Final.

Digital literacy plays a huge part in our lives and roles as students in this day in age, it is no longer kosher to turn in a hand written paper. I mean everybody has a computer at least in their home. It is honestly crazy to think about how new a computer really is, they have not been around for that long at all, and now it is necessary to have one in the home at least, if not a personal laptop. There is more information, readings and personal aspects to the computer than ever before at this point in time. You can find just about anything that your interested in online right now.

Digital literacy must be incorporated into our future, one way or another, and attending jeffconet has really helped me to understand how to utilize the web and other forms of digital information. It is very important that we pick up these skills now rather than later simply because if we choose to ignore the issue that our world is constantly becoming more and more reliant on the web and digital forms of information, by the time we become an adult we will be in serious trouble, having to learn all the skills that jeffconet has already taught us through online schooling. I am very grateful that I started attending jeffconet academy due to the fact I have many life skills that many adults that are supposedly contributing to our society greatly do not have.

I feel that I can and will contribute to our society in a great way using the skills taught to me by jeffconet. If not in teaching simply in educating myself on all the current news and crazy stuff happening around me. The web is, hands down, the best way to keep yourself current on world news; you can also chat with people from around the world, which to this day still blows my mind. The web has not been around for all the long so I often find myself pondering how much further it will advance in my life time. On that note I am so grateful that I know so much about the web and computers in general right now, due to the fact it will be much easier for me to keep up on the inevitable advances in the near future.

I have mastered many skills from these so called "CAP" documents, the skills that have been taught to me are very important for a successful future. They are simply necessary skills that every child should be taught; the students of jeffconet have simply been taught them in a different manner, a better manner if you ask me. Incorporating the computer and the world wide web into our every day learning has not only taught us what any high school would teach us, it has also taught us how to utilize the web and computers to our advantage; which is a ridiculously over looked skill that everyone should have at this day in age. It is hands down one of the most important skills that I have mastered by coming to this jeffconet program.

In my opinion, keep in mind this is just my opinion, the ability to get on the net, and quickly find important information from documents and blogs is one of the most important skills a student, even adult can learn. Simply because without this skill you would spend a large amount of unnecessary time skimming books and fooling around on the web; whereas if you know how to look and what to look for it is so much faster and easier. With good computer skills you have many more options as an adult, simply because you are aware of the current times and have knowledge of important technology. I feel a very important tool to being successful in the future is knowing that technology and information is going to change greatly in my lifetime, knowing this will give me an edge on keeping up on the information to come. Take a look at your grandparents, or even your parents, they are hardly aware of the capabilities of computers and the web, even cellular phones for that matter. Whereas us, as technology babies know the endless possibilities and the ever changing technology at our finger tips.

I feel that I have come as close as possible at this point in time to mastering digital literacy, it is not a skill that can be obtained over night if you will. It is something that must be worked on and fine tuned over a long period of time, and I do feel that this class and jeffconet in general has gave me a push in the right direction for doing so. The art of speaking, writing and reading well will play a major part in my future as well as everyone else's future, if you can not do these things well, you will be left behind in this world flipping burgers if you will; however if you master these things your future becomes very bright with endless possibilities.

Overall this has been a very educational class. It has taught me many things and I have taken a lot from it, even more than just the assignments. I have learned to use the computer and digital lit to my advantage rather than become frustrated picking through an endless pile of useless information.