From Pencils to Pixels

After reading the selection by Baron, I would agree with the assessment that he shrugs at the idea that technology will fundamentally change writing.  It seems to me that technology has already done this.  The use of technology allows for a much more streamlined writing process, with a vastly increased ability to edit work.  In addition, as we witnessed on the first project, integrating technology into writing allows for a new and unique sort of collaborative writing environment.  To say that one cannot imagine technology fundamentally changing the way we write seems to be a very shortsighted observation.

In addition to simply the use of technology to facilitate the basic process of writing, much of the time digital writing includes other forms of media.  Using technology allows for the integration of pictures, videos, animations, links and other visual forms to be integrated into the work.  Given the extent to which this is already done in pieces of writing on the internet, it is fair to say that this is changing the nature of writing through technology.  In general, I would claim that in point in time, it would be false to claim that technology isn’t going to fundamentally change every aspect of our lives to some degree.