What have I learned? 

This is going to be one of the hardest assignment things for me to do, I feel like I have learned so much from this class that It will be hard to list but I will give it a go.

I will list everything that I learned in this class with Link or picture of the work that I have done.

Blogging I learned to created blog post on a already existing website like our class website , where I was able to created a variety of blog post and comment and view some of my classmates blog post as well.

Internet happiness

MEME’s  I learned a lot about MEME’s, if they are art or not. I learned how to create them using imugur. I created a mean defining MEME as an art.

GIF’s I learned how to created GIF’s using imugur , I was able to create a couple of GIF’s from my favorite TV show Game of throne check out my blog post on it.

Domain name I learned all I needed to know about Domain names and guess what? I was able to create my own isaacjim.com, I wrote a wonder blog post of my process on the CT 101 class website here is the link .

WordPress I was able to create and update my personal website portraying some of my school projects, Thanks to professor’s Seslow  Tutorial videos posted on the class website under Course schedule. Here is a Link to my awesome website. 

Images bellow as well

VaporWave I learned a little about a new form of art called vaporwave Check out my post on it you might like it.

Copyright  I learned about a very important thing on the internet call copyright, it was great to hear others thoughts on in check out the class website for some of my classmates thoughts on it.

After listing most of the things that I learned in this class I do have to say that my favorite assignment was creating my website , the fact that I was able to create my own space on the internet from scratch was awesome!  and I will definitely keep updating it with other college projects assignments that I complete.

I feel like I was very successful while completing every assignment that I had to do, mainly because of the great professor that I had which took the time to create not only great blog post detailing every assignment that we had to do, but also tutorial videos, always kept the class involve and interesting. I am super excited to take future classes with him, please check put his website as he has some awesome content on it.

Grade  as for the grade that I feel like I deserve I would give myself an A only because I have to grade myself for the assignment. I believe that they are greater things to gain from a class than just a good grade and that is exactly what I think I gaining from this class more than just a grade.

What is copyright?

“Copyright is a form of protection grounded in the U.S. Constitution and granted by law for original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression. Copyright covers both published and unpublished works.”

That is the definition found on http.s://www.copyright.gov/ , to me this is just all a bunch of fancy words use to keep the creativity of the people to a minimum. What I define as copyright is when you can not publish something exact as it was created and take credit from it. If we get technical for example when it comes to music every song would be a violation of copyright because every word said on a song was once already said.

In the Tedtalk by Larry Lessig he states that “People participate in the creation and recreation of culture”. In my opinion to put a stop on the re-creation of an art is to stop culture from moving forward or developing.

I believe that as users of the web we should not pay much mind to copyrights because is going to set our creativity back we wont be able to add to the “culture” as  long as we give credit when its due we will be just fine, I  do not know who exactly but someone said “if you are getting fined than you are doing something right!”

VaporWaver?

WTH is this was my first thought my after watching some videos and looking at some examples I am still not 100 percent sure. Yes I got that right, I think that if I had to define it I would use the words art and classic, technology It is something completely new. I dont know is I would ever like to try something like this but below I would show some of my favorite that I found in the class gallery.

Who knew this could be so Fun!

So far the website is coming along great! I have been able to add a Gallery of the projects that I have done so far and even started transferring my post from CT101 class to my actual blog post section of the site bellow I will share some pictures but not forget to visit yourself.

WordPress tutorials on adding Social Media content into your blog posts, pages and sidebar widgets.

For this part of my website , I decide not to add a social media widget.  The main reason being that I do not have nothing of significance on my social media that I would like to showcase on my website. later on I do hope to have content on my social media worth showing on my website.

I did do many changes to the website. I created a gallery to show my projects and added achieves at the right side of the page, which I will show bellow

If you would like to see the page live just think this link

Halfway through the class already! This class has been super fun for me, one of the main reasons being that I have been able to follow my own schedule and complete the assignments at my own time.

What have I learned?

A lot! let me go into a little more detail for you my friend. Before starting this class I was super scared at things like Blogging, creating MEMES, creating GIFs and even creating my own Website.  Now we are here mid semester and I have learned all these things, not only have a learned to created MEMEs GIFs and blog post, but I do them weekly, as you can see in the class website.

I have learned all these skills and different tools thanks thanks to may CT 101 Professor , make sure to check his page out to see some of the awesome art works and animations that he has created.

I feel like for this class one of my strengths has been able to create MEMEs and GIFs, as I have created many different ones throughout the semester. Going ford ward I would like to learn more about WordPress , as we just started to learn using it and there still a lot of work to be done to my website.

Here is the work that I have done on my Website so far.

As for the Grade that I believe like I deserve in this class, I would say an A, for many reasons. I will list the 3 main ones bellow.

1. I have completed every assignment so far
2. I have learned so much from this class, as you can see on my blog post
3. I believe that every student attending class this semester should be graded for effort not results, because of how hard this year has been and how we have to adapt due to COVID 19

This has been a great experience for me this far. I was able to pick a domain name, which takes to God! was available (Isaacjim.com) and was able to host it through a wonderful and easy to use website.

Next comes the fun part! 

I was able to change many features about the site. I created an awesome welcome page with a free to use imagine pixabay , a website that allows you to use images for your website for free.

Below I will be sharing a screenshot  of how the website is looking so far!

Of course I still have a lot of information to add and a lot of designing   to do, but I welcome the work as I been looking up to this since the semester started.

For me creating a Domain name has been super fun! To do this we used the website reclaimhosting.com , at first I thought it was going to be scary, how wrong was I. The professor from my CT 101 course created a great tutorial video that made the process fun and easy.

Next up!

Next up comes the part that I have been more excited in this process. Where I will be able to add menu, pictures, colors and a bunch of other things to my personal website, which will mainly suppose on the classes that I have taken relate to my major (Communication technology) and the projects that I have done for it.

Copyright is “Copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the exclusive right to make copies of creative work, usually for a limited time. ”  in his tedtalk, Larry Lessig discusses how copyright laws have suffocated creativity. He makes it very clear that he is not saying that people should have the right to basically plagiarize someeone’s work, but the laws have made it hard to recreate someone’s work in a professional manner.

Something that Lessig said that stood out to me was, “Culture where creativity is consumed, but the consumer is not a creator.  A culture which is top-down, owned, where the vocal chords of the millions have been lost.”  This was interesting to me because the whole TedTalk was about how copyright has made it extremely difficult for children to express themselves without breaking the law.  Personally, I can see the necessity for copyright laws, but I also think that we monetize and criminalize everything.  I feel like copyright is a way for people to basically hoard creative content,

And while you should be protective over something you created, but I do not see the harm in someone being inspired by my work. I personally believe that the government likes to stick their nose in everything.  I see people who go live on Facebook who have to put a copyright notice in their message if they’re playing music, just so their content won’t get shut down.  That’s excessive. But at the same time, should we allow people to blatantly rip off other people’s creative content? There is definitely a middle ground, we just have to find it.

My experience during CT101 with Professor Ryan Seslow has been a positive learning experience with an emphasis on creativity, expressing yourself, and learning to work at an optimal pace. I have learned some valuable lessons from the disciplines of CT101 that I can use in all areas of my life. The class of CT101 has helped me navigate the online world in a positive way by showing me that my presence and ability to create makes me a significant influence on our future. CT101 is a good guide for harnessing our technology to create gifs, blog posts, participate in online learning spaces, communicate and discuss opinions, create a domain to build your own website, and other extremely important skills that give you the ability to make great change. I believe everyone’s participation in the online environment is an important mass interaction that holds the connection of humanity together. There is still a large portion of the world that does not participate in online interaction but with the advancement of “thousands of small satellites orbiting the earth to provide broadband internet service.”(C. Knight) the world of online interactions will grow exponentially. 

Throughout the course we participated in lessons that showed us how to do many different things. This course has shown me how to register for a CUNY Academic Commons account. Creating this account was the first step that brought us all together to collaborate and learn together. Initially I didn’t like the website when I first joined the CT101 class. After realizing how accessible and chronologically organized the website was, I began enjoying picking up where I left my work later into the semester.  

Another skill this class has shown me is how to create, edit, and publish our own posts. Creating our first post resembled the feeling of a first impression. This is because having the freedom to apply any gif, image, and video creates a unique personal connection with what you post. Your post reflects all of us in different ways by showing our values, interests, and preferences. 

https://giphy.com/create/gifmaker

Although participation may have been lacking, this class has changed my outlook on responding and presenting your opinions to others. Sharing and discussing opinions is an important interaction because it gives us multiple perspectives. Having verbal interaction with experienced people is an advantage of online spaces. Commenting and replying in genuine conversation is an important advantage of online spaces. 

Creating and sharing gif images was one of the highlights of CT101. It was a fun and relaxing project that made us find the fun in our assignments.  This set the tone for the rest of the semester because we realized that this class was a fun environment where we could express ourselves. 

Storytelling assignments and projects that required detailed online research gave us the knowledge necessary in creating our own website domain and building a personal website. These assignments assisted in my website building through growing important habits such as adding hyperlinks, following video tutorials, and other important skills. These habits allowed me to illustrate my own website with the new program WordPress. Being introduced to WordPress was a confusing experience because there was so much information to consider when learning how to add new things into your website. 

Helpful video tutorials and online explanations of the WordPress interface creates an efficient way of understanding how to customize your own website. Without the ease of online research, I would not be able to figure out how to function a WordPress website as easily as I did this semester. 

I appreciate the encouragement to create that professor Seslow provided throughout CT101. Towards the end of the semester, I realized that we had the freedom to create anything we wanted by connecting it to our assignments. This encouragement inspired me to create my own Vaporwave banner for CT101 in one of our final assignments. This type of creative development and initiative to act on creative impulse is one of the most important purposes of the CT101 class. I believe creating throughout your career no matter what path, maintains innovative progress in all areas of development. 

I believe I have participated in all areas of CT101 to receive an A- grade. Over the course of this semester, I have struggled with investing the ideal amount of time into all parts of my life. Finding a balance for living life in a fulfilling and progressive way is the most important aspect of our lives. This class has allowed us to learn our preferred working patterns. Analyzing the amount of time spent doing a task is a good implication of how proficient you are in that task. This analysis allows me to predict my work ethic for the following semesters. I think this class has shown me how much time I require to succeed in an area of study. Building my own website at my pace and learning how much work I can get done in an amount of time is very important during a pandemic. I was able to complete most of the given assignments while maintaining other areas of my life. These other areas include being a part of a functional family, having a reliable schedule, maintaining physical health, and staying mentally flexible. I believe I deserve an A- grade because this class has taught me that humans are very conscious beings that are capable of influencing the future in powerful ways. Having the ability to harness your true intuition is especially important for our future. Understanding yourself and where your creativity originates from can help you make a big impact. I believe being able to balance both areas of your life are significantly important when succeeding in class. 

I am very happy with the outcome of my website “CreativesStayCurious”. The opportunity to create my own website has never presented itself to me and I am grateful enough to continue the development on my project. Creating visual representation is one of my greatest passions and being able to share that knowledge with other people is one of the advantages of online spaces. Overall, I have had a pleasant experience in CT101 I have been exposed to a lot of new digital skills and I plan to take more classes in this area of study.