Digital Media Overview

I would like to send out my thanks to my professors during my Digital Media course. I was introduced to a world of technology and programs which I never knew of prior to this class. I have enjoyed learning something new and exciting about technology every week. I'm sure everyone else in my class felt similarly. Thank you.

Fun Musical Interactive Site

Here's a website which I thought to be extremely fun and interactive. I have certain musical interests and I found the capabilities of the site to be very useful in learning different lessons as well as customizing specific exercises. Very fun and entertaining in my opinion.

http://www.musictheory.net/

The Seven Revolutions

The concept of The Seven Revolutions was recently introduced to me and I felt inclined to share my thoughts on the subject. The idea is actually quite fascinating; the revolutions involve the trends which are likely to be drastically altered over the next 20 years. Known as the "Seven Revolutions Initiative", this study, conducted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), aims at determining which global trends would experience great amounts of change over 20 years. Erik Peterson, the senior vice president for CSIS, has since become a recognized figurehead for this effort to project and identify the global trends of 2025. According to the study by CSIS, the seven areas which will experience the most revolutionary change are:

Technology
Population
Resource Management
Knowledge
Economic Integration
Conflict
Governance

After reading an article which defines the reasoning behind every trend, it would be safe to assume that these trends will certainly undergo major changes over the coming 20 years. Personally, however, I believe that technology will be one of the most affected trends on the list.

http://www.semo.edu/news/index_8550.htm

Wordplay

During our previous class, we were asked to create a crossword puzzle using a website suited to this function. The site was highly useful in the creation of various types of puzzles for company or educational purposes. Under this site, we created crossword puzzles based on technology. As such, all the clues are technological terms or phrases. This puzzle is relatively simple, however, I felt inclined to share it. The website itself provides numerous methods to create a free puzzle - I believe that in a corporate sense this ability would be most effective as a community building activity amongst employees.

http://www.discoveryeducation.com/free-puzzlemaker/?CFID=13185256&CFTOKEN=81413979s.

Technology Interview 1

This will be an interview based on technology with Linda.

Technology Interview 2

This will be an interview based on technology with Steve. It is fairly short and to the point, hopefully to make up for the lengthy interviews before.

Technology Interview 3

This will be my third interview with Jimmie. The interview was slightly longer than expected, as was Jessica's, however, I felt that both had intriguing ideas to contribute. As such, I edited each file, but left in the majority of their thoughts.