Post 9: From Pencils to Pixels

Reading From Pencils to Pixels gave me the same opinion of what new technology is going to do to the shape and nature of writing. Baron states that, "[He] will not join in the hyperbole of predictions about what the computer will or will not do for literacy, though [he] will be the first to praise computers (P.423)". I believe this pretty much sums up his feelings toward new technology. We shouldn't fight about what new literacy's will come from technology, but instead just except that technology is a great thing that is important to just about everyone. It is constantly changing as time goes on. "The computer is simply the latest step in a long line of writing technologies (Baron, p.425)". Quotes like this one by Baron pop up all throughout the essay. I also believe that it makes extreme sense that we cannot picture what will happen next when it comes to a new form of technology for literacy, but when we can do is understand that as long as it keeps growing communication and literacy will also keeps growing.