Fortunately, or coincidentally, I had been away from my computer before even given the assignment (4 days before the assignment and a few more days off after) because I was too curious to start something not usually recommended for non-developers. I downloaded the Windows 10 Technical Preview over my Windows 8 PC without partitioning it first. Glitches and bugs, and all of those things broke down the essential "me" that I was so used to accessing without conscious effort. However, I was able to live without it. It was very uncomfortable... yet, it's not extremely necessary since I had the access to other computers. It's all fixed now, though! I feel like I can live now... I want to thank Dr. Alan Turing for inventing the first computer. The Imitation Game is such a great movie!
Technology in itself is so much embedded in my identity, and it is how most people most comfortably use to define their identity. Therefore I guess it is a part of ourselves, but not quite at the same time because technology is nothing without its users. Platforms such as Instagram and Facebook give us a network to share and communicate our ideas. While too much technology exploits and disturbs a healthy sense of personal space, I feel like the current society that I am living now wouldn't be possible without being "on" either of those social media networks.
For this assignment specifically, I thought about the sensation of homelessness when my personal computer was off. Computer is my home in a sense that it was a place where I store all my work and conduct most of my research. Thinking about computer as an extension of both my physical home and emotional home, I felt afraid. Thinking about the movie Her that came out in 2013, I imagined my computer having the potential of becoming something close to it in a few decades while it was still off. Black screen. Black screen gave me a feeling that was similar to an inner black hole.
Connecting this On/Off exercise with the piece of technology I brought last week, I don't really know how or where I should position myself. I would position myself to where I feel the most need towards. I borrowed an iPad from the library because I wasn't sure if my watch or my glasses would fit into the category of "technology." They are technology indeed because they had been invented by human creativity. For the sake of the prompt, I will choose iPad. iPad without given specific instruction may create distraction and boredom, so I would explore the digital painting option with my students. Using the iPad, students will create detailed compositions of the world that they will create. It's an imaginary world, where the students will have to create its own currency, education system, clothing styles, diets, entertainment, and etc. By working on this assignment, they will engage with the world of imagination, and translate that using digital technology to share their worlds with students from other countries.
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