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    1. The information you share online can last a long time and may be seen by thousands of people all around the world.

      This is one of the scariest parts about the internet. I don't think we ever truly understand this. I have always tried to be very careful online as I'm afraid of post or shares of something connected to my name could be misunderstood. There are so many stories of people losing their jobs over post from years before. I wonder how this will continue in the future. With AI, has it become more common for companies to quickly scan our identity on the web?

    2. According to a recent Angus Reid poll about 98% of Canadians between the ages of eighteen and thirty-four use social media at least occasionally (Angus Reid Institute, 2016).

      It's amazing to me to think how many people are on social media. I wonder how this reflects to American and even today rather then 2016. I would assume the number is close to the same. This also makes we question how many people are on multiple social medias. I feel as if almost everyone is on at least one. Personally, I believe I'm on at least three or four. Are there more people now on many platforms rather then one?

    3. Are your devices affecting your health and wellness?

      We hear this often in our society. However, I feel as if it's not taken seriously and has become something "older people say". We never truly ask ourselves if our social medias or phones in general are truly harming us. I've had a lot of personal reflection when it comes to being online. For me, I saw a improvement in my mood and life when I stopped being on social medias as often. I stopped feeling like I was missing out if I didn't post for every holiday or event. I feel more free to be in the moment and want to rely more on the memories of something rather then a picture. I wonder how this would be possible to ask students. Would they care? How would their opinions change from when they're asked to when they're adults? I had many times when I was lectured on the importance of watching your health and wellness when it comes to being online. I would say I would tell a different story now then I would have years ago.

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    1. In Chapter 6, we take you through finding a space to participate and become confident in sharing your opinions with a larger audience.

      I love the idea of learning how to be more confident online. I personally am not great at finding reliable information online. I tend to stay off the internet with my opinion as I never trust I have the information right. This is something I would love to work on. I think it is a good skill to be able to articulate your opinion in a way you can defend it whole heartly.

    2. A search engine like Google is considered a black box, meaning that the ways in which it works are not visible to the user.

      I would have never known this unless I read it. This is interesting to know and makes me wonder how many other people also didn't know about this. One question I have about this is "Why is it we can't see how Google works freely as user?". I understand most would not care and many might believe it wouldn't make a difference. However, I believe we should have more access to information like this. Other wise, how would we know the search engine is being unbiases and giving us the best information?