My evolution in Electronic literacy

Elizabeth Morales Ramos

My evolution in Electronic Literacy

1. Introduction

2. How I began using E-tools

a) My first time using electronic tools

b) Advantages

c) Disadvantages

3. My experiences with electronic tools nowadays

a) My strengths and weaknesses in electronic literacy

b) Usefulness or technological resources

Word processors

e- Mails

Chat rooms

Blogs

4. My future using electronic tools

a) My expectations using electronic tools

b) Professional research using electronic tools

5. Conclusion

My evolution in Electronic literacy

Have you ever thought what life would be without technology? Nowadays electronic literacy is very important for communication, presentations, job, school etc. Technology helps people to facilitate everyday tasks and every human being has different experiences and viewpoints about technology. In the past, some people thought that using technology could be very hard, impossible and expensive, but as time has gone by, almost everybody knows how to use Electronic tools. This essay will explain some important aspects about the use of technology like my first time using E-tools, advantages and disadvantages, some experiences using technology and my future talking about expectations and professional research with electronic tools.

The first time that I used a computer was at elementary school when I was in 5th grade. I had a computing class and the teacher explained how to switch on a computer. After that we used some word processors. I did not use internet until one year later, for different reasons. First, because it was not very easy to find a place with internet. Second because I did not how to use it and third, the cost was very expensive. But with time I have learned to use internet. Electronic tools have a lot of advantages such as communication, the facilitation of work, entertainment, service, e-commerce etc, but we have to be prepared in order not to suffer the disadvantages of internet such as spamming, threat viruses, pornography, and theft of personal information among others.

I am not going to say that I am an expert using technology, but I know how to use it by previous knowledge that I acquired in high school and because nowadays it is very useful for doing almost everything you want. But my main strengths using technology are for example researching something important in the internet and some word processors because it is used a lot in the everyday life. In contrast, some of my weaknesses using electronic literacy are for example the protection of viruses and I do not like internet shopping because I do not consider it very secure. Technological resources are very useful and they facilitate our life. For example, word processors help us to make writings with some instant correction, statistics, presentations etc. E- Mails optimize time in agreement with communication around the world between business, companies, industries teachers- students etc. Chat rooms help us to know different kind of people. Last one are blogs. They are very useful for teachers in order to share different assignments and activities via internet.

Nowadays, electronic-tools are very useful, and I think that in the future there will be a transformation with technology. Therefore, that transformation will help me in my English language teaching major. My main expectation for electronic tools are the prices in technology, involves such as internet. Moreover, I wish that the cost of computer and technology resources will be cheaper than now. In addition, electronic- tools are very important for my preparation in my major and when I develop my English language teaching, because using electronic tools will help me with students’ communication. Also, through a chat program called Skype, you can communicate around the world and have interaction with people from other countries.

As a conclusion, electronic-tools are very useful for the daily life, specially for communication, education, work, and for research information among others. Every day, I learn different techniques that help me to use technology better. This essay was about the main characteristics of electronic literacy that included how I began using e-tools, advantages, disadvantages, experiences and my own expectations and future using electronic –tools.

My introductory essay

ELIZABETH MORALES RAMOS

OUTLINE
1. Introduction
2. Personal information about time
a) Name
b) Origin
c) Personality
d) Likes and dislikes
e) My job

3. The positive points in my life
a) My family
b) My friends
c) The many places where I have lived

4. My goals (short and long term)
a) To finish my career
b) To get a job
c) To buy my own house and car
d) To get married and have children

5. Conclusion

Some important aspects of my life

Have you ever though what goes on in your life or other people’s live? I had had many experiences have throughout my life and you will know my personal information such as my complete name, origin and birthday, how my personality is, what I like and dislike, and my job. In addition, you will know the positive points in my life that are very important for me, my main goals that I have planned to achieve in the short and in the long term.

Let us start! My full name is Elizabeth Morales Ramos, I was born in Juarez Chihuahua in November 28th, 1989. I am a happy girl, cheerful, intelligent, easygoing, sociable, charismatic and charming. Although I have a lot of positive aspects about my personality, also I have my hidden side, because I am an impulsive, crazy girl, when people make me angry most of the times I discuss the situation and even more if I am right. But rarely show my hidden side, unless someone provokes me. Talking about my likes I enjoy sharing time with people, listening to music, dancing, going to cinema, nightclubs, talking by cell phone, travel and writing interesting stuff about something crazy like metaphors. In addition, my dislikes are mainly to cook, wash the dishes, hypocrite and cheating people and overcrowded places. Recently, I got my first job with my aunt, she is a dentist and I am her receptionist, the job is interesting and I have learned several things about this job.

My family is the most important aspect in my life; they are always with me in all the aspects. My family is composed by my father named Jose Luis, my mother Susana, my brother Jose Luis, my sister Edith, and me. The relationship with them is so good and important for me and I have a lot of communication with them. In addition, my friends are very important too, they are with me when I need their help; I like to share time with them because it is fun and we spend a lot of good moments and experiences together. Another important aspect is that along with my life I have known some places around Mexico because of my dad’s job. When I was born, we lived in Juarez Chihuahua, for the first eight years of my life, after that we moved to Calvillo where I studied 3rd and 4th years of elementary school, and after that we moved to Aguascalientes where I studied 5th, 6th and 1st grades of junior high school. The last place where we lived before coming to Aguascalientes was Mexico City. It was amazing know a place like this and I enjoyed the moments that I had in the DF a lot. Now, I am very happy about living in Aguascalientes. My family chose to live here forever.

I have a lot of important goals that I would like to achieve, but my most important in short and long term, are the following. The most important goal this moment is to finish my major and get a good job, in order to develop my profession. In addition, my other goals in long term are very important too, for example to buy my own car and house, get married and have one or two children. And I pretend to achieve these goals in the next five and ten years.

As a conclusion, I hope this essay helps people to know more about me, my most important aspects as my personal information, positive points or aspects in my life and my main goals. Therefore, I hope this information is clear and expresses what I consider the most important aspects of my life.