My Semester in a Nutshell

From: lawschoolninjabook.com

Oh man this semester went by super fast.  This was definitely an interesting class – nothing like the other ones I am taking this semester.  A lot of the things that we worked with on Elms were things that I have never fiddled with before so that was definitely fun to learn about.

When comparing my actions at the beginning of the semester to the present I have to say I think things have mostly remained the same.  The one exception to this would be my phone usage.  When the semester started I was texting more or less every minute, but now I don’t text as much, as I am starting to find it somewhat annoying.  Also, I upgraded to a smart phone so I am now able to do all sorts of fun things on my phone instead of the regular texting, and calling.  I still think this digital world is potentially danger to us in the future, because we as Americans in particular do not know how to control ourselves, we live a life of overindulgence. We therefore allow ourselves to become engrossed in our consumerist culture. 

A definite positive of digital information is the ability to find information so very quickly.  As soon as new happens it can be at your finger tips, whether via Twitter or Facebook of some other medium.  In cases of emergencies this is very beneficial, but could also be seen as detrimental depending on which angle you’re looking at it from.  For example if you’re the journalist who spends legitimate time working on a story I’m assuming you wouldn’t appreciate having the entire thing shoved into a 120-character box.    

Another positive to digital information is the lengths to which it is able to reach.  A newspaper can only reach so many people, because not everyone is going to take the time out of their day to read the news paper; plopping down and looking at a computer though - that’s a completely different story.  Combined with cell phones, which it seems as though everyone has one of today you are just about ready to conquer the world. 

To my peers who were not in this class:  I would definitely suggest experimenting with different forms of technology.  I think it’s fairly easy to become complacent in the things that you use on the Internet but there’s so much else out there! Expand your minds and the knowledge comes afterward!  I think since participating in this class I’m much more prone to working with new technology; even though I was before as well, now there is also a layer of curiosity that exists when I see something new out.

I think one of the things that interested me most during this semester was the talk about privacy and technology.  This is something that hear about ALL the time being college students, and yet I still managed to learn some new things, and in turn learn some new ways to safe guard my self from the outright dangers of being online or using other sources of digital technology.  Those are always some things to remember for the future. 

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