Since I was young, writing has been
a huge factor in my growing success because it truly allows me to express whom
I am and how I like to do things. My mother first implemented writing and
reading to me as young as age 3 with ‘Reading With Phonics’, which truly did
help along with CDs and mini games that incorporate the basic learning factors
of writing. Also my mother also brought me to her school often, because she
formerly worked as a teacher many years ago. What this did was allow me to
become comfortable with books around me at all times, and she gave me access to
online textbooks and references. As I got older, I used writing through drawing
to express myself and I posted them on online galleries to receive criticism to
better myself. Surprisingly, this was only while I was in elementary school and
it only got better. I also got into the practice of creating short story books
to show to my friends, because I loved drawing and writing so much. Besides my
own writing entertainment, in class I often wrote five paragraph essays to
begin practicing formal English writing. In elementary school, I often scored
sixes on my essays, but I always felt that I could be better and it showed in
the future. In middle school, I used writing a lot more due to the change of
difficulty and within my classes we had assignments where we created academic
articles or essays where we posted them online show off our work. This was
where I began noticing how there were many others much greater than me at
writing because I was involved in advanced classes and I was surrounded with
others with academic potential like myself.
As I moved along into 9th grade, my mom noticed how much more
comfortable I became with using technology to publish my academic work. Over
time I was introduced to many instruments leading to my growth, such as
obtaining my own computer, I finally bought a cell phone; I created my own
email, and many other things. However, many critics or parents would consider
these items are distractions, but I manipulated them to my own advantage and I
eventually increased my grammar skills and I used them to help me study for
vocabulary quizzes and more. It’s actually sort of funny because my teachers
became using online resources such as Wikipedia or programs such as Microsoft
Word, PowerPoint, Windows Media Player, Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, and other programs
and websites. To me, this meant that I would become the top of my class due to
my knack for technology. It was such an advancement that over time students
were required to go online to check their grades using the Pinnacle server and
students had to go online to email teachers for quick questions. Now that I
have graduated the school board has quickly changed the graduation requirements
and it involves students to take rigorous online courses, preparing them for
college. Even in elementary and middle school changes have applied. Younger
students are pushed to excel in online conversations and communities. Also, now
that I am in college, technology is only controlled tenfold more than high
school. Practically everything is computer oriented; to apply to any college
one must go online, to do certain courses, one must go online, to check your
grades and courses homework and syllabi, one must go online. Another point is
how such utensils as the pencil and dictionary can be considered as technology.
The whole concept of it is because it revolutionized the world and when it
first arrived many criticized it, due to fear of future troubles. And with that I love to implement technology
in all forms in my life and in my academic advancement. This truly portrays how
far technology has come along, and especially within my life. This leads up to
me choosing on my research question and it would definitely revolve around the
aspect of technology and its connections to education today. I will take on all
angles of how technology affects students’ success, focuses, communication, and
other many factors. I will also take
into account how it can reduce and help literacy in different areas of the
world.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
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