to create a pinboard. This allowed me to understand more about the course. Since my fields of study are focused in travel and tourism, I would like to explore how various new media influence the decisions to travel and how it has helped them be satisfied with their vacations.

In this blog, it will consist of various informations being posted. The contents that is being taught in ADED 1P32 will also be posted on a weekly basis. This would also include a reflection activity provided by ADED 1P32. All in all, gaining interaction within the social media networks is one of my main objective in enrolling into ADED 1P32.

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