Comp 106 Screen Capture

I chose to take my screen capture while I was working on the assignment to take a screen capture because I had trouble figuring out how to do it.

The picture of my computer screen makes me think of how much the internet has helped me throughout my life, and especially in my academic career. I do not consider myself especially computer savvy, but thankfully there are websites I can go to that explain how things work. I had difficulty taking a screen capture of my computer, so I searched “how to take a screen capture on a pc” on Google. I quickly found instructions that were very helpful. Search engines like Google and Yahoo have saved me hours of research by grouping together the information I am looking for.

Composing is different in digital spaces because there are also plenty of resources immediately accessible, and there are plenty of different modes of sharing a composition. A person could send an email, post a blog or note, or set up a web page to share written compositions. A visual composition such as a picture or video could be shared in all of those ways, along with being shared on Photobucket or displayed in albums on Myspace or Facebook. These things are also much faster due to the internet and technology. Social networking sites like Myspace and Facebook encourage people to compose things to share with friends, and to review pictures, notes, or messages created by others.

It may be helpful to read about digital composing processes or to take a classes on different processes, but probably the best way to understand digital composing processes is to gain experience creating digital compositions.