Homework 2

1) Give an account about how you implement technology in your daily practice (blog, 2-3 paragraphs). 

My day actually starts with turning off my alarms on my iPhone. Then, my husband and I watch TV for news every morning while preparing the breakfast. After my husband leaves the house, I wash the dishes while watching TV. Then, I turn on my computer to check emails and Facebook. 

I was amazed by not only how much I am and have been surrounded by technology but also how technology is being used everywhere and every time.  


2) While having been with your computer/digital device for a while, decide to leave it and turn it off. Find artful ways to exit the online world. Monitor closely your Turn-on/Switch-off experiences and make them be the beginning of a creative experiment. Document your experience on your blog (2-3 paragraphs) and bring the visual representation of what comes out of this into our next class so we can share the outcomes. If you don't manage to finish this assignment within 1 week because you need more time, please let me know.

So, I decided not to use 3 BIG technologies-which are my iPhone, TV, and computer. For example, I did not watch TV and turned my iPhone off while cleaning up the house. Because I did not know whether any important email or phone call came in or not, I was nervous and kind of panicking. 

At the same time, however, the experience was very helpful for me to get focused and to be reflective of myself. Because I was not distracted, I could get things done a lot more and a lot faster. 

At the end of the day when my husband got home, he asked me why my phone was off. He told me he called me and sent me an email. Because I did not give him a call or email back, he told me he was worried. I told him it was a part of homework, and he was relieved. But, he apparently did not like the homework. I felt bad yet good...maybe because I felt like I was being loved and hard to get?! ;)