Emily Matera's Blogs

  For my Social Media Etiquette project, it was easy to pick a YouTuber that I was once obsessed with, Shane Dawson. Before completing this project, I was vaguely familiar with the various times he had been canceled online, along with his responses to viewers calling him out for it. However, I took this project as an opportunity to dive deeper into the details of his cancellations. With that being said, what I can take away now from Shane Dawson is that he is quite disgusting as a human being, and I am now uncomfortable with the fact that I spent the majority of my pre-teen and adolescent years consuming content from him.  I explain some of the specifications of why Shane Dawson was canceled in my video-formatted presentation, but if you guys are interested in finding out the extent of how far his cancellations go, I would recommend researching it yourself. There are numerous instances where Shane Dawson portrays Racism, pedophilia, Homophobia, and sometimes Zoophilia.  W...

       Originally, I planned to complete the good/bad website smackdown for two clothing websites: Nike and Shein. I had to choose an alternative website since Shein was already selected, so I turned to two technology websites: Micro Center and Banggood. Banggood is more akin to Temu/AliExpress than a sole technology store like Micro Center, but as I browsed the site, I noticed that most of the items they sell are technology-related.  At first glance, you can 100% tell which website is the good one and the bad one. Banggood is cluttered and hard to navigate, and Microcenter is cleaner and easier to navigate. Even though there are categories on Banggood’s website, the items within those categories are extremely vague, making it difficult to find something you may need. On the other hand, Microcenter has specific categories within its website that allow you to find exactly what you are looking for. As someone who has had an interest in computer building, trying to...

  Chapter 3 of The Connected Educator , by Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, explores the idea of Learning from others to become a great connected educator. There were a few concepts that I took away from this chapter and reflected on in my real-life experience.       There are numerous instances that I learn from others. It originates from something simple, like group-based work in my college classes, and extends to meaningful conversations with co-workers about their years of hands-on experience. Last week, I concluded a month-long book club in one of my classes. Even though the book club’s main purpose of students to share their own perspectives on the book material, I took away more knowledge about public speaking strategies and engaging in meaningful conversations. The chapter's emphasis on Learning through connectivity reminded me of what I really took away from all of those book club discussions.   Additionally, I had an instance yester day when I went to ...