Technology Tools Thoughts

Technology Tools Thoughts

I like the idea of using a variety of different tools in this module - using lots of different tools will help build my skillset and allow me to have a variety of methods to complete my assignments throughout the course.

A lot of the tools mentioned on the website are unfamiliar to me; for example, I have never heard of Cheezburger, Automotivator, Padlet etc. Some of the tools I have heard of but have no idea how they work, such as WordPress. I am a little overwhelmed at the thought of getting to know all of these new tools to use since it tends to take me a little while to get used to new programmes and applications- but I am interested in learning them because I think it will really benefit me in the future.

While I am quite familiar with things such as bookmarking and wordcount, I did not know that browser tools that could help improve these features and add more to them existed. I do not often use browser extensions, but now would be a good time to look at them!

The use of Pinterest is also very appealing to me as I tend to use 

Pinterest a lot already for art references and inspiration- so I am familiar with it and using it would prove useful to me in finding images to use in my blogs!

I am particularly interested in using the graphics tools and exploring how they work since I enjoy creating designs and layouts for various things. 

I have used Canva for many things throughout my time in this course, so I'm really looking forward to learning new graphics tools in order to put more variety in my work.

Though, the tool I am looking most forward to using is..

Unity Logo

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Unity!

 I'm very interested in creating games since I am a huge fan of playing games myself and have always been curious about how it is to actually develop a game. Though I am slightly overwhelmed at the prospect of learning how to develop a game using Unity- I'm excited for the challenge and I can't wait to make my game! It'll be a great experience.

The online environment of this course is very helpful to me- I like how everything is laid out and it has helped me a lot already with my assignments so far. It's unlike anything I have used in my other modules, and using blogs is very useful to compile my thoughts, to look back on, and to interact with others!

Overall while I am slightly overwhelmed and unfamiliar with a lot of the tools, I'm excited for the challenge and to learn new things to further improve my work!

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