Monthly Archives: October 2014

‘Cause We Are Living In a Digital World

2008 was a big year. I had just transferred schools and was anxious to begin learning in what would be my school system until I graduated high-school in 2013. The school system had just decided to distribute MacBooks to the … Continue reading

Posted in 2014 Digital Writing Essay | Tagged | Comments Off on ‘Cause We Are Living In a Digital World

Adapting to the Constant Evolution of Digital Writing and Environments

Defining Digital Literacy Digital literacy is a skill that does not have a definite meaning. For instance, while my proficiency with digital media can be considered average in comparison with other college students, it could also be considered below average … Continue reading

Posted in 2014 Digital Writing Essay | Tagged | Comments Off on Adapting to the Constant Evolution of Digital Writing and Environments

Engage In Digital Writing

Do you like to write but don’t really do it? I bet you five dollars that by the time you finish reading this that I will have made you want to engage in digital writing. I can see you right … Continue reading

Posted in 2014 Digital Writing Essay | Tagged | Comments Off on Engage In Digital Writing

Lights, Camera, Write: The Live World of Digital Writing

When AOL gave me my first glimpse of the internet I was hooked. Immediately I created my first AIM screenname (Trexer6) so I could communicate “rapidly” with my friends on this new platform. This marked the first taste I got … Continue reading

Posted in 2014 Digital Writing Essay | Tagged | Comments Off on Lights, Camera, Write: The Live World of Digital Writing

Academia’s Going Digital: The Transformative Power of Web Writing

  It is widely accepted that digital media in the twenty-first century has transformed our professional and personal lives. Teens, college students, and most adults are constantly plugged in to their iPads, laptops, and cell phones. Across liberal arts college … Continue reading

Posted in 2014 Digital Writing Essay | Tagged | Comments Off on Academia’s Going Digital: The Transformative Power of Web Writing

Digital Writing and the New Opportunities It Offers.

Digital writing has become increasingly important in the last decades. But, what exactly is digital writing? When we talk about digital writing, “we are referring to a transformed composing environment — that is, to writing produced on handheld and desktop … Continue reading

Posted in 2014 Digital Writing Essay | Tagged | Comments Off on Digital Writing and the New Opportunities It Offers.

Digital Writing: Connection and the Formation of Writer’s Identities

Digital writing created opportunities only possible in the digital age. How writers think about audience, process, voice, and scope changed drastically with the introduction of new digital mediums, such as Twitter, WordPress, Facebook, and Tumblr. Many people  reading this probably … Continue reading

Posted in 2014 Digital Writing Essay | Tagged | Comments Off on Digital Writing: Connection and the Formation of Writer’s Identities

Get Acquainted with Digital Writing

We are living in an era of digital and technological uprise. The Internet has drastically changed how we communicate, learn, educate, connect, network and so on.  As  the web continues become an integral part of our daily lives,  so is … Continue reading

Posted in 2014 Digital Writing Essay | Tagged | Comments Off on Get Acquainted with Digital Writing

Developing Digital Environments: Adapt or Get Left Behind

The world of technology and digital communication is developing rapidly. We have moved from telegraph to email, home phone lines to wireless communication, and floppy-disks to digital platforms where we can access virtually any information we want at any given … Continue reading

Posted in 2014 Digital Writing Essay | Tagged | Comments Off on Developing Digital Environments: Adapt or Get Left Behind

School is Fun?

Everyday we sit through class after class with the same look on our face—one that says, “I stayed up way too late watching Netflix, and I’d rather be sleeping.”   We constantly think, “How will this class really impact my life?” … Continue reading

Posted in 2014 Digital Writing Essay | Tagged | Comments Off on School is Fun?