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Homework: Outline Your Own Personal History with Interactive Media
The purpose of this homework is to outline your own personal history with interactive media, or your use of computers, desktop publishing and digital editing software, mobile devices and the Internet, and the role it plays in your daily life. Think about the websites, products and technologies you have used most often in your life, both currently and in the past. You'll want to provide a broad survey of your technology use, past and present, and choose at least 2 notable examples of your experiences to describe in detail.
Questions to help you with your write-up:
Think about your first experiences with computers, software, mobile phones and the Internet. When was the first time you recall using one of these technologies to...
1) ...communicate with another person?
2) ...express something about yourself?
3) ...share something you created with others?
A. What are some technology use "phases" you have gone through in your life?
B. Do you recall how you felt at the time?
C. Do you feel differently about these technologies today and, if so, how?
D. What kinds of information, ideas or content have you personally posted online, and what kinds of feedback / responses have you received?
E. Have you had any particularly positive or negative experiences sharing personal thoughts, ideas, content or information online?
F. How do you use technologies in your daily life today? If you want, keep a journal for a day or two and write down when and how you use technology.
G. What sites do you frequent, and why?
H. How present is technology in your everyday experience?
I. How has this changed over time? Get the instant assignment help.
In conclusion, sum up any themes or other notable observations that you took out of this exercise. Consider the ways in which you think your life might be or might have been different (or not) if these technologies / products did not exist. Describe what it was like to think about your technology use throughout your lifetime.