3/2/13
IST 1100
While growing up my mom
had bought a whole collection of encyclopedias that were to be used by my siblings
and I. We did have to read cover to cover (she was once of one those moms) but
we only got to a few of them before computers were becoming popular and
everyone had to get one even my family. After the computers were introduced in
my household my mom gave up and figured we would use that for learning. I was
in elementary when my family first acquired this fascinating new piece of
technology. I was only allowed to play games on it for an hour once a week
since I was so young. However, in elementary we had computer time where we
would do some type of subject matter on there and during recess we could play
games on it. Even with little access to the computer it was such a huge deal as
a little kid to be playing with this big toy. Older generations would go on to say
people my age have become the lazy generation for relying on technology so
young and so fast.
I spent parts of my life in California before moving to Utah.
I moved to Utah the summer after 7th grade. My middle school in California
had no computers except for the ones for the teachers. Students were not
allowed access. We had to do computer work at home or at the library. My dad
was really strict and never let me use it even for homework he would always
tell me to go to the library and read up on it. Yes, I know what I library is
barely. When I moved to Utah and started Jr. High that school had a lot more
computers then what I was used to. I was overwhelmed because I did not know how
to properly use one. That was the beginning of my “laziness.”
In high school computers were heavily relied on for
homework and answers. Thanks to Google. I am a Google queen. During my senior
year administrators new computers would be really useful out in the real world so
they had a great idea in order to graduate we would need to take a computer
class requirement and need at least a “B” to pass. We would learn the ins and
outs of hard drives and monitors, software, printers, search engines. Etc. you
name it we were taught it. We were the guinea pigs to see how things would go.
It went extremely well. They do change a few things about it. But, I really
loved that class and it was one of my favorites. To be able to learn this every
growing technology is very powerful.
Now, in college you need a computer to even survive. They
are now offering e textbooks in some classes. We have online classes. We have
to register online. We have to email teachers or text. Everything we do is via
a computer. Most teachers lecture off of PowerPoint. It is an everyday occurrence
using some type of software. What happened to the chalkboard days?
Some days I am very grateful for a computer and the
internet. It is such easy access for everything. Regardless of it being true or
not. Then, there are days where I could just pop open those encyclopedia and
just read and do research based on that. But, that is way too much work. It is
true we are the lazy generation. I wonder what will become of the kids who are
being brought up in a technology based world today.
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