Post 10

After reading “From Pencils to Pixels,” I think that it would be difficult to imagine where literacy practices will be in 12 years. I believe that it will be difficult to know where literacy practices will be, because while the evolution from using the pencil, to the type writer, and to the telephone had be somewhat slower that the evolution of technology in today’s society, the computer is ever changing and there is not really a way to know where the computer will go next. I believe within the next 12 years, the computer will be an even bigger part of society, but I also think that using phones and physically writing will still be a part of our generation.

Technology has shaped my literacy, because I grew up using a computer. From some of the earliest points in my life I remember having the opportunity to use a computer. My family got a computer when I was younger and I would constantly go on to write stories that I had come up with earlier that day. I was also interested in illustrating these stories that I had invented. Technology has also shaped my literacy, because I almost would rather communicate via text message or through facebook than to communicate face to face.

The types of “composing” that I use besides alphabetic writing are social media sites, pictures, and websites that show my interests to others, like Pinterest. These types of “composing” that I use, are to help convey meanings to specific audiences in specific settings. I use websites like Pinterest to show my different interests to friends and family as well as finding other things on the Internet that I might like or want to share with other people. I also use facebook to share my interests with friends and family, share music that I like, as well as pictures to help keep my family and friends updated.