Data Analysis EDU 790

Digital Tattoo 

Data Analysis 

source: Jaeylns School Site

    For this data analysis I choose to analyze my last 25 posts on my Facebook account.  I typically use my Facebook account for personal use.  Before looking back at my last 25 posts I chose to do a self-reflection on what I expect to see.  I expect to see a lot of posts about my family, family adventures such as vacations or going out to eat, and food.  I expect to see an overall positive tone.  I try to keep my Facebook account clean and free of drama.  

    Below is a data analysis of my last 25 posts on Facebook.  This data analysis was eye opening as I thought I projected a different tone on Facebook.  Yes, I do have food and family posts while I do stay away from drama.  However, I was surprised how many political posts I made, how many jokes I made, and my use of humor.  My overall tone was positive but with a bit of complaining.  The jokes about Friday and work make it seem like I'm burned out, however that is far from reality.  I like my job and am still pretty energized for the end of the school year.  I did post about some dishes that I cooked however I though I posted way more about food than I saw.  There were also some random posts such as the post about the funny bone, not sure what I was thinking in that moment.  I did notice but did not document below that my Facebook page mostly consists of my wife's posts.  She is very active on Facebook and tags me a lot which shows up on my page.  All her posts were good natured, positive, and family orientated.  Only my posts were the ones that could be looked at as controversial such as the political posts and the Will Smith/Chris Rock joke.  All my posts were made with good intentions and not to cause drama, however after this data analysis I can see some people may take some of the posts out of context or have an negative reaction especially the political posts. 

Data Analysis of My Facebook Page Posts
#	Description of Post
1	“Cool Job” post of an electrician maintaining an electrical line from a helicopter
2	“Will Smith” a post making a joke about the Will Smith/Chris Rock incident at the Grammy’s
3	Quote, “The less you respond to negativity the more peaceful your life becomes”
4	Family Post, picture with my daughter
5	Family Post, picture of my daughter playing my grandma’s piano
6	Food post of a Korean Shrimp dish I made
7	Joke post, “you are here, crying in the shower before work”
8	Post about the MLB strike ending
9	Food post of my 5 pepper chili dish
10	Night out family post, giving shout out to a restaurant
11	Shared a post about job openings at IDHS
12	Political post about situation in Ukraine
13	Political post praising the president of Ukraine
14	Share a post about merch available for purchase that helps raise funds for Ukrainian refugees
15	Political post about Putin
16	Shared a political post about war in Ukraine
17	Congratulations post to wrestlers and coaches that participated in the IHSA state wrestling tournament
18	Family post with wife and child
19	Shared a memory post about winter needing to end
20	Happy Valentines post to my wife
21	Joke sharing a post about an expensive grill and who wanted to buy if for me
22	Post about an article that describes the funny bone and why it hurts when bumped
23	Post applauding my district for giving my students a real snow day
24	Shared a memory post about “is it Friday yet”, with a joke about it
25	Shared a post, “When someone asks you where you see yourself in 5 years…Buddy, I’m just trying to make it to Friday

     My take away from this data analysis, beware of what you post!  If you do not know me personally and took a look at my Facebook page, you may view me as a different person as I really am.  This being said, I am leaving a digital footprint of myself by posting to Facebook.  Even if I delete posts they are permanently recorded in Facebooks data base.  In future posts I will be more aware of the humor and political posts that can be taken the wrong way.   Below is a picture collage of some of the posts listed above. 

source: Author's Facebook Page

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