My First Blog

Hey everyone, my name is Madison Rattner and this is my first blog! I am going into my senior year at The Florida State University. I am a humanities major, with focus departments in: communications, digital humanities, and English, and a minor in business. I was born in Boynton Beach, FL. and later moved to Tampa, FL.- a place I still call home! When I am not in school or working at my boutique job, you can find me back home at the beach and spending time with my family.

To start off, I have pretty basic knowledge on technology. When I was 11 I was gifted with my first cell-phone that had a QWERTY keyboard, and texted and called. Two years later, I got my first Dell Laptop. I loved both of these items so much. I constantly surfed the web and became familiar with different search engines and how the internet worked. Around the same time I got an iPod Touch, my first experience with the Internet in the palm of my hands, I downloaded apps, music, and images.  In 9th grade, I got my first iPhone, the iPhone 3GS. It had data and I could download anything I wanted to the phone, and I was also super familiar with the formatting of the phone from my iPod. I loved Apple and started buying their phones every two years. Senior year of high school I got a Macbook Pro, and I am quick on it and keep it clean and updated- it has lasted me almost 5 years! When I interned last semester for a public relations agency, we strictly used Macs, so my experience on them was helpful and I was able to learn and adapt quickly. We used Google Docs, Sheets, and more, so I became fluent with those platforms as well. Growing up with the internet has shaped my life and has helped me become social, professional, and connected with others.

I hope, throughout this class, that I become more aware of the new emerging technologies we will face within the next ten years or so! This knowledge will help me stay up to date with technology so I can apply my knowledge of new products to my future career(s). I also am excited to become proficient with Blogger, and get to explore myself and the topics we will cover in class.

Happy Summer!!