What role does technology play in your literate life?
In my everyday life, I read news articles, scroll through
social media posts, and compose text messages and emails on my phone and on my
laptop. A lot of times, I think of technology as only being a part of my recent
literate life (back in the olden days we used pens and paper to express thoughts
and communicate). Although, when I think back, advanced modern technology has
always played a role in my literate life. My kindergarten classroom had a
computer, and in first grade, we used our classroom computer to take AR or
"Accelerated Reading" quizzes to test our knowledge of books we read
throughout the year. I was taught how to type in tech class in fifth grade, and
before that, I had a computer game (Spongebob themed) to help me practice my
typing skills. My first email address was assigned with my school ID number in
elementary school. Throughout middle and high school, I typed out nearly every
formal writing assignment, and communicated and submitted assignments using a
computer. Not to mention the fact that I applied for DU strictly through
technology and got accepted via email. Though sometimes not acknowledged as
"advanced technology," I also always had access to pens, pencils, and
paper while in school and at home. I think these technologies and luxuries are
often overlooked because reading and writing have been an integral part of
classrooms since slate boards and chalk were used in one room schoolhouses.
Nevertheless, my literate life and history has been aided by technology using
many of the tools that I still use every day of my life.
Here is a sample question from the dreaded AR reading test.
During "D.E.A.R" (Drop Everything And Read) time, you'd have to wait
your turn for the lone class computer in the corner and click through ten
multiple choice questions. Several of my quiz results made me cry.
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