HI! I’m glad you’re here. But, I would be happier if you went and visited my new and improved blog site, at this link! I decided to move away from the VT WordPress blog and go solo on WordPress itself. … Continue reading
Ah, finals week. The last few lugubrious days of the semester, when the library is more crowded than downtown, and students everywhere vie for an open outlet. Social media posts run rampant with unoriginal “sleep is for the weak,” “only … Continue reading
For my final class project, I’m re-tracing my technological childhood/life, digging back to my family’s first laptop, to having Siri on my iPhone today. Here’s just a little excerpt from it all: “In the fifth grade in Indiana, we had … Continue reading
Twelve days ago already (can you believe it?) I gave my Ignite presentation on Mozilla Popcorn Maker. I have to say, it went pretty smoothly! I’m glad I practiced as much as I did, because it definitely would’ve been a … Continue reading
It’s Ignite presentation day. Who’s nervous with me? In case you’re unfamiliar with Ignite, it’s a rapid-fire presentation technique. Presenters have exactly 5 minutes to give a quick talk on any subject they want. They have a PowerPoint with 20 … Continue reading
Today at Virginia Tech, TED talks are here! The TEDx Virginia Tech event is happening all day, from 8:00-4:00 in the new Moss Arts Center. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend this event, but in its spirit, I thought I’d share … Continue reading
This next blog post is brought to you with inspiration from The Setup. Here’s mine! Who are you, and what do you do? I am Kristin Sorenson. Right now I’m a student at Virginia Tech, reluctantly graduating in December 2014. I … Continue reading
It seems like poor old Microsoft Word gets so much hate in this digital age of beautiful typography, fancier word processors, and new simplistic writing platforms. Today in class, we were introduced to two old different word processors- WordStar and Writer. … Continue reading
I’ve recently been acquainted with the social media scheduling platform HootSuite to manage the Facebook, Twitter, and WordPress for a local toy store. This cool site makes it easy to schedule posts for a variety of social media outlets. It’s easy to … Continue reading
With all the new touch-screen technology out today, even traditional forms of writing are becoming more modernized. Take, for example, the traditional academic essay. Times New Roman, 8.5×11,include sources at end. Prompt to be announced. Depending on the theme, this … Continue reading