#3 Technology

My first introduction to computers was when I went back to High School in 1995 at the ripe old age of 39, to do my VCE. I was one of those at the tail end of The Baby Boomer years who left school at 15 and sailed straight into a job. When my children were all at school I felt it was time to finish my schooling so I jumped in before I thought too much about it. Not only did I go back to school in our small town I also joined the ranks of the 17 to 18 year olds who hung around the Common Room! One thing I didn't think through was my great lack of computer knowledge, in fact I had never touched one in my life! All of a sudden here I was expected to do all my work on this machine that I didn't even know how to turn on. My saving grace was the wonderful help and support of my fellow students who thought me a great lark and were all too ready to lead me through the process as though I was a 2 year old. A great advantage that I had was the skill of touch typing that all girls learnt in the 60's/'70's when I was at school, for some reason this is no longer taught, so my slowness at how to use the computer was made up the speed at which I put the info. into it. I messed up and lost my work a few times but soon got the hang of the new technology. Now I work in a library and techonology changes are part of everyday, I am just so glad I was thrown in at the deep end or I may never have ventured in to the wonderful world of computers.