Weekly Blog Post 2

The Web 2.0 video really made me think about writing in a way I have not thought about it before. I have never stopped to think about the things being discussed in class now. I would simply write to get an assignment done. However you must consider your audience, the context, and the message you want to convey each and every time you write. More than anything this video shows just how much writing has changed. In previous years, a simple essay would suffice a project. However, now, it is expected of writers to include some sort of media along with words. This ranges from pictures to videos to interactive powerpoint presentations.

While the medium has changed vastly, the some principals of writing with a pen and paper are still there. The internet and computers have simply made the process easier and faster. Our papers are still our work. We come up with the ideas and put them on paper. The papers are still revised however now we do not need to make multiple drafts. Changes can be made simply by clicking where you want to change something and doing just that. These concepts can even be applied to the newer forms of writing. Videos are edited so that the final product is seamless and gives people the most viewing pleasure. This video itself has two other drafts, a first draft and a final draft.

Another thing all this technology is doing for us is that it is allowing us to go deeper into a subject faster. One could no nothing about a fairly complex concept and in a matter of fifteen minutes know a great deal about it just from using a search engine and doing some research on websites that search brings up. The internet and computers are supplementing our day to day doings. They help us to streamline and do things more efficiently. In the end, we are still doing the work and doing the writing.