The benefits of students using digital computers to aid writing
Some would say that technology has interfered with writing and it's integrity. I could not agree less. I feel that we as students have so many more advantages available to us through digital computers. Weather you are in a writing class or just frequently find your self writing the capabilities are endless.

We have a lot different options when it comes to improving our writing. There are many software programs available that show us step by step how to become better writers. Not only programs, but web pages are also designated to helping us become better writers. There are so many tools available it is foolish not to take advantage of them.

Time is one of the greatest things that has arisen with the use of digital computers. We as students in writing courses can save so much more time by typing and printing. Most students can type much faster then they write. When proof reading it is also easy to fix errors on the computer and simply re-print the paper. This all sounds very simple, but when you truly think about it; all of the time we save is magnificent.

Not only do we save time; we also save ourselves from some pretty embarrassing grammatical errors. The spell check is a wonderful tool to use. Instead of manually doing this we can do it with the simple click of a button. We save mounds of time and often receive more accurate results than if we were to do it ourselves.

The Internet is truly incredible. Once you are on line you can pretty much do anything you wish. One thing that I know a lot of students hold valuable is the on line thesaurus and dictionary. Again we are saving time and often achieving more accurate results. The information in general that is available to us on line also eases the tension of writing. We can easily find sources to aid us or information that we need to prove a certain point. The Internet also allows us to take on line courses or complete a degree on line. This is wonderful for those of us students who have to fit on odd time schedule.

Many people are skeptical about what is happening to writing or what changes have already happened. Some are afraid of the Internet taking over and taking the place of traditional text. This is already happening, but I do not see a down side. The way that technology has affected writing is for the better in my opinion. New techniques and ways of publishing work are so much easier on the Internet. The Internet also make these things easily accessible to all of us. Some people think that for some reason that something published on the Internet is almost less valuable then a published book or newspaper; I do not see the validity of this point. I think that people think that easier things mean that they are not as good or as credible.

I do agree that we need to be more skeptical when using Internet resources. This is especially true because it is so much easier to publish things for the public to see on the Internet compared to other sources of publishing.

The benefits outweigh the setbacks in my opinion. Technology is making the world an easier and somewhat better place. Computers are invaluable to students. They not only provide us with the things that I mentioned earlier, but they also give us a way to communicate with our professors and peers. This also makes revisions easier. Some writing techniques are a little out there and technological advanced; using technical terminology that most of us have never heard of. However, most students and writers stick to a tone of writing that is still quite traditional, the grammatical and revising issues are simply easier.

Computers have given the world many things. Today you can probably find only a hand full of students that do not have a computer. Writing has also given us many things. Both are sources of knowledge and are pro oven to be very useful. I think that the combination of the two is wonderful. We are still writing; it has not been and probably will not be completely ruled out ever. As long as students stick to a routine similar to the one most of us use now I think writing will be just fine.