Melanie+Class

Hi everyone! My name is Melanie Class. I have a husband, Brian, two daughters, Autumn (10) and Ashley (5), and my third daughter being delivered via c-section tomorrow, September 22.

I have been attending UC Clermont since 2004. I received an associates degree in Liberal Arts in June 2010, immediately re-enrolled myself to UC, and I am now currently in the Business Information Technology (BIT) program. Once I complete the BIT degree, I plan to go on to the new BTAS bachelor's degree program.

I don't have any specific career goals at this time. All I hope is that I can find a job that pays a decent wage so that I can help provide a nice life for my growing family.

My email address is mel08260919@yahoo.com.

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This past week I started using my Twitter account again. I had originally signed up for Twitter in 2009 as an assignment for another class, but I stopped using it shortly after because I thought it was pointless for an average citizen like me. In my opinion, Twitter was only useful for celebrities, politicians, organizations, or otherwise well-known people in order to help their agenda, whatever that may be.

Since I started using my account again, I like it a whole lot better than I originally did. One main reason that I didn’t like Twitter two years ago was because I didn’t know how to use it properly. I didn’t know how to message other people with @mentions. I didn’t understand what the #hashtags were, either. For me, I much preferred using Facebook. I didn’t see the point of using both sites on a regular basis.

Now that Professor Pentecost has explained how to use Twitter, I have a new found fondness for the site. I have my phone synced to my account, so every time someone @mentions me or sends me a direct message, my phone notifies me by email, text, and I can read the message with my Twitter app. I don’t even have to log on to the website. It was fun to communicate with the other students and the professor in our Workplace Technology class. I think that if I can “find” other people that are in my other courses, I would be more likely to keep using Twitter.