My Relationship with social media is the same as most relationships, there are things that I love about it and then there are things about it that I wish were different. There are moments were I think

social media is supportive, enjoyable, knowledgeable but then it can be insincere, co-dependant, addictive, tiresome, or just plain old judgy.

Social Media & Me

Personal Pros:

• I can see all the opportunities other people are experiencing through their posts
• I can showcase  experiences I am having
•  It keeps my pictures! This is huge for me, I no longer need to print them out I can just have them easily accessible, and organized. No clutter in my house
• Can see memories
• Can communicate with others

Personal Cons:

• Time consuming
• Mindless- takes me away from the things that I need to be doing
• I compare my life to others; I see what others are experiencing or doing and think “Ah I wish I could do that” or ” I should do that with my family”, it always leaves me feeling worse about myself if I am being honest
• Creates anxiety
• Addictive

Professional Pros:

• Communicate easily with parents/colleagues
• Use less paper (online agenda)
• Access to enrichment activities
• Able to send/share multiple documents
• View professional material
• PD opportunities
• Access to responding to emails anywhere is helpful

Professional Cons:

• Parents ignore the boundaries set out for our online agenda
• I feel obligated to reply to emails, parent messages on Remind right away
• Added pressure we I see other teachers posting about their awesome lessons
• Not as fluent as other teachers in technology so I feel less than in that area
• Anxiety

There you have it folks, thanks for stopping in!