Technology Tools

 This is the second to last week 1 post. It involves the usage of technology and tools for the class. 

Emerging Tech


I am pretty comfortable with the blogging atmosphere, so I am not worried about that. I have never created my own website though. The Twine ones seem the most intimidating. I love the idea of interacting with the story, but I have no idea the coding involved to make it work. It will definitely be a challenge to explore this semester. 

The daily class sites are also pretty simple to follow. I love the Un-Textbook. It is easy to follow. The fact that I can read hundreds of stories in one place blows my mind. 

I finished this lesson by doing a browser tune-up. I turned on the spell chrome spell check button. Then I added the word count app. Previously I had been typing in Google Docs and using the word count tool. They seem comparable, so it should be easy enough to figure out. 

I hope everyone else is feeling as ready to get started as I am. 



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