Chapter 1

After reading chapter one in the textbook, I found it to be a great way to really see how far we have come with the implementation of the Internet.  It is hard for me to remember a time when we did not have a computer in our house or accessibility to the Internet.  I have been fortunate enough to be brought up where Internet and computers are something I am very comfortable with.  In today’s world, we are completely surrounded by it.   Most of us carry around a smart phone, which is essentially a hand held computer.  At any moment we have access to endless resources.  This is something that most of us all take for granted.  It was not very long ago when to be able to write a research paper, you had to spend hours researching in the library.  Most of that time was just to simply be able to locate a particular book or article. Now, we can type what we want in a search engine and everything we need pops on our screen. 

For businesses, it had given them endless possibilities to advertise and get their brand out there.  Almost all websites are now covered in ads and things to click on.  It has also made international business completely different.  Instead of flying across the globe, you can open a program that allows you to see each other and have a conference meeting right from your office. 

            In education, teachers can now create blogs, wikis and other virtual classrooms to reach out their students.  The possibilities are endless and it will be great to see how technology and the web changes the classroom in the future!