looking back...

after reading some of the other reflection blogs, i see that i'm not the only one whose assumptions about the class were mistaken. but i wasn't dissappointed, i was intrigued. and i really enjoyed it. i liked that our discussions were on facebook instead of the pc star, and i really liked the fact that people could and did post pictures on facebook. it allowed me to put faces with the people who participated regularly in the discussions, and i felt like more personal relationships were formed. the pictures also showed a little bit of our personalities; pieces that may not have come out in our text discussions alone.

it seems the semester has gone by quickly. it seems like just yesterday, i had never heard of Second Life, Neopets, Diigo, and ma.gnolia. i was an avid protester of facebook and blogging, and had all but abandoned my myspace account. aside from the infrequent checking of my emails and googling certain topics, i was definately not what you would consider a "digital native."

and while i may consider myself a digital native rookie, i definately feel like i'm a part of the internet world. as much as i didn't enjoy my experience in the virtual worlds like Second Life, i do enjoy my interactive online experiences. I check myspace a couple times a day, and facebook at least three times a week. and while i'm not a huge fan of flikr, i have a photobucket account. i'm even starting to get more involved in applications that are available on myspace and facebook.

i am obsessed with my online bookmarking. i use it all the time, and i tell everyone about it, and everyone i tell is really impressed with it. (turns out i wasn't the only one who hadn't heard about it!) more and more people are using it, and we're sharing some of our bookmarks with each other. it's cool.

i haven't decided if i'm going to continue blogging or not. i have mixed feelings about blogging. everything we blogged about in class is justified to me and is easy enough to disclose my feelings about, but i'm not so sure i want to broadcast my feelings and emotions about my personal life experiences on the internet. i'm just not to that point yet, but i think i will let the account live on and see if that changes.

all and all, it's been a great experience :)