Welcome back! I know what you're thinking and just how excited you are for my second weekly blog post, however, I have even better news for you! Although this is my second blog post, it is an extra added bonus post, and my weekly blog post will still be up for you to see within a day from now!
In my last (first?) blog I discussed a very little bit about how I've always found it interesting and kind of exciting to see what comes up when I google myself and gave a quick summary of some of the things that appear when you do search me up by name, today, we are going to look a little deeper into what comes up, what it means, and just what my digital footprint is! Ready? Let's jump into it!
So what comes up when you Google "Lucas Boryskiewich"? Very little, no Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram pages come up with the name, however, there is one tagged post on Facebook with my name, regarding missing the "Five Guys' burgers in Brandon (so, so good), but beyond that my digital footprint seems very minimal. There are articles and interviews from when I have taken place in the "YWCA Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" (I'll post a picture of me getting geared up that you can find online for that below, don't you worry), and as previously mentioned there are some Fusion Credit Union Annual Reports mentioning my name, but overall my digital footprint is very minimal. However, growing up I registered everything under the name "Luke Boryskiewich", let's see what we can find with that, shall we? And the results are in and what do we get??!! Little to nothing, yet again. This is where you can find my listing from my high school glory days as a volleyball player, a couple of old newspaper clippings with pictures of me from when I was 11 (If you want to see those, you're going to have to do some digging on our own time) on curling teams.
This brings up the question, is this a good digital footprint? That might very much depend on who you ask, some people prefer to not have any social media found, others know and understand the benefits of social media and use it as a positive platform. My searches are definitely positive, there are articles on different volunteering that I have taken part in and the different sports I have played, nothing negative, however, I have also been trying to utilize social media (such as my new Twitter page, go ahead and give it a follow https://twitter.com/MBoryskiewich or search Mr. Boryskiewich) to be a benefit to myself and others.
What do you guys think? Should we discuss our digital footprints with our students? Should we ensure they are aware of what is found when they search for themselves? I definitely do think that these are conversations that we should have with our students, understanding that once there is something posted online, it can always be found, digital footprints do not magically just get erased after a certain time period. It is important to be cautious and as I am learning, utilize social media for the benefits it can bring to yourself and others and as a tool of learning.
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