MY EVOLUTION IN ELECTRONIC LITERACY (CORRECTED)

"OUTLINE"

I.- INTRODUCTION

• What does Electronic Literacy mean?
• Uses
• Thesis Stament

II.- BODY PARAGRAPH 1

• How I started using Electronic tools
• Usefulness on my Education

III.- BODY PARAGRAPH 2

• Usefulness of Word Processors, e-mail and blogs.
• How Electronic Tools have influenced/improved my L1/L2

IV.- BODY PARAGRAPH 3

• My expectations and plans regarding Electronic Tools

V.- CONCLUSION

• The importance of Electronic Literacy
• My opinion about it
• Final Statement

ESSAY

Do you know what Electronic Literacy means? According to my previous knowledge, Electronic Literacy is to be able to read and write electronic texts; it is related to computers and that is something familiar for us. Many people around the world use computers as electronic tool to work, to research specific information, books, magazines, to meet people in different places (that is commonly made by the messenger), to write and to upload texts, etcetera. Nowadays, computers are necessary at schools, at work, at stores and they are also needed at home because you can find whatever you want and need. Electronic Literacy plays an important role in education and that is why I had to learn how to use computers and that knowledge has helped me too much.

The first time I used electronic tools was in secondary school when I had to search information about certain topics, to play in the computer, and to write texts or to create presentations. It is important to say that I learned by practicing and then in high school I learned more in computer classes because I ignored many things about electronic tools, for example about internet because I used to search in encyclopedias. When I noticed that the electronic tools were useful and had a lot of advantages in education, I started using them because some topics needed to go deeper than others and electronic tools offer more information. As a result, I could find specific information in an easy way, I learned to use different programs, and I could search faster than in books, so books were replaced by electronic tools. It is something that won't stop because it goes beyond what we think.

I have been using computers since five years and now I use word processors, e-mail, blogs, among others almost everyday when doing my homework, preparing classes or presentations, sharing information or sending and receiving messages with my classmates. Moreover, I use computers to improve my L2, for example, I have been practicing my Listening skills by watching videos, listening to music or answering exercises after listening to a conversation because I have problems on that. I search information on the internet about my L1 and L2 to compare them; in addition, I use the moodle platform which is to upload homework of different subjects of the B. A., so I am in contact with these electronic tools. For this reason, they have influenced/ improved my both languages because I search more and more information and this search allows me to increase my knowledge.

Because of the necessity of Electronic Tools, I have some expectations and plans for the future. First, I would like to use different electronic tools when teaching because students like to be in contact with computers and they can learn better because it can be meaningful for them. Second, I will use them to search good material, exercises and ways to teach because the classes need to be attractive and update because the world is changing over the time. Third, I will use blogs, e-mail, portfolios, etcetera in order to improve the skills of my students and to be exchanging information, homework, doubts, etcetera. It is a good way to control and to have fun in the class, because by sharing information and being interested in the students’ progress and success they will feel comfortable.

Electronic Literacy is very important because it is a new way to get information easily, to increase our knowledge and to go wherever we want. It is useful in education because I could find many ways to learn different things such as exercises, material and other information related to school. In my opinion, this is a very good opportunity that we have to get everything because I think that we have the world in our hands; I mean that we can learn a lot of things. Finally, I just want to say that Electronic Literacy will be part of my life because technology will be present in my classes.