Lydia+Netbook

A netbook is basically a small laptop computer that can be smaller than a netbook or folder and is designed primarily for accessing Internet based applications. A netbook can be an educational tool yet it can be a harmful tool as there are many bad influences on the Internet.

On a netbook, you pretty much have the whole world open to you. On a netbook you have access to the Internet and the Internet can lead to many different social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and MySpace. A netbook can strengthen a relationship between two people yet it can harm a relationship as many times a message can be misinterpreted and the relationship will be hurt. The world of technology has taken a big step over the last decade. When my own parents were in college, which was about 20 years ago, they had those huge, importable machines called computers. Of course it still had Internet and such but it was notas convenient as a netbook. Obviously my grandparents did not have netbooks but when they were my age, they did notneed netbooks unlike now, all my school work is done on a netbook so therefore I need to use one unlike my grandparents.

Netbooks are great tools and can really benefit a person. A netbook can encourage students to learn more. Students can do research on a certain topic they like and learn more about it. However, a netbook can lead to some very bad places in the Internet and can really cause a bad image. Many times a school requires the use of netbooks or laptops for schoolwork and projects, students learn to depend on a netbook and that can sometimes be a bad thing as the student may spend too much time on a netbook and not spend enough time with family or friends.

Netbooks have really impacted my life both in good ways and bad. After using a netbook for a school year I can type so much faster that last year and I do not even have to look at the keyboard! Also, I have learned so much more about technology from using different programs on my netbook for school projects to learning how to fix simple computer problems that I could never fix before. Having a netbook has also helped me to stay organized with my school work. I have not handed anything in late this year and I am always on the top of my school work. Even though having a netbook has really helped me, it also had some negative impact on me as well. I've spent way too much time on my netbook chatting with friends or just lazily surfing the web for good books to read in the summer. I regret not studying or cleaning my room instead of staring at my netbook screen. I should not have spent so much time on it and that is something I will probably regret for a long time.

Altogether, I think that netbooks are very important and are really beneficial to students. Even though there may be some negative aspects of netbooks, I think that the positive ones outshine the negative ones. Yes, some students will get distracted on a netbook or may use it for the wrong cause but that does not mean he or she will not gain any knowledge from owning a [|netbook]. Personally, I have learned a great deal from owning a netbook. I have learned more about technology, being organized, staying on top of things and so much more. Netbooks are fantastic pieces of technology and are very nice to have.