Milestone 11...for my own satisfaction

This post is in response to the readings in Chapter 2-7 of the Synder book.

The Snyder book is called "Fluency with Information Technology Skills, Concepts, & Capabilities". Over the course of the semester we talked about that term, 'fluency'. Snyder says "To become Fluent, we must learn the language of information technology."
Personally speaking, for someone of my generation to be so far behind in a form of technology such as a computer completely blows my mind. I remember in elementary school being introduced to the computer, in middle school being required to take typing courses and other computer office skill courses, and even in high school being taken to the computer lab to do work.
I had exposure to the internet in high school, but always with some purpose never just surfing around to see what I could find. In college though, that all changed. I found myself up all night seeing what the internet had to over. Ironically it wasn't until I went to college that my parents finally got internet at our house...which I moved out of when I was 18.
The internet became like my mother's new toy. She took classes to learn about it, she paid her bills online, and overall just thought it was great. The direct opposite of that is my stepfather who won't touch the computer, can't turn it on, and when my mother was sick did not know the methodology behind her bill paying habits. The computer now sits collecting dust.
Why did I go on that trip down memory lane? Because my first impressions of the Snyder book is that the topics covered and the structure are a lot like the heirarchy of how things should be presented to those just entering into the world of information technology. And that's probably it's intention.
In the beginning one would be taught about how to use the buttons, learn what the desktop is, different menu commands, and one operation being obtainable two different ways, etc. We'll call these the basics. From these basics almost any program can be tackled given some time and outside instruction if needed.
Later on one would learn about the Internet. Which would cover everything from the language of the Internet, how it can be used, and what it could mean for the future.
In probably every class I have taken at Pitt, we have discussed the Internet. Mainly how it is important to educate people about the questionable validity of items found on there. Snyder discusses how to test the authenticity of sites and also the roles that libraries play in this online society. I can't say that I have ever been in a library where they did not offer computer class. Sooner or later the class tries to tackle the Internet. So I think that libraries are the perfect places for people to learn about how to assess a website, and learn about computers in general. Libraries are also great because they usually have a vast collection of online materials which help further patrons understanding of E-materials and how to access them.