I've always used computers mainly to mess around, or just chat with my friends. This semester of English I've figured out many more ways to express what I believe and have the world take it as a reliable source. Usually when online people don't take into account spelling or proper word use, but really all that does is make people look foolish and uneducated. Using sites like blogger, wikispaces and shelfari.com have really helped with my ability to type a well-written paragraph that not only looks nice, but also reads properly so I can be fully understood over the World Wide Web. Not only has it helped improve my writing ability but it has also showed me many web sites that I can compare books with others around the world. Yes, I'm talking about Shelfari. Shelfari is a tool that I plan to use for - well - a very long time. It’s already helped me find amazing books to read, and I've only had an account for about two days. The website also offers a chance to review and read other members reviews on books so that one can find a good book depending on what they like to read. For the most part, the reviews on this website are all intelligent and helpful. Wikispaces has also opened a whole new world of writing and creative presentations to me. The page can be used basically like your own website (since that’s what it is) to share information and other things to people who may not know anything about a subject. The last thing that has really helped in English 11 is google.docs. This helped immensly with getting a paper back and forth between me and my peer editior. It was quick and simple.