Wrap Up

Preferred medium before the course:

Before this class I was very comfortable working in the Windows environment, but had just received my MacBook in December as a gift. By January I was falling in love with all things Mac but this course has introduced more software applications to me that I probably wouldn’t have even tried on my own that I love – Photoshop and Dreamweaver included!

Preferred medium after the course:

See my answer above – a total Mac-head!

A topic/theme/question I would like to investigate in my next project is:

I would like to take on a topic of social significance as I’ve been working on very personal, light and fun things this semester. I do a lot of fundraising for local charities in my “spare” time (of which there really is none) and I try to instill certain values in my children but unfortunately do not see kids taking on responsibility for those less fortunate than they may be. I think giving of one’s time/money to whatever cause touches you is not something we as a society should “opt-in” to – I feel we should all contribute in some way. I would like to create something that spreads that message and really drives that point home.

Something I learned in this class that I can teach someone else:

My non-technical lesson is that it pays to get lost sometimes. I have found it to be the most effective way to really learn about any new environment – whether driving in your car or learning how to animate a drawing.

Something I learned in this class that I can teach someone else:

My technical lesson – there are many J I actually was able to help my son do his video project for school and taught him the value of a storyboard. Photoshop – I am getting more comfortable here and feel I’ve come a LONG way, Flash – yikes but I will have to conquer that eventually b/c I know how cool it can be but I DID MAKE SOMETHING MOVE (yay). And finally – creating a website. I can actually understand and apply what I’ve learned and make things work J

Something I will try to do next semester that I have never done before:

I will be taking my first online class!

Something I will try to do everyday that I did not do before this course:

Make improvements to my first website – I’d like it to become a prototype for a future business.

A creative project I could do with a restriction-free budget of $150 million:

Hmmmm….I’m already feeling conflicted about the question. If I had that kind of funding, I would be more inclined to donate it and really change a life. But if pressed, I suppose I would incorporate the two. I would love to orchestrate some kind of interactive creative workshop – maybe over a weekend - where people come together to conceive and implement some kind of community out-reach for a mutally-agreed upon cause.

How I could do the same project with a budget of $15:

   Create a website and begin a grass-roots effort online