For this task I had to try a couple of different prompts before I could write something that I felt was coherent and reflected my opinion on a topic. This is my final course in the MET program, so what I was trying to communicate was how my ideas about technology and have been enhanced by the program, and learning from fellow students. And that by sharing our knowledge and collaborating we can better apply what we have learned to our work. My post is a bit clunky, but I felt it captured the essence of my feelings. 

 It was pretty fun being limited by the predicative text and trying to fight against it to create a few sentences that represented my ideas. The character limited also presented another challenge. This is the first time I’ve heard of micro blogging and the experience made me think of Twitter where posts are limited to 280 characters.   My concern with Twitter and micro blogging is that 280 characters does not allow for deep exploration of a topic, discussion, or debate. The format is more geared to grabbing the reader’s attention. Beyond Twitter, I have not seen this type of writing in other spaces, but article headlines and summaries are example of short pieces in traditional writing that are similar. So I can see the influence of micro blogging on traditional writing.  I’ll be curious to hear from the class regarding their familiarity with micro blogging, where they are seeing it, and if they have examples of use of predictive text.