White Lined Paper to Digital Paper

The three writing spaces that I use the most are notebook paper and mechanical pencils, my planner and my laptop. All three of these writing spaces fulfill the same objective but in three different ways. During class I am constantly taking notes in my college ruled white lined paper (I cannot stand writing on wide-ruled paper) with a mechanical pencil because I believe my handwriting is more defined and neater than using a pen. Every day I carry around my purple planner which is where I write down everything and anything I have to do whether it is practices, doctor appointments, or homework. I have been doing this since I was in high school and I never throw them out. It is as if they are a little diary of each year because I like to look back and remember what I did. Finally, the computer is what I believe I use the most. I am constantly typing up my homework or papers for class and also connecting socially with friends whether it is on Facebook or AIM. This semester I only bring my laptop to my 8 AM Intro to Sociology class because (1.) it is too early to function properly and (2.) my teacher speaks quickly so it is just easier to type everything she says. I would bring my computer to other classes but it is just so bulky and heavy to carry around all day long.

In “Writing in Technologies”, Jay Bolter states “remediation, in the sense that a newer medium takes the place of an older one, borrowing and reorganizing the characteristics of writing in the older medium and reforming its cultural space” (23).With that being said, I believe the paper and pencil has been remediated by the computer because the computer allows a neater and faster way of writing. When you open a Word document you can even see the digital piece of paper in front of you. The computer allows more functions for the writer whether it is spell check, deleting a sentence, or even having the ability to insert more paragraphs that a piece of paper will never offer.

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