Reading as well as writing has been an important aspect of my life for as long as I can remember. Being the key to good communication, people have emphasized the importance of these abilities to me throughout my lifetime. Although when I was young I started out with fairy tale books and word cards, it wasn’t long before I was introduced to the world of digital literacy. While my memory isn’t the best, there are definitely some pivotal moments which have helped me adapt to this new way of communicating and learning. With digital media and technology being so profound in today’s society, it is easy to say how grateful I am to have learned these things throughout my time growing up.
Middle school has played a big role in introducing me to digital …show more content…
Most noticeably, the education system has placed an immense amount of importance on emphasizing the understanding as well as becoming accustomed to the world of digital literacy and promoting various ways in which to do so. Teachers assign certain assignments, projects, essays and so on, providing a mix of both written and digital compositions. The school board then obligates certain programs or other technologies as well as classes to further promote this mix of written and digital literacy. In addition to these factors, my family has played a role in helping me learn. I remember being 11 or 12 and writing very poorly written and not at all comprehensible stories about a girl being able to talk to animals. This was the point in my life where I believed I was destined to be a best-selling author and for some reason, my family supported me and always told me my short stories were amazing. Clearly, they were just as delusional as I was at the time, yet these commendations pushed me to continue writing through Microsoft Word and gain more of understanding. Also, having been given a phone at a young age from my mom, this allowed me to delve into the wonderful world of texting. I quickly got the hang of the latest slang and abbreviations and would non stop text all of my family and friends. Texting …show more content…
While some people have more experience with digital literacy than others, it’s almost impossible to escape this digitally-based community. For instance, our parents and grandparents may be nowhere near as familiar with mobile devices and computers as we are, yet they give it their best effort and make an attempt to learn, especially by using way too many emojis and trying to get a hang of the latest slang. Throughout school and even at home, myself and those around me have allowed me to become digitally literate and use technology to my advantage on a day to day basis. Although technology and digital environments seem to get a bad rep here and there, they definitely help more than they hinder and I am glad to have learned the use of these technologies in my past as well to the present
Middle school has played a big role in introducing me to digital …show more content…
Most noticeably, the education system has placed an immense amount of importance on emphasizing the understanding as well as becoming accustomed to the world of digital literacy and promoting various ways in which to do so. Teachers assign certain assignments, projects, essays and so on, providing a mix of both written and digital compositions. The school board then obligates certain programs or other technologies as well as classes to further promote this mix of written and digital literacy. In addition to these factors, my family has played a role in helping me learn. I remember being 11 or 12 and writing very poorly written and not at all comprehensible stories about a girl being able to talk to animals. This was the point in my life where I believed I was destined to be a best-selling author and for some reason, my family supported me and always told me my short stories were amazing. Clearly, they were just as delusional as I was at the time, yet these commendations pushed me to continue writing through Microsoft Word and gain more of understanding. Also, having been given a phone at a young age from my mom, this allowed me to delve into the wonderful world of texting. I quickly got the hang of the latest slang and abbreviations and would non stop text all of my family and friends. Texting …show more content…
While some people have more experience with digital literacy than others, it’s almost impossible to escape this digitally-based community. For instance, our parents and grandparents may be nowhere near as familiar with mobile devices and computers as we are, yet they give it their best effort and make an attempt to learn, especially by using way too many emojis and trying to get a hang of the latest slang. Throughout school and even at home, myself and those around me have allowed me to become digitally literate and use technology to my advantage on a day to day basis. Although technology and digital environments seem to get a bad rep here and there, they definitely help more than they hinder and I am glad to have learned the use of these technologies in my past as well to the present