Module 8

                                                                                         Module 8

I'm from Dominican Republic, a little island in the Caribbean, like you could imagine in a 3rd world country having a computer at home back then, I'm talking about 15 or more years ago, was a luxury that not everyone could afford. I was first introduced to computers when I was in middle school. The students only had one or two hours a week of computers class and we were not allowed to use the internet, just learn about the computer and how to use it.  I remember that computer class was the favorite class of most kids, mostly because we were all curious about computers or maybe because of the fact that after the lesson was over we could use paint until the hour was over.

When I got to High School computer class was more important, I was in an all girls school and the principal wanted to make sure that we got of school with some knowledge of technology so I remember having computer class 3 times a week for 2 hours. During this lessons we were thought how to type, use different computers programs and finally I was able to use the internet at school, but only for research. I can say that in School I learned all the basics skills of computers that I use so much today.  The skills that I learned back then not only helped me with my education today but also helped to get a job not only on Dominican Republic but also in the United States.

 After my first year in High School I remember using the internet a lot for my assignments, to have a little bit more information that what I had in books and to avoid going to the library. Today almost if not all aspects of school involves computers. Is not only used to research, we now use it to actually turn in our assignments and communicate with professors and other students. The internet has made possible for students to attend college completely online, making it easier for a person to set their own time to study and not having to go the campus.

I am one of those students who cant attend campus everyday, so computers are actually the most important factor on my education. I can take my classes online and they are a huge help on my research papers. I can find information from many sources and communicate with teachers and even with tutors to help me out if needed. I can say that I'm happy computers have taken such a great role in our education, I don’t think I will be going to School today if I didn't have the chance to be an all online student.