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In recent years, technology has evolved so rapidly that it's impossible to keep up with advancements. My technological literacy is somewhere in the middle: I don't understand it intuitively the way my nieces and nephews seem to, but I'm not as confused/baffled by it as my mother. My approach to learning about new things is to just explore and push buttons to see what happens...it's not like I can break it!*
Basically every part of this class (outside of reading...I'm good at that) is completely new to me. I am excited to learn about some of the tools we will be using, particularly the image editing and graphic creation. I see things online all the time that people have created, and I'm fascinated by it. I have no idea where to even start! I have enjoyed the introduction to blogging, and I think I'm getting the hang of the basics. I can't wait until until I've added a few more tools to my belt!
*Note - If I ever do break it, I will claim that of course I didn't just randomly push buttons, how reckless do you think I am?!
I have been known to randomly push button, Nancy... and at least so far I have survived! One of the things I like about creating graphics is that it is kind of like storytelling in this class: when you start with an existing image, it's easier to turn that into one of your own (like using Cheezburger to make LOLCats, or taking photographs and using them to make motivational posters), as opposed to trying to create something from nothing. Storytelling is the same way: trying to create a story totally from nothing is hard, but when you start with an existing story, you can say to yourself: But what if I changed the ending? Or what if I gave the heroine a magic weapon? etc. etc. Having an existing story to start with gives your imagination a launch pad... and then you can just see where it takes you!
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