This I believe....(brainstorming)

1/30/2013

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-This I believe: POTATOES. all sorts. Being a couch potato. Mashed potatoes. Potato skins. Hot potato. Baked potato. Twice Baked Potatoes. 

-This I believe: Oreos/chocolate

-This I believe: Watch Disney movies, don't believe them. 

-This I believe: Chapstick. Stashing them everywhere so you never have to go without them. 

-I believe in Cheese Curls

-I believe in hugs

-I believe in Magic- 8 Balls. To make my decisions for me. 

-This I believe: Ryan Gosling. Thank you.

-I believe in not growing up. Peter Pan's my boy.

-I believe in spandex.

-This I believe: That a few seconds can change your entire life. 
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Grading Contracts, Online Persona, & Blog Presence

1/29/2013

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-After learning all about grading contracts, I think they are generally a good idea with college students. Most students are just wrapped up in what grade they are going to be receiving and write safely. They are sometimes afraid to take risks because they don't know how their professor might react. I think some cons are that if you meet all of the professor's expectations then you are only guaranteed a B. How can you measure if a student is really trying their hardest or if they are just doing enough to get by?

-If I had to rate my online person, I would rate it PG 13. My blogs are all appropriate for anyone, and so is my Facebook. I keep them private so that only friends can view my wall and pictures. My twitter is also protected, but I wouldn't feel comfortable with sharing my twitter with everyone because sometimes I get on angry rants and they are not appropriate for my professors. 

-I think to make a blog have a strong presence you need to be personal. It doesn't have to be very formal and you can add your feelings and opinions. You do have to be careful not to strongly offend anyone with what you write. With a blog you do get to have your opinion, but you also have to prepare for the comments that you might receive back. I think a bad blog just has a lot of writing thats very general and doesn't have a personal voice. 


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My Technical Self (As a Writer)

1/27/2013

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I consider myself technologically dependent. If I had to put an estimate on how much I use technology on a daily basis I would say about at least four hours straight would be spent online (and that's probably a low guess). Now that the spring semester has started, though, it is hard to put an estimate on how much I am actually using the technology.

I'd like to think that I'm not addicted to my IPhone..but that is a lie. Ever since I got my smartphone back in the summer I am on and off all types of online websites and staying connected with my "friends" at all times. I used to be a big user of Facebook, but now I'm more of a Twitter person. I find myself scrolling down the newsfeed of both social media sites whenever I'm bored or are trying to find out information. I also like Instagram because it's more of pictures to see what's going on in your friends lives rather than having to hear what they have to say about it. I have other applications I use regularly like my email, TD Bank, weather, Shopkick, Wanelo, Imgfave, and my daily horoscope. And who doesn't find enjoyment out of Snapchatting your friends the ugliest pictures of your face that you can image?

Besides my Iphone, I am a big Mac user. I am writing this blog now via MacBook Pro, which I call "Macbaby." I'm more comfortable using Macs rather than PC's, but I still know how to find my way around those old dinosaurs. Basically, I am connected all of the time. I'm constantly texting, checking my newsfeeds, or posting something that pops into my head at the time. 

If I had to pick something I struggle with relating to my technical self, I would say managing my Mac. I know you are supposed to delete things and manage your computer to keep it running fast, but I don't know how to do any of that.

Insert Emoji's here.

Ali Salkowski


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