Instagram and RSS

This week, I explored the tools of the week a little bit more. 

First, I started with Instagram. Instagram is an app that I am very familiar with. It was my first social media account I ever made back in middle school, and is still an app I use almost on the daily. This weeks tool exploration didn't take me long at all. I already had an Instagram account that I had used for a previous class in my undergrad that I was no longer using. All I had to do was delete the posts, change my username, follow the class account, and I was good! I was even able to participate in this weeks mini challenge where I posted a picture to represent how I was feeling with the hashtag #eme6414. One new thing I learned about Instagram though, was how to delete multiple posts at once. I didn't want to take the time to have to individually delete each post, especially with there previously being over a hundred posts on the account. You can do this by going to your settings, clicking your activity, clicking on posts, then select in the top right hand corner. This allowed me to easily and quickly set up my account for this class, which is @lydiaeme6414 if anyone wants to follow :).

I also explored an RSS reader this week. The first thing I'd like to say is WOW. I did not know that something like this existed, and I wish I had. I feel like there are always websites or posts that I tell myself I'll go back to visit, but never do because I end up forgetting about it. An RSS reader makes it so simple and easy to be able to keep up to date with it all. The website that I chose to use was Feedly. I find the website to be super simple and easy to understand and navigate. I signed up using my google account, then uploaded the file of the class blogs, and BOOM! They had all loaded and my Feedly was ready to use in the matter of minutes. I look forward to using Feedly as the semester continues. I think having a centralized location where I can see when everyone posts is super helpful in staying engaged and active in the class. 

- Lydia

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  1. HBMay 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM

    Hi Lydia! I just followed your instagram with my own class instagram. I haven't made any posts yet, but I hope to get started this week. I totally agree that the RSS reader is an amazing tool -- I didn't know about it either until this class!

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