My Evolution in Electronic Literacy (Final)

Do you imagine a world without electronic literacy? I consider electronic literacy has been very important in my life. Since I started using electronic devices like computers, I optimized my time at doing homework, and at learning a second language. But I was not born knowing about electronic literacy, it was a long process for me to get involved in that. In addition I am always updating my knowledge about electronic tools.

I still remember the first computer I had; I was very excited and I used it to listen to music and to do homework. Of course I did not have internet; however, it was very fun for me to spend time working on my old computer. Months later, a cybercafé opened near my house, so I got interested in surfing the web. I started chatting with people from different countries, searching some information on Google, and downloading media (images, music, and videos), but it was very expensive to spend time there. I think it was because I did not have a lot of money.

Nowadays I have internet, and it has been very useful in my major. I have used many resources like Word processors, spreadsheets, and slide show designers when I present a topic or just to do homework. In addition I use blogs and forums to do some research about new topics and some aspects of the English language that I do not understand. Also I use internet to download a lot of media, so my computer is always connected to internet because it takes too much time downloading media. It does not means I be always in my computer, I just turn off the monitor and I go out. For these reasons I think electronic literacy is very important nowadays for my education.

I hope to learn more about electronic tools because technology evolves day by day. I imagine in my future applying new technologies and software to teach the English language. I think it will help me to add come fun to my teaching. It would be very funny teaching by webcam, projecting some videos and playing games based on special software. Also I would like to collect some useful electronic books to keep them in a virtual library. Although I do not have a large collection of electronic material now, I know I will have it in a future.

There are many characteristics of electronic literacy that make it important. Internet, word processors, and slideshows, are some important tools that I have used to improve my development in my career. Personally I see it like a world of possibilities, so I really like electronic literacy, because it has been very important in my life, and I am sure it will be important in the future.