This Class Completely Ruined How I Use Social Media: Here’s What Happened. I walked into the Introduction to New Media class thinking I was already a digital expert. After all, I post, scroll, create content, and survive online daily. This class didn’t just teach me; it humbled me, exposed me, and completely destroyed everything I thought I knew. By Week 2, I was sitting there realizing I had been using digital platforms like a civilian, not a media student. This course forced me to rethink not only social media, but the entire digital world I’m constantly interacting with. What I assumed was basic knowledge turned out to be a tiny fraction of what “New Media” actually is. Here are my top three highlights from the class: 1. Learning About Synchronous and Asynchronous Communication One of the things that genuinely surprised me in class was learning about synchronous and asynchronous communication. Before this course, I didn’t even know these terms existed. Mrs. Belinda ...