So today on our project Wiki pages, I was the first to write on the social page and decided to describe myself a little. I didn't give too much information but I told them that if they had any other questions to feel free and ask. I'm excited to get to know other people, especially from different colleges and town that are interested in the same field that I am. I have lived in Emporia all of my life so it will be interesting to hear from and communicate with students who are from a different place and have different experiences!!

I found the research we talked about very interesting. I made notes about focus groups- which are a group of people (8-13) who focus on a subject and find out as much about it as they can .A moderator asks questions during the discussion.
A good moderator is something she said to be very important. They need to be uncontrolling but inclusive. A good moderator will make good online discussion, and they are able to hear and see the value of differing opinions.
Online- with the help of a good moderator the focus group was able to be successful. And also, in face to face interation a community was able to form, which transfered the energy to online communication.
A good leader is someone that is a good communicator, has positive nonverbal appearance and cues, cannot be arrogant but have self-confidence. They also need to be a transformational leader, have a good character meaning truthful in past actions, need to be able to empathize with the common people, and also have good values regarding compromise.
I found our discussion to be very informative and interesting, and it really interested me in finding out more about the different elections regarding the communication behind them, and the forums and focus groups that took place because of them!