Kira Library and Social Media Blog

While I worked on this Blog I learned so much about social media. I've learned to approach my social media life with more caution and thoughtfulness. I am a millennial and fall into many millennial troupes. Nostalgia is important to me and I feel caught between worlds. I remember when we got a home computer and I'd play games on it. Getting an old laptop from my dad in high school was a huge deal. I didn't get a smartphone until college.  I joined Facebook when I was in 10th grade and had to beg my mom to let me make an account. Huddling around the family computer and watching YouTube videos was how my family bonded. Getting Pinterest, Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok were all big things for me. Even though I feel pretty confident with social media I will still Google questions about current trends or how to use new features.  (Image Credit: Insight) I found this article about advertising  to millennials  using social media. It was interesting what parts of being a ...

As I've studied librarianship one of the concepts I have seen emphasized again and again is information literacy. Information literacy covers many topics. Including evaluating if the information is based on facts and is from a trustworthy source. Media literacy is very closely tied to this. To me, media literacy is having the knowledge and tools to critically analyze the media you consume.  Renee Hobbs writes about digital literacy and its components. If you are interested in more details here is a link to a review of her book Digital and Media Literacy. Hobbs concludes there are five main components to digital literacy.  They are: Access Analyze Create Reflect  Act Hobbs offers insight into each one of these ideas. However, the overarching theme is to take time to think about the media you consume. Ask questions like, "Why is this message being conveyed over Tiktok?" or "What messages are in this ad that are not being said?" or "Is this information presen...