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For as long as I could remember I have been around computers and technology.  My parents were very technologically advanced because of their jobs, so as I grew up it was normal to have one or two computers in the house and be able to know how to use them.  However I didn’t become a creator of internet content until I was in high school.  I didn’t know that there was a consumer and a creator, I always thought that everyone was a consumer.  I never really took the time to think, wait someone created this application, or someone created this site that I am learning from.  When I got to high school it was actually my English teacher who got me to start using wikis.  Over time my ICT skills have significantly increased.  At first when I was a kid all I knew was video games and instant messenger or the social aspect.  But as I grew older I began to understand more about the inter web and what I could learn, and also how programs worked and how to better myself trough use of certain programs or applications.  As shown in a table created by Mark Warschauer, I can say that I did not know the economic era of ITC, or even the receptive skills.  When It came to computers and technology it was pretty cut and dry, write something on paper for fun or draw a picture. But now I can write papers, look up information, connect with old friends, organize myself, and overall better myself.  Thanks to my parents thrusting us into a technology filled world from the beginning I was able to be current with all computer and internet technology at an early age.  And due to this I can be social, productive, organized and current all in one area.