After wrestling with Audacity for a few different sessions, I have a version of my Technology Autobiography that I am excited to share. Through this writing, recording, and editing process, I think I have turned into an official Mac girl -- I had a really hard time on my laptop trying to figure out Audacity, and the most efficient way to edit my piece. I ended up recording it about 3 times, taking bits and pieces of the best versions, and mashing up the phrases as best as I could. I am proud to have figured out the levels and filtering out some of the background noise! However, I think my speaking voice was the most unnatural it could have sounded...I guess I'm not used to hearing myself talk!
I think it will be pretty nerve-wracking hearing my voice over the speaker system of the MacLab...but I do like the piece that I've ended up with. I'm very excited to see what other people come up with and if they choose to use music. Anyway, this is for sure an example of a Technological process, from start to finish!
Enjoy!
--Kate's Technological Biography
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Kate,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your biography especially because it was your grandfather, "technological pioneer" as you called him, who was your inspiration, an unlikely source. I like that you draw parallels and discuss the changes that have happened in technology, even in the past five years.
I also really appreciated your sensory details like the "whizzing [of a device] in your hand" and how you were impressed that that things could "process faster than you can." These things stuck with me because they were vivid and concrete. It made me reflect in how fast google can come up wiht thousands of hits almost as fast as I can type the words into the search box.
Hi Kate!
ReplyDeleteI just chose you for my random comment! I think you did an excellent job. Your voice is steady and well-paced. I really like the edits you've done since our peer editing session. Good job!
Kate,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the playful approach to technology you took in your piece. I think that a lot of people often times feel bogged down by the dauntingness of technology, and sharing the fun relationship you and your grandfather had with it was a nice way to remind us.I especially liked the comparison you made between the way your grandpa would see today's technology, and how you see it.
One of the most successful elements of your piece was the language you use. Not only did you descriptions give a clear view of how you feel about technology but they were also nice to listen to. One of my favorite phrases you used was "invisible waves of wireless".
The only suggestion I would give in terms of if you were to do a re-recording would be to add a bit more inflection to your voice. While you have a nice tone, it often sounded like you were reading it off a paper, which we all were, but a bit more emotion could really bring out the feeling in what you are trying to say.
Kate,
ReplyDeleteI liked how you began your piece with the descent of knowledge through your family. Having learned a bunch of my technology from older members of my family, I can relate.
Also, I liked the way you talked in past tense you spoke in. It almost felt as if I were reading a book.
Overall, I thought your piece was very good.
-Justinn