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Journal 11/4

Journal 11/4

7 Things Every Designer Needs to Know about Accessibility and Accessibility guidelines for UX Designers, while reading these two articles I came out of it realizing many different things. Most importantly not realizing it earlier, but now understanding that people with disabilities may have a hard time using technology. Having a family history of family members either dealing with disabilities or being a special ed teacher, I grew up and spent many hours around others with disabilities. Some technology allows audio to come into play to understand it better, while others may not have that to offer. With this day in age and this generation being to technology savvy every app or source of technology should offer some type of way to be accessible for anyone with or without a disability. 

What some may not know is that when making a post, others are looking at how it is layd out. Meaning it should catch someone's eye in a good way not bad ones. Colors, fonts, pictures etc should be used to make the topic more interesting and make others want to keep reading. On top of all of these, posts should still be able to be seen or understood with those who struggle with a disability. 

For my two modes I chose linguistic and visual, to show that someone so simple can catch someone's eye no matter what the topic is. And it'll force them to read the meaning behind the post. The GIF and explanation have nothing to do with each other, meanwhile I was still able to catch your attention. 

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10/16

This day in age, almost everyone has some sort of social media. Whether it be answer app like snap chat and instagram, or an older app such as facebook. These social media accounts allow us to access so much information within a matter of seconds. Finding old friends by name is so much easier, where years ago you needed to check files inside of a filing cabinet in order to figure out any information. For example, if I wanted to connect with an old friend from highschool all that would be needed was a full name and maybe a location on where they are from. The article Sustaining Critical Literacies in the Digital Information Age talks about how the filtering systems that each computer has is there to help remind you what you were previously interested in. Personally, I am not a big fan of this add on due to the fact that I do not like people knowing my business and I feel as though I am being watched while online. For Example, while online if you just search up a music artist that you are interested in just to find out information or may be bored. The next time you sign onto facebook instagram etc, an add based off of that previous search will most likely appear. This is used based off of how the apps are made. 

To conclude this topic, next time you sign on to your social media account to pay attention to the ads that pop up and see if they connect to your search history.

I chose to use visual and linguistic as my representation to show that inside technology there is so much information that is stored inside of cyber space. 

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extra credit

While in highschool, our teachers would try to scare us right before heading to college. The main topic would be include talking bad about the professors we would have when we went away to college and how we should be lucky to have had them before going. But honestly ever since I moved into college every professor I have had shows that they care and will help us as long as we do what we need to do before asking for help. If you do not pay attention throughout your class, and decide to just go see your professor out of nowhere they may or may not see you due to the fact that you do not pay attention during your class. One thing that has helped me understand content is sitting with a professor one on one. Sitting in class with a group has always been harder to understand the task due to rushing right from class to softball practice, this would result in forgetting what the assignment was. Knowing that during those specific office hours I can have a meeting about whatever I need help with in that class, allows me to feel some relief and not stress out as much due to the fact that I am doing what needs to be done on my end to receive the best grade possible. Along with your professor noticing that you are fully dedicated to their class and will do whatever is needed. On the other hand, with all the good that comes from meeting for office hours, this is also open for anyone in class. So sometimes you may show up along with 5 other students going at the same time as you. This can limit your time with the professor and or distract your progress. In the end, office hours and meeting one on one is a big help when it comes to college.

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Extra Credit

What I like most about this research project is that we can choose what our topic is. My topic was chosen off of something that I strongly believe in. Growing up, my family was filled with police officers, which was both good and bad. Rewind to about 10 years where we are currently in 2009, law enforcement then was completely different then the way it is now. Officers were able to go out to their shift not having to worry and have it just be another day at work. Currently, police officers have one of the most life threatening jobs. My topic hits home for the fact that a family member was falsely accused of something that he did not do, and due to social media and false advertisement he was arrested and held until the judge found him not guilty. This court date took over two years to finally be picked, so for those two years my family and I life changed. This is because of what society wants to believe when stories are given out to the public. For Example, social media has become a negative influence when an altercation occurs between a cop and a civilian. Those who re post will do it out of hatred because of a previous story that was put out to the public bashing cops. This research project will help me find out more information regarding my specific topic. Being able to look at so many different sources can help expand my knowledge on this topic. My strategy would be just to enjoy finding out information that will interest me enough to continue to put so much time into my assignment, while also choosing a topic that will keep me going.

I chose this GIF to show that police are needed at anytime no matter what the circumstance is. 

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Journal 10/2

While reading What is Rhetorical about digital Rhetoric I came across the main argument that in our everyday lives we come across a new way on how it can evolve. My class and I can agree that digital rhetoric is extremely difficult and tricky to understand along with no one being able to fully understand the whole concept. According to authors digital rhetoric is used to inform and persuade on an everyday basis. But it is not that simple. This generation was brought up with using technology to submit essays, homework, projects and basically anything that needs to be graded. We can easily look up someone else's work and learn off of what they wrote from the past. But knowing and understanding the future is the hard part. 

After reading and going over digital rhetoric, I can conclude that there will never be a specific answer on what digital rhetoric really is. On the other hand, you can tell that it is always being updated based on what is going on in the world.

I chose to use visual and linguistic as my representation because it was the easiest way to get my point across. This GIF represents the confusion I felt when I figured out that their is no real definition and true understanding of digital rhetoric since it is constantly changing. 

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journal 9/27

While reading chapter 9 of Writing of knowledge societies, the focus was aimed towards rhetoric and scientific knowledge. Rhetoric is used by many who are trying to find out new research and share it with others from around the world. One of the main topics that was discussed was on metonymy which is a way to change names when they are similar in meaning. Scientists will change the meaning of it so that it can be different and stand out against the others, while also making in as simple as can be for others who aren't scientists to understand to their best ability. Personally, this reminds me of the curriculum my professors have each year. Most of the time the work is the same, but it is never taught the same way twice. Either the year before was successful or it had failed. Either way, there is always room for improvement. 

In conclusion, I believe that it is important for scientists to continue to find out information from the past so that we can now accept or deny the truth about what is going on. 

I used this gif as a visual and linguistic representation to show what I experienced and observed while reading. While reading I would go off topic because I couldn't find much interest this time around. So i chose this gif to catch your attention into reading what I thought about this chapter.

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journal 9/25

After going over the two readings I was able to comprehend that throughout life you learn how to use different types of writing. At a young age you are taught the old school way of using paper and pencil. But as you get older typing or a phone, computer, desktop or any electronic device is also another form of writing. The only thing that is different is that it does not come out in your own handwriting. Multi modal composing is occurring all over the world almost everyday. If you think about social media, it needs to constantly be updated so that the users can continue to use it. Pinterest in my opinion is mainly used by women who are talking and planning out their future. Personally, whenever I use pinterest I look for things that will interest me or help me in the future. Once I pin something that I like, I am given a list of what others who have similar opinions as me also like.

This GIF shows that even with our generation learning how to use technology is easy enough to learn even for a cat to use

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journal 9/20

While reading “multiliteracies for a digital age” it didn't take that long to realize that computers and electronics are completely taking over the new generation. If you think back to when our parents and grandparents were kids, they did not have a cell phone or mobile devices that we have now. This generation is extremely technology savvy so using electronics on a daily basis is normal. Meanwhile the ones who buy us the electronics do not fully understand how to use them. Kids may get annoyed when having to show their parents how to use things, but you need to understand that how they grew up was a completely different time from when we did. While in school you may realize that professors who have been around teaching for awhile tend to stick to using paper and pencil for their assignments. This doesn't mean that they don't like trees, it can just be because they do not understand how to use a computer along with all the new software. 

When it comes to learning, I strongly believe that you should be able to do whatever it takes to make sure you understand the content to the best of your ability. If you want to go old school and use a notebook to write handwritten notes go for it. Others may like to use their computer and just type notes up. Personally, I believe that handwritten notes is the best way to go because you can't get distracted and start searching the web. In middle school, my school had an “advanced” group of kids who were given i pads to use instead of notebooks. This was extremely successful for the students for the fact that we had access to our teachers email 24/7 since it was connected to the ipad, homework was all on one device and fellow students were able to do homework at one time.

I chose this gif because it is a representation of someone who goes thru numerous websites while on the computer. You can easily get distracted when you are not doing something that interests you. 

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writing journal 9/6

While reading the topic of communication was a big part, I believe that having good communication in your workplace is a big deal. No matter what your profession is how you speak to customers and coworkers will say a lot about you. When you first walk into a doctors office the first people you see are the receptionists. One example represents that walking into the office the first thing they saw was the receptionist at the front desk yelling back and forth at each other. This is a good example of what not to do when it comes to communication.Another thing that stood out was the fact that in Michigan they offer primary care services for adults and children who can not afford to pay. This is a real life issue that families have to deal with, so having an option that you won't have to worry about the cost is a god thing.

I chose this Gif because you can see they are out in public and are obviously not agreeing with one another. Certain conversations should be in private and not in public. This rule applies when you are in your work place also. 

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After reading Spaces for Writing, I was able to understand that you can communicate in many different ways. You are not set in stone to only one way to communicate with others. While talking to other people you can show your emotions in many different ways without even making a noise. For instance, facial expressions are an easy way to guess what someone is thinking, along with reactions towards an event that had happened. Throughout this passage there were many things that stood out, but there was one in particular that really hit home was that what you may think is private on social media really isn't. At a young age my coach always said “before you post something would you show it to your parents, teacher or boss if the answer to anyone is no then don't post it”. Looking back I never believed her when she said nothing is private, but now that I am older I am very thankful that I had this little saying stuck in the back of my head.

This GIF represents what a child thinks when their parents are lying to them when they dont get what they want. So at the time they hate being told no, but later on in life you realize they were just helping you 

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Hi my name is Caitlyn and im a sophomore majoring in athletic training. In my free time I enjoy hunting, fishing and shooting archery. I love to go on road trips while listening to country music. My older brother and best friend live in Florida so I fly out there a few times each year.