Right now in my I-Search I feel confident as I wrap up. I now know that a whole lot has changed since I was in school. Technology has really changed the the way students write. I know that even with the influx of technology in the classroom, not all districts can afford it. Some districts can afford to hand out tablets or laptops the first week of school, while other districts can only afford minimal technology that students do not always have access to.
This both frustrates me and surprises me. Before beginning this I-Search I was ignorant to how technology is currently used in student writing in our schools. I did know that the price of technology is much more attainable than 5 to 10 years ago. So I assumed that school districts around Rhode Island would have funding to supply students with plenty of technology; I was wrong. I was surprised to see that a classroom of 28 student has to share ten mini-laptops to type answers to a list of comprehension questions. When at a different district students had plenty of tablets to complete a writing assignments. I still want to know why that is, maybe it's an obvious answer.
Overall, I can conclude that technical composition seems to be a fan favorite among the students and teachers I spoke with. My secondary sources tend to also agree that students tend to create higher level writing when using word processors. The complexities that I have to live with for now is how technical composition is used (if at all) across the curriculum. Also, I would be interested in seeing how writing is taught years from now. Technology will continue to become more attainable. With such a positive view on word processors and student writing, I wonder if pen and paper writing will eventually cease to exist.
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