Evolution of Writing
Writing has definitely changed over the past years. When I was a kid in school, the main way to communicate while class was in session was to write a note. By write a note, I mean taking a loose piece of paper, writing on it, folding it into the smallest triangle possible, and either passing it or throwing it to its intended receiver. When I was in middle school, I wrote a fair amount of notes during class, and any one who has ever written a note knows that the hardest part is getting it to that person without the teacher noticing. With this process, the chance for interception was always a major risk.
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Comments
Nice progression on communication. I went a little earlier and started with the oral cultures. I think each step of the way has continued to build on the previous technology. I thin one of the grand daddies of technology was the ability to write and transport the written word.
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Mike
Posted by: md2506 | March 21, 2007 10:04 PM
I remember those notes during class. Never thought to use an acronym - I just wrote really really tiny!
Posted by: JuliaT | March 22, 2007 9:08 PM
I really liked how you stressed the progression in your tabblo. I too remember the days of writing notes in class, it seems like we have lost a little bit going from those notes to text messaging.
Posted by: NickJ | March 25, 2007 6:08 PM
This is probably one of the most prominent examples of how technology has transformed writing. One of the things I always noticed sitting in class in high school (as well as college) was people sending text messages with their cell phones during class.
Posted by: Carl Cassel | March 25, 2007 8:48 PM