Aidan Krantz Digital Detox and Reflection

For the digital detox I choose to try out number 2 (Designate Tech-Free Times) I choose that option because I often find myself spending and expended amount of time on my phone on right before sleeping. This sometimes can have an effect on how much sleep I am getting, as it can take me a longer time to fall asleep when I do. I was very curious to see if staying off my phone an hour before I wanted to fall asleep would have an effect. I started this detox on Tuesday night and ended it on Saturday. Overall I would say that I saw a positive effect on my sleep. Although throughout the week, the times that I made it to bed would change. Even without being on my phone an for an hour, the time I went to bed would also effect how fast I fell asleep. Even with that, on most nights I would fall asleep much faster than I would originally. In the future I would like to continue to practice this detox because it is definitely a healthy practice. I can see this being beneficial for nights when I know I have an important day ahead of me and could use some better sleep. I am glad that I practiced this detox because it has made me realize that being on my phone before bed has a negative effect on the amount and quality of sleep I am getting.

Aidan Krantz “Bridging the gap in the Digital Divide” StoryBoard

In my storyboard Illustrated layout of my final project to raise awareness towards the global and local disparities of digital access, as well as explore how this gap has different impacts on different communities. My goal for this project was to create an engaging layout with Visio that demonstrates the structure of my final project and to develop a plan to more effectively complete the final project. Through producing both my storyboard and map I will be able to have an impact on communities who experience a lack of digital access, and potentially promote their issue to serve on a large scale. My final outcome for my storyboard is a clear and logistical plan for me to effectively explore the global disparities in internet access in the final project. 

Krantz StoryBoard Project 4.vsdx

Citation: Delfanti, A., & Arvidsson, A. (2019a). Introduction to digital media. Wiley Blackwell. 

Project 1 GMDS Aidan Krantz

Krantz, Aidan. Selfie on the Wooster baseball field. 01 September 2024. No personal collection