Digital Writing made me a stronger writer in ways that I did not expect going into the class. I was not entirely sure what the class would entail, but I surely did not expect it to be so technical based. When we began the class discussing digital literacy and created the infographic, the class was… Continue reading Final Reflection
“A Vision of Students Today” was produced 9 years ago, but is still so relevant today. The video shows how the value of a degree has increased, and we as students in higher education are privileged to be able to be pursuing a college degree because so many people can not. However, while the value… Continue reading Blog 1- Students Today
I watched a screencast of Crawford navigating the Insomnia Cookies website. Through his demonstration it appeared that the website is very usable. He successfully ordered the dozen cookies in under 2 minutes. This means that the layout and design were fairly straightforward. He did not have to search around the page for where the “order”… Continue reading Insomnia Cookies Blog Post
Snapchat is a very popular app for iPhone users. However, its first (and arguably most) important issue of usability is the fact that only iPhone users can use the app. It is not available to Blackberry, Android, etc. In addition, Snapchat constantly updates and changes their features which is confusing to users because icons/button images… Continue reading Blog 11 – Snapchat Usability
My first memory of using the Internet was in elementary school. My dad made an email account for me through Comcast for me, but I only used it to email my uncles, aunts, and grandparents. I would say maybe in the 2nd or 3rd grade was the first time I started to use it for… Continue reading Blog 10 – First Memory of the Internet
Name: Gimp Link to source/homepage: http:www.gimp.org Gimp is an open source photo editing software much like Photoshop or PicMonkey. Photoshop can be used in many IMC/ Graphic Design/ Marketing classes for higher education. I use PicMonkey quite frequently because it is an online site that is more user friendly than Photoshop; however, both require a… Continue reading Blog 6 – Gimp
Online classes are a on the rise, as we have seen in John Markoff’s article. With over a million people enrolled in Stanford University (all campuses and online combined) we see that many universities re expanded beyond the actual classroom and onto the online classroom. This alternative may be great for parents going back to… Continue reading Blog 5 MOOC
The invention of the Internet has brought about a new way to gather information. We can now look up information about a new food, a potential employee, or a concert venue within seconds. With all of this new readily available information, one would think that we as humans would be more intelligent as a whole.… Continue reading The Correlation of Technology and ADHD
Different forms of writing require different technologies to use. Simply sending your grandmother a “Happy Birthday” email, and you certainly would not text your boss about an important and urgent matter at work. These matters should be dealt with using the appropriate technology. You should write your grandmother a nice letter, and if your boss… Continue reading Writing and Technology
The invention of the app Snapchat is a prime example of remediation with digital media. For all of time before the digital era, people were forced to have face-to-face interaction. Soon came the telegraph, then the telephone, followed by the cell phone, and next the camera phone. Now we are in a time where digital… Continue reading Blog 2 – Snapchat