Digital Literacy
Computers and Technology In My Career
My parents purchased a computer for my family in the late 80s. It was amazing! Working on a “green screen” and being able to type of fun signs on the computer were about the only things we could do.
When I stated working as a CNA, certified nursing assistant, everything we did we wrote into charts. In 1995, I worked for a hospital when they went digital. I remember how many of the older nurses would complain and part of the time I would have to help them enter in their information.
Since 1998 I have been working in the digital automotive world. When I first started with a digital software company I remember thinking, “WOW, I’m cutting edge”. The computer was not just a tool that allowed you to enter data and information into you could search the “internet”. “Search engines” were a new thing and keeping up on what was the latest technology was a daily process.
In my daily activities I would call clients and try to get their help in setting up their website. Most clients did not know what a URL or was and most of the time when asked what their URL was they would give me their email address. At the time the websites that we were supporting were built is HTML and little was done with flash. At the time, animated gifs. were a big thing and took up a lot of bandwidth.
I worked with this company for ten years. During this time I went through multiple computers and saw the technology grow from basic HTML to platforms where flash was now the most prominent design aspect. Google was very prominent, SEO and SEM were playing bigger and bigger roles in how a client advertised and the majority of the clients in the US had websites, knew what the URL was and had at least one person that worked on the Internet.
Five years ago I took on a major project. I was recruited to manage, build and train a group of clients, executives and individuals on a new Internet website platform. During this time the technology that
My parents purchased a computer for my family in the late 80s. It was amazing! Working on a “green screen” and being able to type of fun signs on the computer were about the only things we could do.
When I stated working as a CNA, certified nursing assistant, everything we did we wrote into charts. In 1995, I worked for a hospital when they went digital. I remember how many of the older nurses would complain and part of the time I would have to help them enter in their information.
Since 1998 I have been working in the digital automotive world. When I first started with a digital software company I remember thinking, “WOW, I’m cutting edge”. The computer was not just a tool that allowed you to enter data and information into you could search the “internet”. “Search engines” were a new thing and keeping up on what was the latest technology was a daily process.
In my daily activities I would call clients and try to get their help in setting up their website. Most clients did not know what a URL or was and most of the time when asked what their URL was they would give me their email address. At the time the websites that we were supporting were built is HTML and little was done with flash. At the time, animated gifs. were a big thing and took up a lot of bandwidth.
I worked with this company for ten years. During this time I went through multiple computers and saw the technology grow from basic HTML to platforms where flash was now the most prominent design aspect. Google was very prominent, SEO and SEM were playing bigger and bigger roles in how a client advertised and the majority of the clients in the US had websites, knew what the URL was and had at least one person that worked on the Internet.
Five years ago I took on a major project. I was recruited to manage, build and train a group of clients, executives and individuals on a new Internet website platform. During this time the technology that