Language and Digital Media: 04/2011

'Writing blogs online really changes my values on sharing.'

------Wan Lee Kwan, Crystal 2011

Before learning to write blogs online in Language and Digital Media, I admit I was a conservative person who thought communication/sharing can only be one to few but not many to many. In the past, I usually wrote diaries to record my life in a book, no matter things were happy or sad, I used to keep them in secrets; I read posts on facebook but seldom posted photos or left comments; I preferred face to face communication rather than sending messages through MSN and SMS. (Maybe because I am an Arts student studied Chinese and English Literature b4, hahahahaha) I only shared my life with my few best friends because I thought it is personal and private things which no need to share with publics.

I usually read books in my leisure time but not go online

I wrote diaries in a book to record my life

Besides, I had a bad impression on technological devices, such as mobile, computer, iPad, iPhone before un derstanding them critically because I thought they isolate and disconnect people as people addict to make new friends or maintain friendship online but ignore actual people near them, especially family members. (My sister always SMS and MSN at home 24 hours nonstop which I think she does not respect me.)

I do not want to become him--computer addiction

After understanding different digital media and experiencing witting blogs online, I discovered I like sharing things openly. After posting an articles or video, I received more opinions from classmates and we even have discussion online. When I read other articles and comments, it explores my minds and knowledge about online communication in different perspectives. My favourite sample post is Ideology Behinds Texts. Instead of posting written words to discuss the topic, I make a good use of multimodality: hyperlinks, youtube video clips and colour words. My blog also triggers a discussion of my classmates and me. I am happy to know new ideas and opinions from other.

I have more communication opportunities in bloggings through them

Now, I know that blogging provides a chance for people to communicate and share, people actually can know more things through this collective and collaborative method. If people have good time management and schedule, there are many advantages in using blogging. I love blogging!!

I commented all my classmates' blogs at least once to express my opinion, I cannot show them all and bellowed are some examples.

Ursula:

http://en2848ursula.blogspot.com/2011/03/technology-as-employee-relationship.html#comments

http://en2848ursula.blogspot.com/2011/03/technology-addiction.html#comments

Summer:

http://en2848summer.blogspot.com/2011/02/working-together-on-web.html#comments

Sarah:

http://en2848sarah.blogspot.com/2011/03/am-i-add.html#comments

Pauly:

http://en2848pauly.blogspot.com/2011/04/blog-post.html#comments

Maggie:

http://en2848maggie.blogspot.com/2011/03/games.html#comments