How Do I Work This?

There are always new and different forms of digital literacies that are being invented. There are people out in the world who are more competent and literate in one form of digital literacy but can also be completely clueless about another. The literacy practices and the language used can be difficult to understand. It can be overwhelming and foreign at the same time.

When it comes to social media, I find myself coming across acronyms or abbreviations such as TBH, IMHO,or  TY. I also learn new vocabulary like THOT, fleek, or light weight. Personally, I find these words to be silly. Once I know what it means, I use it out of humor because I wouldn’t speak or write that way in my day to day life.

This semester I am taking a digital photography class. In this course we are require to use Photoshop. It’s been years since I’ve used it and to be honest I forgot how to navigate it. So you could say that I’m relearning this digital literacy. I am also learning the language of photography and knowing how and when to use the right aperture, shutter speed and ISO if needed be. The challenging part is remembering what everything means and how to use it the right way. A combination of Lynda.com, YouTube, Pinterest and friends who photograph is what’s helping me learn. I’m catching on fairly quickly and I’m really excited for what the semester has in store.