Author: Lauren

Trello

The tool I found most useful today was Trello. I thought it was interesting because it is a new way to organize and categorize information about upcoming events, classes, meetings, etc. I use my notes tool on my computer, a planner, sticky notes, and the notes tool on my phone, so my thoughts tend to get […]

Coggle

I was not in class this day, but I researched all of the tools that were presented and decided I may like to use the tool Coggle. I thought it was interesting because it was a super easy way to brainstorm. Being a COMM major, we are regularly asked to brainstorm ideas for certain campaigns […]

Peer Review

What I heard

Good flow from slide to slide
Good affordances and constraints
Needs modes of communication

What I need to do

Make a modes of communication slide
Take more screenshots
Organize the content on each slide better

Project 3 Work Continued

What I did Today I started making my own PlayFic game as well as took a couple more screenshots for my presentation and made a PlayFic account. Why I did it Last time I worked on my project, I figured out what PlayFic was and discovered how to actually play these interactive fiction games. This […]

Starting Project 3

What I did I spent most of my 50 minutes trying to figure out exactly what PlayFic was and how one would use it. I did a tutorial on how to make and use an interactive text and also took some screenshots to use in my final presentation. Why I did it The reason I […]

Project schedule

March 6- Do background research on tool
March 15- Fill in Writer/Designer Analysis Questions, outline web essay, take screenshots of tool
March 17- Have web essay draft done
March 19- Have slideshow draft done

Example Essay Analysis

One specific thing I’m going to do for my “Interrogate an Interface” project that I took away from one of the example essays was to keep my text concise and organized. When analyzing the PowToon essay, our group discovered that a big block of text without any bullets to separate ideas was very overwhelming to […]

Experience with autocorrect

At home, I always go to a coffee shop called Mudhouse. I literally go there every single day when I’m home, so when people text me and ask what I’m doing that day, I try to tell them that I’ll be at Mudhouse for some of the day. However, every single time I try to […]

About Me and Site Info

What I did About Me: I changed my entire P1 description for my about me page. However, I kept the same badge, but added a new logo for it. Site Info: I stated the theme, author of the theme, what widgets were already programmed on the blog, and what widgets I added to the blog. […]

Modes of Communication

folder (V,S) notebook (V,S) socks (V,S) t-shirt (V,S) gum pack (V,S,L) purell (V,S,L) text article (V,S,L) hokie passport (V,S,L) chapstick (V,S,L) pencil (V,S,L) None of my items use all five modes of communication. It’s hard to find something in my backpack that moves and makes noise because most of the items are just books or […]