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Final Reflection
I had my doubts about a course devoted to digital writing. This past semester was my first semester at Crookston, attending online, and digital writing as a course was chosen for me by my advisor since I signed up late; I had to take what I could get. I was simply glad to have any…
Revision
Revision is a very important aspect of writing especially when that writing is public. You want to make sure your writing is accurate, clear, and understandable. Everyone makes mistakes, it’s a part of being human, but we can also have the integrity and good character to correct those mistakes as much as we are able.…
Wikipedia Experience
Similar to pretty much all of the assignments for this course, the idea of creating my own page for Wikipedia was extremely daunting. I had no idea how I was going to think of a topic that had not already been covered by someone else; it seems like everything is on Wikipedia! However, I knew…
Podcast Reflection
The idea of making a podcast was very daunting to me at first. I wasn’t sure what system to use, I had no idea what to talk about, and I really did not want to record myself speaking again. However, I did feel a bit curious and interested in making a podcast as well. I…
Design Principles
The process of making a website for me requires a lot of balance. I think all of life requires a large amount of balance and because of this it might be my favorite principle of design. I see the essentialness of it so much. It has been tempting for me to become overwhelmed by all…
My Digital Literacy Narrative
I grew up in a family more concerned about me being present in the real world rather than the technological world. My days as a child were filled playing outdoors with the neighborhood kids. TV was restricted to certain times and to fun movie nights. Of course, whenever my parents weren’t home and I was…
Understanding the Internet
An obstacle many people run into while researching on the internet is not having the endurance to dig deeper and make sure you have the right and true facts. They just want to take the first answer they come across because it is the easiest. The problem with this is that when you search for…
My First Blog Post
“The best thing you can do for your fellow, next to rousing his conscience, is — not to give him things to think about, but to wake things up that are in him; or say, to make him think things for himself.” -George MacDonald This quote above by George MacDonald really sums up what I…
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