Farewell and Thanks Writing 105M!

I first heard about this class from a girl that I work with on the Gaucho Communicator, which is an online newsletter for the UCSB Communication department. While I was listening to her talk about this class, like how much she learned and how much fun it was, I decided that I needed to take this class. So I checked on Gold and saw that Writing 105M was available this quarter and signed up. I am so glad that I took this class.

I came into this class not knowing much about multimedia or what multimedia writing meant exactly. But that was okay, because with guidance from my peers and Professor Dean, I was able to gain the necessary knowledge and skill to produce my own multimedia works. This class has given me skills in programs I never worked with before like Audacity and Photoshop. More importantly, this class has given me the confidence to go with my own gut and intuition, to trust my own ideas and creations. The projects have allowed me to express myself and my new found skills in ways I thought I never could. I had a lot of fun learning and experimenting with different mediums, which is something I usually don't do.

I am a little sad that the class is over, but I am excited about my new skills and cannot wait to use them in the future! Thanks again Writing 105M! It's been great! :)

Prezi Reflection

Screen cast reflection of my Prezi presentation!

Writing Resources

                                                              50 Free Resources

I was googling writing resources when I came across the website linked above. It was the first link that was listed and I was interested in what resources they were. Plus they were "free" and everyone knows that free stuff is always better.

The website lists seven different categories of various ways to improve writing skills. For example, the first category is "Grammar, Punctuation, & Co" and there is a list of multiple resources that one could use to learn more about grammar. They also have a tools section where they list various websites that can be used to help improve one's writing skills like Onelook reverse dictionary, in which you can find that word that eludes you by describing what that word that you're trying to find is. I think that this resource will be particularly useful as I can use it to find words that I don’t even know existed and use them in my writing. The webpage lists various other categories and lists of references that one can use.

I think this relates to Writing 105M because although it is important to learn about technology and various other tools that we can use in multimedia writing, the most important thing is writing itself. After all, we are in a writing class. Whether it be on Prezi, Audacity, or any other medium, writing is essential to the project and lays the foundation for the project. With a good foundation and great writing skills, one can better create projects.