New Media provides its users with endless connections, opportunities to connect and communicate, and entertainment consuming every minute of their lives. Some can argue that new media has made our lives better, which it has in some aspects. However, I would argue that it has made our lives better and worse. This post will examine … Continue reading New Media: The Dark Side
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A 10 Minute Screencast: How To Format A Research Paper APA Style On Microsoft Word
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com My blog post last week provided a step-by-step procedure on how to format a student research paper according to the seventh edition of the APA style manual. In this post, I will be sharing a 10 minute screencast documenting how to format a research paper APA Style on Microsoft … Continue reading A 10 Minute Screencast: How To Format A Research Paper APA Style On Microsoft Word
My New Media Diary
Photo by The Lazy Artist Gallery on Pexels.com This post was inspired by a Financial Literacy conference that was held at my university. Although I was attending as a volunteer, I had the opportunity to listen to various speakers discuss finance-related topics such as the economy, funds, currency, federal debt, and markets. One part of … Continue reading My New Media Diary
How To Format A Research Paper APA Style On Microsoft Word
Background In this digital age, people are turning to new media to find, spread, and use the information online for their various needs. Much of the world ‘s information can be found online. New media has seamlessly incorporated itself into education. Student depends on computers and smartphones to access information such as databases, articles, and … Continue reading How To Format A Research Paper APA Style On Microsoft Word
You and The Digital Age
We are currently living in the digital age. Society is bombarded with requests to download, share, link, or post to remain connected and informed. The use of new media such as computers, laptops, and smartphones to access the internet is global. This is supported by a statistic showing that of the 2016 global population estimated … Continue reading You and The Digital Age
The Realization of the Dynabook Vision
Mock-up of a future Dynabook. Source Kay, A., & Goldberg, A. (1977). Personal dynamic media. The new media reader. Ed. Noah Wadrip-Fruin and Nick Montfort. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2003. 391–403. Print. The Learning Research Group at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) primary concern was “all aspects of the communication and manipulation of … Continue reading The Realization of the Dynabook Vision
The Relationship Between New Media & Technical Communication
Examining new media through the lens of technical communication is beneficial to technical writers who create content to inform an audience. Certain aspects of Janet Murray, Lev Manovich, and Eugenia Siapera perspective on new media contains points that relate to new media's impact on technical communication. What is technical communication "Communicating about technical or specialized topics, … Continue reading The Relationship Between New Media & Technical Communication
A Comparison of Murray, Manovich, & Siapera Definitions of New Media
To understand new media, it's important to examine different perspectives and definitions. To do that, I will be examining the perspectives of Janet Murray, Lev Manovich, and Eugenia Siapera. During this analysis, I will examine the similarities and differences between their views. The Common Ground Manovich & Murray Both discussed new media as an art … Continue reading A Comparison of Murray, Manovich, & Siapera Definitions of New Media
The Purpose of my Blog
When assigned to create a blog as part of my New Media for Technical Communication course, I set out to create one that dynamically and innovatively documents my understanding of new media throughout the spring semester. Additionally, this blog allows me to experiment with various forms of new media while accomplishing the following tasks: Building … Continue reading The Purpose of my Blog
THREE WAYS NEW MEDIA HAS IMPACTED MODERN POLITICS
Photo by Vojtech Okenka on Pexels.com New media has not only changed how people communicate, but it has also changed the way people do politics. In her book Understanding New Media, Siapera claims that new media has renewed the possibility of a “radical renewal of political life” (Siapera, 2018, p. 45) by encouraging the following … Continue reading THREE WAYS NEW MEDIA HAS IMPACTED MODERN POLITICS
New Media: Understanding the Past and Present Views 