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My Dearest Coogs while I was working on a project for my COMM 3369 (Strategic Communication Writing). We were asked to create a newsletter for The Valenti School. A bit of a challenge because if you are like me new on campus, then you refer to the UH website for most information. But if we are being honest here the links to The Valenti School are a bit outdated with information. Of course, it needs a major update. It was until then that I discovered while talking to a classmate that I learned about the Instagram page for our school.

The Instagram page is packed with flyers on web talks, information, resources for The Valenti students and so much more. I was eager to look through it. While looking through past posts I was able to find out that we are partnered with associations such as U.S Fish and Wildlife Services. They have been able to create such web talks with the purpose to create awareness for climate change and better equip us to start taking care of our environment. I continued to browse through it and I was able to find out that this is where the updated information is posted. This brought me to the realization that the times have for certain changed.

I recall making my newsletter and adding QR codes to be scanned with our mobile devices as that sometimes gives us an easier more accessible way to find certain web pages. It did get me thinking that indeed as most of our professors repeat time and time again we have to be able to learn how to navigate new technology as working in the broad communications field highly requires it. Yet not only do we have to make sure we continuously remain tech savvy but we should also create a conscience that we have to be successful at also teaching others around us.

At my current job, I work with some older people and I must admit that even though they try their best with technology. There are times it is a bit difficult for them to get the hang of things. Which got me thinking of my future job working in my field. It made me realize that at school I also found myself a tad bit confused as to managing blackboard for assignments or TEAMS for online classes. It is extremely useful that there was a course I took last semester in which my professor took her time to ask us if we were familiar with blackboard and to those that raised our hand to say no we had a link sent to us with videos on how to navigate such system.