Digital Literacy

Digital literacy is defined as the "knowledge and ability to use computers and technology efficiently". In this day and age, its expected that you know how to use a computer. Ten years from now these expectations will rise drastically. Technology is slowly replacing books and even people, because with all this information available for free on the internet, why pay for books or employ people where the computer can do the same thing? Its just another step forward in industrialization. Machine taking over the jobs of humans.
I'm going to keep this topic going into the positives of digital literacy and citizenship. The dominance of technology is inevitable, as its going to continue to grow until the human race is taken out. After hundreds of billions of years of evolution, humans will return and it will happen all over again. But for now, lets keep the negativity at a low.
Our future is greatly dependent on digital literacy. Since it is becoming a crucial part of our lives, we can't afford to not understand it. It is becoming important not only for educational purposes, but for career purposes as well.
I was talking with a friend whose taking all kinds of computer classes at Metro, and his teacher told him that with as fast as information is being obtained, everything he'll have learned in three years will be outdated. He wondered why he was even paying for college, if in 3 years none of it will be of any use to him. Now education is vital, because without it you literally cannot go anywhere. But with the rate of information coming in, its likely that many people will spend more time earning their education than actually out in the working field where they originally wanted to be.
Depressing, isn't it?
We, as humans, have all this potential, but so little time to do what we want with it.
Its a constant race between man and computer, but studies show the computer is likely to be the winner.
Anyway.
I think digital literacy is something I have yet to master, but thats not to say I'm behind in the game. Since the digital world is constantly growing, I don't think anyone will ever truly be able to "master" it. In the future as a college student, I think my reading, writing and communication skills will play an unreasonably large role in my life. As I progress into my career, it will be an enormous part of me. When reading, I'll rely on my comprehension skills to lead me to the correct understanding of the text. Through writing, I'll have to convey my thoughts and findings in a way that the reader will understand what I'm trying to say. Finally, my communication skills will have to be at an all-time high because people expect me to understand and have the ability to convey what I see, hear and think.
The technical world is evergrowing, and we are expected to keep up with it as best we can. I think its safe to say I've got a good hold on what I understand, and I intend on continuing my education beyond high school.

- angel