Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Journey Into My Computer

> Before transferring to Geneseo, I took a 100 level Technology in Education course at Finger Lakes Community College. In this course, I had to create a website for myself by learning how coding works and use this website to upload my assignments. I thought this would help make Literature in the Digital Age easier for me, but that was incorrect. Nothing has been the same from our course to the one I previously took. However, I do think this course is more useful to me in my two career paths I am currently on. Both require me to know how to use my computer; photography and research database work in a library.

Useful Information

Here are a few things I’ve learned about my computer:

• How my filing system works and how to find documents easier – Anytime I have a photoshoot I have to connect my camera to my computer and access the files to move into Lightroom to edit. I was having issues finding the correct folder or understanding how to move the pictures, but the first few days of this course taught me what I needed.
• That everything on my computer is connected and how easily I can accesss it through a coding command
• How to make an online journal post/using it for my daily life in addition to class

Understanding Outside Information

• Before this class, I was very against the use of AI in any form. I didn’t understand that it could be helpful, whether that is with formatting an essay or further understanding a book. The reason I hated it so much was because I had lost a few photography gigs when a trend went viral on tiktok for generating fake headshots for free. Three people had cancelled their session with me and used this program instead. But, I started using the generative AI that comes with google when I cannot understand something from school, and it helps make an idea easier for me.

Other Coursework/Life

• I found myself showing so many people how to open a journal file from GIT Bash after I learned how to do it; I thought it was the coolest thing. Before this course, I never thought about the orgins of computing or why it was even called that, but it has made me want to do more research and understand my computer better. Additionally, I finally started to use the generative AI removal tool on Lightroom for editing my photos after being hesistant.