Final Session #10 GNML!

Reflection

It seems like we have just started this online session, when it is time to submit the final issue. Among all of the session I have gained a lot of useful information&skills - more than I have expected in the beginning, however, there is this one skill that was the most rewarding for me since it all started. I was never very good with computers - all I basically new was how to access the internet, Microsoft Office stuff, and printing&scanning the documents. Through this program I finally started to understand that there is much more than I have already known! Above all, I have gained patience in order to finish each of the online session. I am really glad and thankful now to all of the GNML employers, because this skill - almost unlimited patience, would be definitely something to apply in the future. Moreover, I am happy to realize that this online course has actually taught me something I always needed, even if I never suspected that I did. 

The most challenging part for me was embedding the Twitter, Instagram etc to my personal blog. Truth be told, only on the ninth session I found out that I was embedding it wrong, actually, didn't embed it at all! I have watched videos about it dozens of time, however, I still could't figure out how to do it. I was in depths of despair. Then, suddenly, I just let the whole situation go and started to think myself, without following the steps I was supposed to follow. The moment that I started to understand what I was doing, I got it done pretty easily! The moral of this fable is: don't just follow the example of everybody else, think for yourself! This quality applies in our modern world so much...

The most important single thing that I learned is a knowledge about the power of connection. Now I understand that all your web-pages can be connected to your blog, it is so simple and comfortable! I truly adore this skill:)

Embeds:

The Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube feeds are embedded on my blog :)

Links:

All links are available on the individual posts. Enjoy!

Final Reflection:

Blogger: Blogger is now one of my favorite web-sites, because the one can not only post different stories, but also embed all the other web-sites on it. It is an awesome tool, and for my GNML I can use it by promoting my ideas, finding the volunteer team, and spreading the information to my other web-pages. :)

Twitter: I enjoy posting on Twitter, because the posts are short, you can read them easily and you can attach links that everybody can see. You know,  like in the blogger, when the post is really long, not everybody would go to a link after it to read MORE information, but on Twitter, it is fast and simple. I can use it for my campaign to put the most important ideas and future events as well as posting links for the articles that my RSS sends me. :)

YouTube: I believe YouTube is a great tool for those people who want to get the entire picture of an issue, both to listen and to see. I was impressed, because in a very short time my video has watched over sixty people, and that means that sixty more people has found out about my campaign. In the future, I would use it for promoting and encouraging people to join my team! :) 

Instagram: Out of all sites listed above, Instagram is my favorite. I am keen on photography and being able to post pictures of what you are doing and realizing the power of a hash-tag has given me a total love for this web-site. I am sure I would keep using it to post more pictures of kids&nature&volunteering and spread my ideas all over the world! :) 

LinkedIn: LinkedIn is an awesome tool to find a job, or any opportunity to work or volunteer. I can already say it will be very useful once we graduate from school! I can use LinkedIn to find the people who are eager to support me and people who would like to work with me together to make a difference in this world! :)

I have honestly enjoyed my experience with GNML, it toughed me A LOT of useful hints and, even though I am not going to Vermont, I have gained a great experience I would use in the future and I would keep working on my SocialMedia4SocialChange campaign! Thank you GNML for this session! I will miss it :) 

Keep It Clean!

Hello guys! Lately, I got a Google Alert about interesting information regarding my GNML campaign. On one of them the book called "7 Habits for Highly Effective Teens" was mentioned. I was interested, because a couple of years before I read it myself, so I clicked to revise. After each chapter of explanation of a habit, an author placed baby steps - explanation how to reach it. That inspired me to think that creating parks is a great idea, but it is almost impossible to reach right now. Creating a new park - it is an awesome aim, the final goal of the campaign called "Share and Improve." To reach this goal, we should start with small steps. It's like when children are learning how to run, they first learn how to sit, crawl, walk...So I decided to start with the baby steps in order to reach the big one when the campaign grows and blooms.

Here is a link about the book if you are interested!

http://www.seancovey.com/teens.html
http://www.education.com/magazine/article/Ed_7_Habits_Successful/

STEP 1 - CLEAN THE PARK!

Yeah, children would definitely like to play and spend time in the clean and tidy natural zone. That is why I believe we should start this volunteer project by cleaning the local parks&surrounding areas. Not only children would benefit from that, but also ordinary citizens that come to the park in their free time.

So how can we start? Well, since this campaign is planning to take place in a home community, right now what can we do is to promote it and encourage people to join us! Cleaning is a big deal for our nature, and once we have a real team, it wouldn't take much time at all!

If you are willing to participate or join somehow, you can find me on:

e-mail: karavan.anastasiya@gmail.com

instagram: http://instagram.com/anastasiya_karavan
twitter: https://twitter.com/Share_Improve
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfizx1ZEU20
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShareImprove?ref=hl

Change your view! Make a difference!

One more absolutely adorable program that takes care of our beautiful environment! The National Educational Environmental Foundation is a great company that involves people in volunteering and community service, and also has a lot of useful programs for children to develop connection between them and nature. I found it fascinating. Nowadays it is very important for the kids to be outside, and start doing volunteer work since the early childhood. As for me, I have never done volunteering before I became an exchange student, and now, while helping people at the historical museum and also in the public library, I understand how significant the volunteer work is. It changes human's character and improves all goo qualities that a personality may ever have. Let's get involved in volunteering and encourage kids to help the Mother Nature!

Here is a link for the company that you will be interested!!!

http://www.neefusa.org/programs/index.htm
http://www.neefusa.org/about/index.htm

Also, don't forget to visit my Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and watch my YouTube video!

http://instagram.com/anastasiya_karavan
https://twitter.com
https://www.facebook.com/ShareImprove?ref=hl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfizx1ZEU20

Change you view! Make a difference!

You Want Proves? Get Them!

I know, a lot of people always want proves. No matter what's the statement is - it should be checked, corrected and proved and only then being ready for trust. My SocialMedia4SocialChange campaign is creating special natural parks for children, which gives them the opportunity to play and develop safely there or volunteering in such parks that already exist. The goal is simple - make connections between children and nature, connection that was so natural few decades ago, but nowadays is mostly lost among the great variety and constant development of computers, social media and honestly laziness :)

That's why this wonderful idea came up to my mind! However, as was mentioned above, people always need proves. It's absolutely understood. Who would trust the poor sixteen year-old exchange student? Who would donate or help somehow? Very few people, truly, if any. That is why I found a couple of interesting and fascinating books about children and nature. After reading them, most likely, people would be able to understand that this is a real problem. And, maybe, someone will be interested in this idea and would help children and me. Thank you all very much!

http://richardlouv.com/books/nature-principle/
http://theriskykids.com/2012/10/book-review-15-minutes-outside/



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