Techno Literacy Memoir-Middle

The computer was not a new concept to the world, but it was fairly new to me when I began to learn how to use a computer.  As a child I was fortunate enough to have a computer in my home.  The home that I grew up in was strictly a Macintosh friendly home.  In our house PC's were not admired, for the only product that we ever used was an apple.  My family's Mac truly contributed to the writing literacy that I have achieved today.  My parents afforded my sister and I the opportunity to utilize the computer for school related activities and sometimes for fun.  I had the luxury of doing homework and playing games from the comfort of my home.  My parents even purchased games such as typing games to help my sister and I increase our typing ability.  By the time I reached the sixth grade, when i took a keyboarding class, I already knew how to type.  My first memory of computers in school would probably be when I was in the third grade and my teacher, Ms. Dalcoure, would take my class to the computer lab.  In the lab our class would complete interactive learning lessons, which was very fun and educational.  Today the computer is probably most used for Internet purposes to collect information from online databases for research and other purposes. I remember when I was in elementary school and I had to go to the card catalogue to search for books. When I got to middle school students were taught how to use the online catalogue, which was much easier. The internet is used a lot, and is one of the passports that enables us to keep up with life and modern times. Computers have really evolved over the past few years and the original machines look so ancient. Today computers are so much thinner, faster, and more capable of completing complex task. It is kind of scary to think about what the future holds for computers!