Q. What new resources and tools have you acquired in the past weeks that you'd like to share with other DFM participants?
A. There are alot of tools that I have acquired in the past weeks from both my workshop and track classes. The tools so far are gmail, twitter, google docs, blogger, mind maps, prezi, u+td collaborativem graphics and audio recorder to name a few...
The tools I use the most are gmail to exchange information with DFM students and instructors. I also love all the google products/docs because there is something for everything you might need to do. There are spreadsheets, calender, blogs, alerts etc.
Q. What challenges have you faced and what have you overcome over the course of the first weeks.
A. In terms of challenges faced the biggest was how to get my project done on such a large scale. I had big ideas that seemed to make so much sense but in essence the constituted alot of work that could not be done in the time period we have. It also meant taking all the workshops available at one time which is impossible.
After much thought, finger wringling and pulling hair I decided to narrow my focus and concerntrate on one area - seniors. I want to make a website that services seniors on key issues they face today in Detroit. I also want a social aspect to be included that tells the stories of seniors and their perspectives.
It is here that I ran into my next challenge - site maintenance after creation! I spoke to my track instuctor Jeannette, and she offered a great solution. Why not let the seniors maintain their own site and also let them tweak the content on pressing issues or platform they feel is necessary. Thanks Jenny for the ideas.
A more personal challenge I faced was interacting with others because I tend to be introverted. I have grown tremendously in this area and interact more. I ask questions and keep pushing boundaries for myself. I know the best is yet to come....
The last challenge I faced was in graphic class as I had to no software to use outside DFM. I came in and worked on my homework and received help from my instuctors Ron and Nate. My classmate Prema helped me so much. My eyes have been opened since taking Illustrator and Photoshop and I see things from different perspectives. I see so many possibilities and I do feel like changing my workshop to just graphics but that is another story........
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