Have you ever felt like you could write, if only given a direction to aim with little restrictions? The writings that we have composed so far in class have led me to feel more successful because we are doing just that. We are given a slight direction as to how to write, but not limited by what to write. I truly feel as though I have been thrown outside of my normal writing habits and been able to explore various creative styles. I already feel as though I have grown as a writer, if even in the slightest way.
By taking a quote out of Anzadula's piece and creating my very own micro-fiction, I was able to use my own experiences and ideas for writing and include a thought of hers as well. It was not hard for me to decide upon a quote in the article and put it into my own story. I knew that I did not want to go along with the language barrier because I have little to no experience with it. Instead, I chose a quote that I knew could take me anywhere I felt appropriate.
As for creating the micro-fiction from my tweet, I felt as though I was more critical on what I could have tweeted about previously. I searched through my tweets thinking, "I could have been more descriptive".
I really enjoyed creating the Haiku and found poem. When creating the Haiku based upon the micro-fiction, I felt a little challenged. However, I really enjoyed taking on that minor challenge and feeling successful with my final piece. While creating the 'found poem', I was inspired. I already decided at this point what my twitterive was going to be based on. Therefore, I used 10 tweets that included something that went along with that topic/place. After reading the comments and re-reading through my poem, I was happy with the product. Not only did I create a poem, but I created a piece that will most likely get included into my twitterive assignment.
Creating a website, posting on twitter, posting blogs online and writing creatively on my website has definitely helped assist in making me more mindful. I was able to connect in a more visual and appropriate way to the material I was working with both physically and emotionally. Using technology made me more excited to write and become more invovled with my writing. I really enjoy being able to incorporate photos and videos. I love photography so being able to use it for a writing piece was very exciting to me. Also, it was helpful to incorporate different genres including journal entries, lists, letters, and so on. It makes you connect better to the topic that you decide to write about because only certain genres are appropriate according to the subject and set-up. It allows you to eliminate those genres not related and include any that you may think of on your own. It's definitely another way to exaggerate your creativity which keeps you involved and thinking about the writing outside of the class period.
After creating my website and writing my twitterive, I am able to recognize the connection and compatibility between my online identity and my true identity within the class. Perhaps I'm a bit more sarcastic and less serious/academic in person, but I sometimes feel as though incorporating sarcasm in writing is hard for me. Growing up writing under limited circumstances in school has made me more guarded when trying to show my true personality in my writing pieces. However, when it comes to my beliefs and morals, I feel as though it shines through both in my writing as well as in class. Depending on the subject of the piece, I feel as though the technology would allow for more comfort when showing sarcasm in an appropriate piece.
Finishing up this class makes me sad. I felt as though I was learning a lot of different ways on how to incorporate technology and research into my writing habits. I really enjoyed the different processes we took to get to a final product of writing, however stressful it was. I do believe that I will keep this website continuining. If not this website directly, I will create a second website under my name specifically for my education degree. I do believe that having a website will separate me from other applicants and increase my chances of being hired as a teacher. In my website, I might include different things relating to the new education benefits, budgets, districts I'm interested in, organizations and professional development courses to attend and so on. I do feel as though the website will serve as a meaningful way to help keep myself organized. I really enjoyed creating this website,and can even see myself creating a website for personal preferences. One idea I have includes creating a website in relation to my scrapbooking hobby.
By taking a quote out of Anzadula's piece and creating my very own micro-fiction, I was able to use my own experiences and ideas for writing and include a thought of hers as well. It was not hard for me to decide upon a quote in the article and put it into my own story. I knew that I did not want to go along with the language barrier because I have little to no experience with it. Instead, I chose a quote that I knew could take me anywhere I felt appropriate.
As for creating the micro-fiction from my tweet, I felt as though I was more critical on what I could have tweeted about previously. I searched through my tweets thinking, "I could have been more descriptive".
I really enjoyed creating the Haiku and found poem. When creating the Haiku based upon the micro-fiction, I felt a little challenged. However, I really enjoyed taking on that minor challenge and feeling successful with my final piece. While creating the 'found poem', I was inspired. I already decided at this point what my twitterive was going to be based on. Therefore, I used 10 tweets that included something that went along with that topic/place. After reading the comments and re-reading through my poem, I was happy with the product. Not only did I create a poem, but I created a piece that will most likely get included into my twitterive assignment.
Creating a website, posting on twitter, posting blogs online and writing creatively on my website has definitely helped assist in making me more mindful. I was able to connect in a more visual and appropriate way to the material I was working with both physically and emotionally. Using technology made me more excited to write and become more invovled with my writing. I really enjoy being able to incorporate photos and videos. I love photography so being able to use it for a writing piece was very exciting to me. Also, it was helpful to incorporate different genres including journal entries, lists, letters, and so on. It makes you connect better to the topic that you decide to write about because only certain genres are appropriate according to the subject and set-up. It allows you to eliminate those genres not related and include any that you may think of on your own. It's definitely another way to exaggerate your creativity which keeps you involved and thinking about the writing outside of the class period.
After creating my website and writing my twitterive, I am able to recognize the connection and compatibility between my online identity and my true identity within the class. Perhaps I'm a bit more sarcastic and less serious/academic in person, but I sometimes feel as though incorporating sarcasm in writing is hard for me. Growing up writing under limited circumstances in school has made me more guarded when trying to show my true personality in my writing pieces. However, when it comes to my beliefs and morals, I feel as though it shines through both in my writing as well as in class. Depending on the subject of the piece, I feel as though the technology would allow for more comfort when showing sarcasm in an appropriate piece.
Finishing up this class makes me sad. I felt as though I was learning a lot of different ways on how to incorporate technology and research into my writing habits. I really enjoyed the different processes we took to get to a final product of writing, however stressful it was. I do believe that I will keep this website continuining. If not this website directly, I will create a second website under my name specifically for my education degree. I do believe that having a website will separate me from other applicants and increase my chances of being hired as a teacher. In my website, I might include different things relating to the new education benefits, budgets, districts I'm interested in, organizations and professional development courses to attend and so on. I do feel as though the website will serve as a meaningful way to help keep myself organized. I really enjoyed creating this website,and can even see myself creating a website for personal preferences. One idea I have includes creating a website in relation to my scrapbooking hobby.
