Let’s take a trip down memory lane to when everything was normal, or what it used to be normal for the majority of us. In 2001, I began my first day of middle school. At the time I was a short chubby kid sitting down on my little desk with my notebook and pencil writing …
Golden Age of Predictive Text
Throughout my childhood experience spelling was one of my biggest hurdles and to say things have changed would be a lie if it weren’t for modern technology. I was told that I wouldn’t have spell check in my back pocket when I struggled through my 4th grade spelling class. It wasn’t that long ago that …
Separation of Writing and Typing.
Well, when I say the separation of writing and typing, I only mean that to a certain extent. Generally I would think it's safe for me to say that overall the way that I write and the way that I type is fairly different. That is because when I am writing the chances are it's …
Call Me Old-Fashioned
Over the years, technology has completely changed the way our society learns, functions, and communicates. All throughout elementary/middle/junior high school, technology was not really that relevant to my learning experiences. All of the homework that we did was done by paper and a pencil. Class discussion were used on a Promethean Board or an Elmo …
My hand hurts from all these notes!!
I have never taken notes on my laptop, so the internet really hasn’t affected how I take notes. I personally feel that I just understand the material better by handwriting all my notes. It definitely makes me slower than someone who is typing their notes, but I just feel like I am learning it better …
Making Plans?
Everyone texts and messages differently based on who they are talking to. I almost always refer to my friends as "bro" "dude" and other slang like that, but I would never call my mom or dad that. Texting is the same way. Since texting is just another form of communication, people are obviously going to …
Oops, I’m Old School?
Personally, I don’t think the internet has changed the way I write very much. Taking notes on my computer or putting my calendar in my phone aren’t common practices for me. The way I learn and organize myself is by writing things down. My planner that keeps my whole life organized, from school to sorority …
I’m Sorry… I Cannot Read Your Notes!
Technology has definitely influenced and changed the way school is operated. As technology update, so does routines and policies within schools. Starting off my high school career, I was required to buy an iPad for class. We used it to communicate with teachers, view syllabi, complete classwork/homework, and to even take notes. It was mandatory …
Let Me Stay In Bed For Just A Few More Minutes, Okay?
With all the technology in today’s world, there are a variety of ways that students can do all kinds of work for their classes. People can take notes on their laptops, their phones, or the good old-fashioned way and just write them down on paper. Depending on the professor, some people may even video or …
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Planners Saves Lives
There are various ways we write online and offline and by taking the time to actually understand this has really opened up my mind about this topic. I document my everyday life using my planner I bought in the beginning of the semester. I put everything from school, work, sorority, to activities with friends and …
New Era of Writing
The Internet has changed the way that people write on a number of levels. Whether that is through technological devices, or even through hand-written notes, it has still changed. There are some, like Takatsu, who write novels through their mobile devices. However, when either writing on or offline or even just sending a message, there …
“Wait, Let Me Check My Notes”
In this day and age, technology surrounds us on a daily basis. Due to these constant surroundings, technology is bound to influence the way humans do things on a daily basis. One of these large influences is in our writing as a whole. As I have progressed in school throughout the years, technology became more …
I Forgot My Computer so now I have to Write My Notes :(
Pencil and paper are inferior to the many ways we construct our ideas. Throughout my education, the way we write information has changed, and is ultimately based on preference. I have noticed that majority of students during lecture take notes on their computers instead of physically writing because it takes less time. Depending on what …
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I’m Goingggggg Though Changessssss (In My Writing)
Writing is a very personal thing. When looking at my own writing, there are very clear patterns with the way I write that change from device to device, from assignment to assignment, and even person to person. Depending on who I’m talking to, what I’m assigned to do, or what I’m writing on, my writing …
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Get to Typing!
As previously discussed, current technology has changed the way we live and write. Cell phones and laptops have improved speed and accessibility of resources in social, professional, and educational aspects. In my day-to-day life I switch between my phone, laptop, and notebooks, depending on what I am doing. Most educational writing I do is on …
Paper vs. Electronics
While growing up, I always liked to write my notes on paper, but when I started high school, I started to use electronics more for schoolwork. My high school made it a requirement for every student to have their own iPad. After being in college, I went back to taking notes predominately on paper. I …
Notes in the 21st Century
Freshman year of high school, students were required to purchase their own iPads, as this would make it easier for students and teachers to communicate, teach, and learn. This was the first year, in my years of being in school, that we were allowed to take notes online. An app called, Notability, was one that …
Writing as a College Student.
My form of writing that I chose to analyze is how I log my work throughout a week including logging about my goals. Specially running goals and academic goals. I personally love to push myself both physically and academically. I do this in both digital and on pen and paper in order to help motivate …
Ttyl I’m Writing a Paper
Throughout my years of growth, development, and education on thing has always been a constant, use of the internet. Being that I am a millennial, the internet has played a significant role in my life and has changed the way people interact. One thing the internet has revolutionized is how people write and deliver information. …
Writing in The Typing World
Writing takes place in many different forms and many different locations. A text message I compose varies extensively from a midterm paper I’d write. These differences lie within the diction that I use to talk to my audience, as well as the time spent ensuring the outcome looks correct. In a text, my writing is …
Stalking Technology!
In Stephen King’s novella UR the time setting was in year 2009. Technology hadn’t become as widespread as it is in today, but was still very much accepted and popular. Robbie, a student in the English class of the main character, Wesley Smith had brought a kindle into class one day. At first, Wesley’s opinion …
The Value of Contemporary the College
Taking a looking into the future in Maria Cecire's "Massively Open" shes tell about a college experience from the perspective of a professor. She mentioned " Nowadays you needed at least an undergraduate degree for pretty much any legal job, virtual or flesh ..." I feel like kinda of misrepresented the way technology will affect …
Education Evolution
In today’s society the Internet seems to be the axis the world turns on, but do we ever stop to think about how that affects our future in education, probably not. First just think about what school was like when you first started attending. What technology did you use? Did you learn how to type? …
The Digital Classroom
The future of the classroom will be enhanced and modified through the use of upcoming technology. Mobile devices have begun to get used more in the classroom. Kahoot is a program that many teachers have used to quiz their students on their understanding of the content they teach. I speculate that many classrooms will begin …
Real-ity
The bell rings, I’m headed to second hour. It’s junior year and I’m walking to class when my friend stops and says, “We aren’t doin anything today.” “What do you mean?” I ask him. “Internet’s down.” he explains. The first of many occurrences that year, which put my AP English teacher in a tizzy as …
Is Being So Technologically Advanced Really THAT Bad?
Today, you see so many people on their phones, laptops, tablets, etc. It is assumed that our generation is so wrapped up into technology that we do not know how to communicate effectively with our peers. That assumption is completely wrong, and today’s society is the most communicable. Today, many schools use technology as a …
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The Evolution of Education Through Technology
As time goes by, technology is becoming more and more heavily involved in education. One could definitely say that technology is even changing the way that we are taught and the way learn in school. Every scholastic year, it seems that there is some sort of new technology being implemented into schools. At this point …
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The Future Might be Closer than the Present
The future of how we learn and what we learn may be closer than you think, or is it already here? Nowadays almost everyone has a laptop or tablet they use for some form of productivity, but it’s more than just the physical forms of technology that’s changing the way we learn. Paper is replaced …
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Internet Crackdown
In Stephen King’s Ur, Wesley believes that he catches Robbie Henderson playing on some sort of electronic device in his class. He attempts to take it away, but instead realizes that it is more helpful for the student than hurtful, because he is reading the assigned book on it. During my freshman year of high …
Techno Takeover
Today we have an older generation that usually struggles with the entire idea of technology, but what happens when millennials are the older generation? We as people will continue to evolve over time and so will education. In 10 years, education will have centered around new technology that improves with every day. In 1913, in …
Just look it up online!
Each year we get older and maybe even a little wiser. Just like with technology, it keeps getting better and evolving into bigger things. Like In Stephen King’s UR, people were just fascinated by how you can read any book you want anywhere you want. We learn to adapt and evolve with the new technology …
Is Attendance Mandatory if All Resources are Online?
Ahh, the first day of class, syllabus day (hopefully). As you skim over each one, you notice that you need McGraw Hill Connect or Wiley Plus to complete your homework and review majority of your lectures. You think to yourself “Is attendance really mandatory if almost all of my resources are online in one click?” …
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Information Age
Internet-enabled digital technologies have been advancing greatly since it first was created. The new age of technology available has taken over how we are learning today. In schools all around, technology is where you can get in touch with many of the resources. In the Stephen King’s novella UR and Maria Cecire’s “Massively Open” they …
I’ve Been Staring At My Screen Too Long!
The internet has changed the way we learn drastically in the past ten years and it will continue to change the way we learn as the years go on. This article by Education Changemakers , states that “This [technology] has impacted every area of modern society, and schools have embraced the digital revolution, and see the value …
Education at its Best!
Did the internet worsen our perception of reading? Perhaps it didn’t worsen it but might have enriched our knowledge and education. In the past people have relied heavily on books as the main source of getting information. Now, we are open to a wide range of access to the internet, that will prove to have …
Literature & the Internet 