Christelle da Gama

Peer Review 2 This week we did another peer review for our Introduction to Digital Media reading task. I truly learned a lot this time around when it came to the blogs I was giving feedback to. Not only was I able to reflect on my own blog based on the feedback I was giving, but it also gave me the opportunity to look at different writing styles and opinions.    Reading Katie's blog really gave me a clear idea on how to express my points while keeping things short and simple, the way that she was able to state her opinions well and then move on to the next topic quickly was amazing and something I realized I needed to learn how to do.    While reading Kailan's blog I noticed how everything was well thought out and planned.  Her blog was very clear when it came to messaging, opinions and examples. When reading her blog, it really felt like she was speaking to the viewer/reader which I think is very inspiring and knowledgeable.    I would also like to po...

      Technological Evolution    link to image Today's topic is all about the evolution of technology and how we use media literacy to influence us. I have always found it interesting how technology changes over the years and how humans where able to go from discovering fire, stone, wood, and bones to discovering how to make something amazing like the World Wide Web and the iPhone.    This shows us how quickly technology and society changes in just a few years. Before i go more in dept in this topic i would first like to discuss the topic of media literacy and share my opinions.      What is media Literacy?      Media literacy follows the idea of promoting awareness of media influence and standing against consuming and creating too much media. It allows people to access, critically evaluate and manipulate the media.      According to the video 1 Media literacy didn’t really become a thing until around t...