18 Jun Summary and Respond_150-200 words
Briefly summarize the “story” this literacy narrative tells.
· Identify the purpose of the narrative. What point is the writer trying to prove through telling his/her story?
· Pick two quotes from the literacy narrative that you think do an especially good job of capturing the narrative’s purpose.
· Consider the effectiveness of the narrative. How clear was the story-telling and focus? Was the narrative engaging? What are some ways the narrative could have been improved?
From a Plastic Computer to the Real Deal: My Road to Technology
My road to technology started when I was just a pipsqueak playing with a multi-colored, plastic, play computer. I would pound the keys with my chubby fingers and giggle when lights flashed or a trill of music played. Did I know what I was doing? Not quite. But nevertheless, it was my first technological step. Then, at the age of five or six, my parents installed a Richard Scary game on an old computer in the playroom. My brother and I were hooked. We would laugh at the silly characters until our bellies hurt and repeat the phrases over and over. “Let’s put a bandaid on it!” In fact, that phrase is still heard around my house to this day, my mom does the best impression.
As our minds developed, we craved more advanced games. I loved playing Zoo Tycoon and creating my own little zoo where dinosaurs and tigers lived in the same pen and there were countless cotton candy vendors. Along with the fun, my computer skills advanced. I learned to type in the names of my animals and how to right click. Slowly but surely, I was becoming familiar with the computer and more comfortable navigating it. I loved to play games on the computer but it wasn’t until a big transition in my life that I began to use technology for the main purpose I use it today.
Fast forward a few years when at the age of 10, my family moved across the country from San Antonio, Texas to Lake Bluff, Illinois. It all seemed very exciting, but there was a hitch in the plan. My best friend, Lauren, was not coming with us. My parents put their heads together and decided I was old enough for my very own email address and computer in my bedroom so that we could communicate whenever we wanted. Puppyprincess@snackmath.com. This dorky little email address became the connection to my best friend and jump-started the most important part of my technological life.
As I started to settle into my new life, I met new friends. However, my best friend Lauren was always just an email away. We were able to maintain our friendship and have even visited each other multiple times. This was largely due to our ability to communicate via email as well as technologies that exist today. For me, the draw to technology is centered around the ability to connect and communicate. Whether it’s communication between best friends on the other side of the country, or new friends on the other side of town. With that all-powerful email address, I gained a new degree of freedom. I didn’t have to bug my mom to let me use the phone and call my new friend, Justine, so that I could ask her if she wanted to be a lady bug with me for Halloween. Instead, I could just shoot her an email! I loved having the power. And I wanted more. All of a sudden, Instant Messenger became all the rage. I wanted in, but my parents were wary of a young girl and the creeps on the internet. So I made a PowerPoint on all the reasons why I should be allowed to get instant messenger. My main selling point was that it would improve my typing. As I look back now, I know this to be true. My typing went to finger poking each letter to touch-typing and not looking at the keyboard and typing with ease. I was able to relay messages about my day to my friends in a couple seconds. Communication at the drop of a hat is such a wonderful thing and it influenced my friendships greatly.
Along with the development of my technological skills came improvement in my social skills. I learned to be open with my friends and family and talk things out instead of becoming frustrated and picking a fight. For instance, I remember having a disagreement with my brother, Mark, and going into my room to type up a letter explaining why and how he hurt my feelings. I printed it out and slipped it under his door. Within 20 minutes I had a response letter pop under my door and all was well and forgiven. Technology led me to be a better communicator not only digitally but in person as well. I learned to express my feelings comfortably and am therefore able to keep friendships open, honest, and strong. This skill would come in handy when yet another friendship would require long distance communication.
Once again, my parents announced that a move was in the cards for us, this time to California. As with the earlier move, I had important friendships to maintain, especially with my best friend, Justine. Luckily, a new form of communication opened its doors to me. I was given a huge, clunky flip phone that could do two things, make phone calls and send and receive text messages. But that’s really all that I needed. Through the power of our cell phones, particularly texting, Justine and I have remained best friends, even though she lives thousands of miles away. I believe a large part of this success is due to all the forms of communication we have available to us. We email, use social media, text, talk on the phone, Skype, and even write physical letters from time to time. Our long-distance friendship has reinforced my abilities as a communicator because of the necessity of successful communication to keep the friendship going.
All of the technological skills I possess today have their roots in the skills I learned as a kid playing computer games, surfing the web, or IMing my friends. Communication comes into play in more ways than just texting a friend or emailing a link to a video to your mom. These days, the number one way to contact a professor is to send them an email. The ability to compose a professional email is an important skill to have and one I’ve practiced over the course of my educational career. In order to send that email as well as be able to keep up with notes in class, it’s also necessary to be proficient in typing. If I hadn’t convinced my mom to allow me to download instant messenger, I might not have become as confident of a typer as I am. I’ve also learned how to navigate the internet in order to research topics for papers in school. But I would have struggled with this had I not played on Disney.com or been allowed to surf AmericanGirl.com for the new doll I wanted. Those skills carried over into my adult life and have benefitted me more than I can imagine.
When people think of the word technology, they often think of writing code or big fancy computers. But for me, it’s main influence is creating my connection to others. Technology keeps me connected to the world and for that reason, I am grateful that I started banging those keys on that plastic computer so many years ago.
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