Reflecting on Screen capture/Screen cast

The screen capture/screen casting assignment was a great way to give back to the internet. So often, I use the internet for my own good, to search recipes, workouts, tutorials, directions etc. and I never contribute as much as I take from the web. This project was a great way to see how easy it is to give back to the other web users. In this way, I have experienced what it means to be a "prosumer" or producer and consumer. It was wonderful to learn how easy it is!

Providing feedback and tutorials for both Seashore and Remember the Milk has taught me quite a bit. I learned how to effectively shoot a tutorial video from my laptop and how to review web products. Luckily, these products were well-worth my time investigating because they are two great tools that I have use for everyday!

When I brainstormed for this project, I chose to do a mindmap to organize my thoughts. The mindmappng process has been an invaluable tool in the creation of all of my web based projects because it helps to organize thoughts in a visual format. I found the mindmap to be most useful when deciding which areas to include in my screen casting of Seashore. There are so many tools to use and adjustments to make, choosing just a few basic ones was essential to fit the video into the 5 alloted minutes.

Lastly, going into this project, I thought that this would be another typical assignment. It really was the exact opposite. Like I said, giving back to the internet is a really wonderful feeling. Hopefully this will start a new trend within me to be a more active prosumer and exchange some of my consumption of the internet with producing new works for others to learn from.