Technoliteracy Memoir Thoughts

For class we had to write a Technoliteracy Memoir - a memoir discussing or showing our growth in literacy
as it was affected by technology.  For our purposes we defined technology as most any device used to write (ex: pencil, paper, computer, etc)

Once our memoirs were near completion we were given some questions to answer about how we decided what to write about, the organization of our memoir, etc.  Below you will see my thoughts about the topic.


The organization of my memoir represents the growth of my literacy throughout my school years.  It starts with my elementary school experiences – which are carefully grouped into each grade level – then continues on to my junior high and high school learning – which is also presented chronologically – and ends with my higher learning in my college years up to this point.  The reader may start at any level they wish but they must always return to the timeline to choose the next level and they may not jump from level to level.


 I felt that the purpose of this project was to show our growth and development of literacy so I decided to show it with the organization of my information and the way that I presented each item. It goes from being extremely basic with just a list to somewhat advanced with links between each piece of information.


The determining factor for the organization of my memoir was that I wanted to present a theme of growth and advancement. I felt that having the reader return to the timeline after each level would prevent confusion by keeping each level contained within itself and also I felt that having more constraint would be fitting for the lower, less advanced levels.  Once the reader gets to the higher learning years they are able to move freely in any order they wish between the information provided but they must still return to the timeline to access a different level thus providing a nod toward my preference of order, control and linear print.


 I think there is a clear hierarchy to my memoir.  The timeline is presented in chronological order and each individual time period is presented in order – this includes the higher learning years, the reader is able to move freely between links and information but it is still presented in chronological order.  I wanted to give the reader some control to represent my growth thus far but I still wanted to maintain most of the control to show that while I have accepted many changes and new ideas, I am still not ready to let go and move away from traditional ways just yet.