Do you remember how do you started to use electronic tools? It is important for you to use the technology to improve your literacy? Electronic tools are always evolving and they also had new benefits for us. Ten years ago I started use internet just to have an e-mail account but nowadays I could improve my L2 practicing with exercises or electronic activities, but I think there are a lot of possibilities in a future.
My first contact with electronic tools like internet was when I had 11 years because I did my first e-mail account, but I didn’t have any contacts. Then when I was 15 years I create my MSN account in where I can chat with my friends. I remember that one of my first tools to do my homework at primary and secondary school was the Encarta Encyclopedia. When I was 17 I create my account of Myspace, where I can meet many people and a lot of music bands.
Nowadays I use electronic tools not just to entertain purposes but to improve my English, read and found information that helps me in my homework. For example, while I’m doing this essay, I use a tool that helps me to know if my orthography or my vocabulary is clear. Also I can find a lot of exercises to use and practice my L2. For entertainment and updating uses I recently create my Facebook account, I don’t really like it too much but is useful to find people that you know.
Technology is in constant changing, so I hope I can actualize myself into the new electronic tools. I don’t know what will come in a future related to technology but I think it will be really dynamic and interactive, not only with a machine but with other people. As a future teacher I will have the chance to research a lot of tools that helps me to give a class, as interactive exercises or maybe virtual reality.
In conclusion electronic tools give us a lot of advantages and possibilities to improve our literacy and also to entertain us. I think we have to adapt or adjust to new technologies and tools to be in constant actualization. In general I think we must learn how to use electronic tools because nowadays they are really useful.
22 de septiembre de 2010 a las 6:47
Hi Wise!!!
Well, firstly I like your essay, you developed your ideas in a good way, i just have to say that you have a little problem with the tenses. Pay attention to the second paragraph because you wrote: "... when I was 15 years I CREATE.." so it is incorrect, and there are some other sentences like this.
But in general your essay is good...
22 de septiembre de 2010 a las 6:58
You made some punctuation mistakes, so check them.
I think that is better to write a messenger account that an e-mail account.
Remember to use the verbs in past when you are talking about past events.
You have to avoid the use of contractions when you write an essay.
Finally, I think that updating sounds better than actualization.
But, it is a good essay because I caught my attention and was interesting.