From Pencils to Pixels: The stages of Literacy Technology

Written by: Dennis Baron

This article discuses how the computer world has evolved had how, through the help of computers and the Internet, the world will soon become literate. Our dependence on the internet has knocked out a use for pencils or typewriters and has allowed learning to become more accessible. This article also talks about the stages of literacy. It first is secretive, unknown to the world. After corrections after corrections of the new technology it is let out to the public. There are many negatives of literacy that if found on the Internet. For one, there is a greater percent chance for fraud.

The main point of this essay is simple: Baron discusses how the computer is just one stop on a long line of new technologies that keep improving. At one point, writing with pen and paper seemed untrustworthy. People feared that it would weaken our memories. And when the typewriter came along, people had similar views. They did not like the idea of words being written that was not from the hand itself.