DIGITAL STORY Richard M. Cano

CARTOON ANIMATION Richard M. Cano

The New and The Old

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VISUALIZING DATA FOR FOCUS Richard M. Cano

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Information Graphic

I think that the best way to go about creating information graphics that show people technological convergence is to shock them by showing old media being used as if it were new media. Having old media used as new media is an instant eye-catcher. In addition, this concept depicts how far digital media has come in changing old media into what it has come to be now in the present. There are many examples that can be converted into this type of information graphic. One idea that comes to mind is of a digital native swiping an old tube television and switching channels as if it were a tablet viewing video. Another idea can be a picture of an adult lounging on a sofa and texting on an old rotary phone. I believe that these images can both show technological convergence while at the same time shock its viewers into realizing how far this convergence has come.

Animated Graphic

There are various types of animated graphics, but I’d like to think of a commercial that can show how fast technological convergence is happening. I believe that a commercial will show that there is a convergence happening and that it has been happening for some time. A commercial is also something that people can relate to, and a commercial is a good way to show people that they need to buy into something. Commercials come in many forms, including comedy, popularity, shock, etc.; I think that comedy can best describe how fast technology is converging. One possibility is to show a person receiving the latest cell phone only to find out moments later that another person has just received a discount on a cell phone that about which there has been rumors. Furthermore, this sort of commercial will make people realize that there are certain products that get upgraded periodically by companies and, therefore, people will realize that convergence is not only for profit by companies but a thing that is furthering technology. I think that showing a commercial is the best way to show technological convergence through an animated graphic to get individuals to think about how fast technological convergence is happening and to get individuals to relate to such changes.

Interactive Graphic

As a web designer, I am an advocate for websites and their power in conveying information. Websites have the ability to show a concept and categorize its aspects in an organized manner. They can also include video, images, animation, and sound. I would use a website to convey a message about technological convergence and its rapid maturity. This website could possibly contain the commercial as well as some information graphic images. It could also contain an interactive timeline of some of the major events in technological convergence. Websites can be an interactive way to portray a message by using video, images, animation, and sound, especially when delivering a message about technological convergence.

Keyhole Effect

I came across this while on Facebook. This is my cousin and one of her best friends. I thought that it was a great demonstration of the Keyhole Effect used correctly. This image is eye-catching and says a lot about my cousin just through her eyes. I'm glad that I came across this image by happenstance.

VIDEO CLIP AND LEARNING CONTEXT Richard M. Cano

Technological Convergence

According to wiseGEEK, “Technological convergence is the process by which existing technologies merge into new forms that bring together different types of media and applications.” This video can be used to show how technology has changed things like communication, hardware, and entertainment. Some questions could be asked about technological convergence such as, “What are the driving forces that push technology to advance itself and converge into different forms of technology? What other technological convergence do you see on a daily basis that was not shown in the video?”

This video on technology convergence shows how technology is changing our world and advancing our capabilities. It also shows how people and organizations are changing the way they accomplish things such as advertising. There is, however, an underlying message of which we should be aware, if not wary. This video begins with this message in mind by asking “Are you ready for the future?”

This video forces a discussion about how much convergence is too much convergence. In the video, many niceties are depicted as to technological convergence to the point that the year 2025 doesn’t seem like an impossibility to have nanotechnology implanted within our blood cells. However, this may be pushing it too far. I believe that a great conversation over technological convergence would be to enlighten ourselves as to whether or not this is convergence or simply technology taking over so to speak.

wiseGEEK. What is technological convergence? Retrieved from http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-technological-convergence.htm

Digital Media of Everyday Life and Education

Here's a documentary by PBS that I found while looking for a video for our Video Clip Learning Context assignment.

http://video.pbs.org/video/1797357384/

Bluetooth Technology

I am grateful for Bluetooth technology. I use my Bluetooth headset all the time to speak on the phone and to listen to music. Today, I used my Bluetooth adapter to connect my phone into this stereo. Now, I can play YouTube videos while working in the kitchen with my family. It helps to pass the time.

My School Bucks

I never realized how useful this My School Bucks app was until I realized that I was watching the history on this app. This app gives me the option of funding my child with lunch money. It also gives me the option of viewing the history of where the money is going. Big deal! It wasn't until I wondered if my daughter was actually eating at school. Everyday, there is a 40 cent deduction when she eats lunch. That is priceless. Knowing she is eating everyday when I can't be there to feed her gives me a sense of relief.

Freeplay Music

A repository of royalty free music.

http://www.freeplaymusic.com/index.aspx

VIDEO SLIDESHOW Richard M. Cano

New Project

I am grateful for this new project that we are about to start. Our lead developer came in from Colorado for this project. We had a few meeting and went out to lunch and for a drink. This is the only time that we really get to know each other. More importantly, I am grateful for the fact that I will still have a job for the next 5 months. Also, I'm thankful for my education and skills that help me keep it.

SCREEN STRUCTURE IMAGES Richard M. Cano

Teens vs Adults and Social Media

I came across this article from my Google Alerts. donah boyd explains how teens use social media differently than adults. They rarely use linking and speak to only a handful of friends through their accounts. It also mentions her new book that I am going to purchase.

http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/240184/teenagers-dont-use-social-media-to-share-links-says-microsoft-researcher/

http://www.danah.org/itscomplicated/

Emoticons

I think that it would more difficult than it already is to understand each other in messaging and text-based conversations without emoticons. Emoticons are a quick way to tell people how you feel, rather than using many words. I think from this picture you can see that we understand exactly what other is saying.

Hyperlinks

Linking is one of the biggest parts of blogging. I figure that I would add a post on linking. Let's add an <a></a> HTML tag to your blog. The basic <a> tag is this: It includes an <a> open tag and an </a> closing tag. Here is some text: Visit our social media Google+ page. To make this a hyper-link, we need to use the <a></a> tag. The <a></a> tag consists of a reference, title, and (optional) a target.

Here's how it works:

Visit our social media media <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/106263980696246227305" title="SOC 6903" target="_blank">Google+</a> page.

Visit our social media Google+ page

In this example, I added a hyperlink. Here is the basic syntax: <a href="" title="" target=""></a>
This has to be added in the HTML section of your blog. The href is the url to which you want to navigate; the title is what is shown when you hover over the link, SOC 6903 in the example above; and the target is optional and usually tells the link to open in the _parent window or a _blank tab or window.

This is very helpful when you want to keep the flow of the paragraph without interruptions from weird hyperlinks like https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/106263980696246227305.
Alternatively, you can use the hyperlink tool "Link" in the toolbar. This is probably the best way to accomplish this, but if you ever get into trouble, I hope understanding the mechanics of this will help out. Google+. You'll notice that the same options are available for this tool except for the title option.

RSS HOMEPAGE AND ALERTS Richard M. Cano: Protopage

http://www.protopage.com/socmultimedia

Protopage is an online RSS Reader that allows you to keep all of your RSS  feeds in one place. It is hosted on the cloud, so you can access all of these feeds from different mobile devices. The link above is an example of a Protopage Homepage; this is my homepage. In addition, I have created Google Alerts for similar interests as those in my Protopage Homepage.

Here is a list of those alerts:

Communication Social Media Research	Only the best results	Once a day
Media Design Tutorials	Only the best results	Once a week
Photoshop Photography Design Tutorials	Only the best results	Once a day
Social Media Boundary Management	Only the best results	Once a day
Web Design Tutorials	Only the best results	Once a week

 

"Narrate, Curate, Share"

http://campustechnology.com/Articles/2011/08/10/How-Blogging-Can-Catalyze-Learning.aspx?Page=2

I've actually heard these terms in conjunction before. "Narrate, Curate, Share" does a great job at depicting the true meaning of what blogging is all about. Aron Barlow wrote a book on this same subject, and the idea that you are a storyteller as a blogger resonates through his book; you are a storyteller in the new public sphere.

Barlow, A. (2008). Blogging America: The new public sphere. Westport, CT: Praeger.

As a curator, you begin to think about what your writings can do to the individuals who read them; you think, essentially, about how your writing and thought affect people and life. It is important to state that the connectedness is, in fact, the basic premise of social media, of which blogging shared a big part in by sharing.

SOCIAL BOOKMARKING Richard M. Cano: Delicious

https://delicious.com/rmcutsa

Delicious is a social bookmarking website that allows you to save all the links that interest you in one place. You have a home page with all the links listed. You can search through your links or filter them by keywords that you assign to them. You can even discover links and create relationships with other people. You can use their links as your own or you can search their links.There is even a feature that allows you to connect to your other social media profiles and even share your links through them. Perhaps the most fascinating feature is that it is hosted on the cloud, meaning, you will always have access to them via all of you Internet enabled multimedia devices.

Technology in the Classroom

As I mentioned Monday, technology in the classroom makes life way easier. This is a picture of my classroom at TAMUSA in the College of Business located at Brooks Air Force Base. You can see that people have their laptops out, are surfing the Internet, have their cellphones out and texting, and are actively engaged in media. We do a lot of our assignments in class in case we need help so that the professor can help or another student that understands how to do the assignment can help. I took this picture so that the person viewing can feel the technology in the room.

Art

With all the digital media artwork on the Internet, and with all the Adobe and Adobe Photoshop design and artwork that I do, I do stop and appreciate actual artwork created without digital media, even though it might be replicated with such. There is a different sense of sensuality that is always present in artwork. You can almost sense the artist's feelings within the artwork. It is difficult to replicate this when your only interface with the artwork is a computer. When it is not, there are some sparks as the digital meets the traditional.