Linda Russell's Blog

 Time Management. Using your time the right way: Timing your management right graphic, source:  Shutterstock . The Important Habit of Just Starting   by Jory Mackay A  lot of the time, especially in your early 20's we feel as we don't simply have enough time for anything other than work & college. Social life? what's that?...😂 Time management is so important as we do have spare time somewhere in our 7 day week schedule for the things we want to do but get get ourselves to do... After reading the article "The Myth to too Busy" by Tim Grahl , I too agree that the word "busy" should be locked up. of course it is ten times easier to say "I'm busy" instead of physically doing the task etc. We use it sometimes as a cop out. What I loved about this article is that Grahl wrote about how to say it out straight to yourself.  Are you too busy to go to bed early and watch tv? or are you too busy to get up early and write? One easy step to getting ...

Technology Tool We Will Be Using. Technology touch photoshopped image, source:  Shutterstock . Looking at the list of tools we will be getting familiar with this semester looks interesting. Of course Blog-spot, our Multimedia website are two from the list I have figured out pretty quick. I have bookmarked the Multimedia website for easy access which is already very handy. Blog-spot was a bit confusing but with the help of Irene's tutorials it is going great! (cheers Irene:)) Unity3D will probably be the tricky one to grasp but everything takes a bit of practice so I'm not too worried. For graphics creations, we can use the likes of Canvas Spark , Cheezburger & Automotivator. I think it is very important especially when doing a course that includes a lot of use of laptops/PCs, to ensure your online space is clean and easily accessible for your own benefit. In other modules we have used a lot of the software's  in Adobe and of course we had to learn how to manage the soft...

 Class Assignments: My Thoughts. Class Assignments imagery, source:  Shutterstock . For this module; Multimedia Development, we are given weekly tasks to complete as well as core assignments. So far, I am liking the idea of these weekly tasks as it is expanding the mind into areas I may not have found in my own time. It is not only beneficial for this particular module, but for going forward in my work for all modules. Going forward I would like to keep a few steps ahead of the weekly assignments so I have more time for the larger assignments. I just have to get into the rhythm of it! I am looking forward to Week 3 as this is where the fun begins...

 Growth Mindset. I have always been told since a young age that "if you put your mind to it, you can do it" . Still to this day I go by that. It isn't saying you will complete whatever you are trying to achieve or overcome instantly, it is saying  you CAN do it if you believe in yourself to expand your mind and climb the ladder even if you have to take a break or need to go down a step once in a while.  I would say I have the growth mindset when it comes to academic work as I am always learning and can only improve as I go on. When it comes to personal goals or ideas for my future, that is where the "fixed mindset" can creep up. For example, travelling the world would be a dream of mine in the future but I get the haunted taught of "your entire life is here, in Ireland". When in reality my life can be anywhere and I can only grow from the experience and even if I ever wanted to come back to Ireland, I have gained the knowledge of exploring and growing...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare   One of my favourite games is Call of Duty Modern Warfare, it is a first-person shooting game where you can choose and upgrade your weapons. I like to play this on my Ps4. The game consists of three different types of  game modes: Campaign, Multiplayer and Special Ops. My personal favourite would be playing Multiplayer as I like to connect with friends and play together. Modern Warfare is the sixteenth call of duty from their series. It would be up in my top 5 along with Call of Duty: Black ops 3. Call of Duty Modern Warfare Characters. Source:  Shutterstock .

 Introduction to...ME! what were your biggest accomplishments last semester? - My biggest accomplishment from last year was that how I got through my first year of college from just sitting in my bedroom. Looking forward to being on campus for the years to follow.😁💜 Did I travel over the break? - Yes. I went to Croatia to a music festival called "Dimensions" it was amazing. Listening to music in a crowd was something I really missed. Photo taken at Dimensions festival 2015, by Free Rubens. Source:  Limonadier .   Favourite music? - I wouldn't have one particular person/genre of music I like the most, I enjoy listening to techno and rap. Peggy Gou, MGK, Jaden are just three of my long list of artists I like...  Photo of Jaden Smith, source:  Shutterstock . Hobbies? - My hobbies would include hanging out with my friends, going out. I love messing around in Adobe Illustrator in my spare time to create funky graphics! 💥