While reading "From Pencils to Pixels" by Dennis Baron he admits"How the computer will eventually alter literacy practices remains to be seen" (439). Clearly at this point in time, the computer has changed the literacy practices of individuals dramatically. I think that that computers have decreased the understanding of grammar because some teenagers and other users feel that they do not have to use proper spelling or punctuation. I am also guilty of this. Another thing I think technology has effected is talking on the phone and actually having a conversation with someone. I rarely call me friends anymore and my roommates and I usually just send text messages back and forth. We actually fight over who will call and order the pizza because we avoid talking to people on the phone. My writing has also been shaped by the abbreviations used online and in text messages. For example: "lol" - laugh out loud, "nbd"- no big deal, "omg" - oh my God/gosh, and "btw" by the way, just to name a few. Sometimes I find myself putting these abbreviations into my English papers for class. In other words, technology has shaped our writing because we grew up in the "technology-age."
Another way to express meaning other than writing is through audio, video, photography, design, etc. In "The Future of Literacy" the multiple authors mention how students are composing more than just written language to express meaning. Some of the things I compose are pictures. Every time I experience something new or I am wanting to remember a memory, I take a photograph. I do this because it means more to me than words. Everyone has their own interpretation of an image, but when the image is yours then you have a personal connection to it and what it means.
Overall, technology has changed the way we write and view writing.
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