Being the naturally inexpressive person I am, starting a blog is incredibly nerve-wracking. Publicly documenting my reflections, thoughts, and ideas makes me feel exposed, and it’s certainly not something I would do of my own accord so this Network Media unit is really pushing me out of my comfort zone. However, I do think this will beneficial to me in several ways.

As mentioned in this weeks reading, the ability to work with a range of mediums is crucial for a media student in this digital age. Blogs enable users to integrate images, videos, sounds, and links in addition to text allowing posts with various textures. Even though in my current condition, I’m already struggling with these measly paragraphs, in time, I expect the use of other media forms to come naturally.

Secondly the requirement to take notes in the form of blog posts means that I will actually have something to refer to, if need be, in the future. To write short and succinct notes is quite a challenge for me; I typically end up copying word for word or worse, nothing at all. There’s also the aspect of publicness to consider. Regardless of whether there are readers at all, I have to write in a way that’s understandable to an audience and this will hopefully help me to improve my writing skills.

Finally, as a personal thing, this blog will allow me to express myself and develop my “outgoingness”. If I can just get over my fear of judgement, this lamely named blog will surely help me grow as both a media student and a person.

Blogs FTW!