In groups, pull out your cellphones or laptops/tablets and open up one of your social media accounts. Together, discuss and record:


Q. What type of content are your top three posts (or most recent) on your timeline? Is this pretty typical for your timeline? What kinds of social groups/communities are you a part of? Compare what you see with what your peers see. Are there more similarities or differences?

A. My top two posts are are comedic videos and my third top post is a political tweet about expunging thousands of marijuana convictions. I think that this is pretty typical for my twitter timeline, I usually post more funny content as well as some political things that I agree with. I mainly follow my peers on twitter, however I do follow celebrities and politicians that I enjoy. I think the main difference between my Twitter and my peers is I don’t post many personal things. However overall they are similar.
 

Q. What is the relationship between what you see in your social media timeline and what you know or believe?

A. I think that my timeline matches pretty much exactly what I believe. This is just because I really only follow people who I like and agree with.
 


Q. How does your social presence compare with the professional/student biography that you created? 

A. I think that it is actually very different from my professional biography. I think this is because I take myself a lot less seriously on social media. I view social media as just a fun way to interact with people.


Q. Where do you find examples of bias in your social media timelines?

A. On my timeline I find examples of bias from the news stories that show up. A lot of the stories are more liberal and that’s probably because I am lean more towards the liberal side and like those kind of posts.
 


Q. Answer: who do I potentially influence on social media?

A. I believe that I potentially influence my friends and family on social media.


Q. Answer: who do I engage with most on social media?

A. On social media I engage with my friends and family the most. I don’t usually interact with people I don’t know.

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Chloe Maki is starting her first semester at Pima Community College where she is exploring multiply areas of study. Although her major is business, she is open to other fields of study. Chloe does however plan to pursue some type of future in the criminal justice system or criminal psychology. Chloe has a passion for psychology and understanding the human brain.

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