As this quarter comes to end, there's a lot that I've learned from my Emerging Communication Technologies course. I've learned how to use Photoshop, InDesign, Audacity and how to make my own website. Before this course I had previously worked with Photoshop in the past, but it was amazing how much I forgot. I now have friends asking me for help with projects using Photoshop. Another thing I will use in the future a lot is website builders such as Wix or Weebly. As I graduate soon, it will be helpful to have my own website for future employers to look at. I personally enjoyed working with Wix more and if you're interested in creating your own blog using Wix, here's a great video tutorial on how to start:
Update on Twitter
An assignment earlier in the quarter was to choose a social media account we had never used before. As in my previous post, I chose the social media site Twitter. As an update to using this site, my overall experience I would say was great. Some aspects of it I actually enjoyed a little more than using Facebook. The reason for that is because I followed many new sources. I felt a lot more in tune with what was going on in other parts of the world, and I would find out immediately as it happened.
Another aspect I liked was the limit to 140 characters in a post, because it makes reading the content much faster and straight to the point.
Make an account with Twitter!
Blogging
My experience with maintaining a blog was somewhat difficult yet satisfying. Updating a blog weekly isn't something I've done before, but I'm proud of myself for keeping up with it! From having past experiences with keeping a travel blog, I've had background with using blogger which made it much easier. I had never included outside sources and links to my blog before and I think by doing that on this blog, it made it more interesting and helpful. Overall, having a blog is a great way to write down your thoughts and things you've learned to share with others!
