Quarter Reflection!

I have never been that great with using technology; so when I had signed up for this class I was nervous because I had no idea of what to expect. Looking back at this quarter (and as cliche as this sounds) I feel as if I am very proud of myself. The first day of class after reviewing all of the assignments that we would be completing I felt extremely overwhelmed and as if I would never be able to do it. What I learned throughout the quarter is to be patient because technology "has a mind of its own."

What I enjoyed the most was making the group website. Completing this website I felt was exciting because we were able to work in groups. Overall, I loved our website I felt as if it was organized, informative, and visually appealing. I enjoy being able to say that I know how to make a website using weebly. Another assignment that I really enjoyed in the class was completing the podcast. Using audacity was exciting because it allows you to be creative with music and words. Thirdly, InDesign was a program that I really enjoyed working with. I saw that the more time I spent working with InDesign the more I was able to be more creative with my work.

My overall experience with blogging is postive. Blogging was something that I had never done before, before I started in this class. What I liked about the blogging was how it really got me thinking about the assisignments we were using in class. It also allowed me to be able to understand more about the porgrams we were using and the importance of them. I learned to be more patient with technology and realized that programs get easier as you continue to use them and become more acquainted with them.

A Day Without Technology

I found this weeks blog to be really interesting because the sad part is I already expected myself to fail. I tried going without technology and I only was able to not use it for 15 minutes...yes I know thats really sad. What this assignment made me realize was how dependent I really am on technology almost every minute of the day. First, I do not go anywhere without my cell phone it always has to be with me. The article states "students primary multipurpose media tool is cellphone: especially for calling and texting." I cannot disagree with this statement because my cell phone is my primary multipurpose media tool. I am constantly texting; in one month I sent/recieved 14,000 text messages. Im glued to my phone. Someone in the article stated "it becomes a normal task to look at my phone every few minutes." I am guilty of doing this as well. If I am sitting doing homework, hanging with friends, or anything I will check my phone maybe next every few minutes but fairly frequently. Also, I feel like I would not be albe to live without TV. When I first moved into my apartment I told myself that I really needed to get cable TV. "Not watching TV was probably the easiest media source not to use." I would disagree with this because I love watching TV and feel lost without it. Overall, this assignment made me realize that I rely too much on technology; although I know that it will not be changing anytime soon.