How the Internet has

changed my life

 The advent of internet-based databases

caused a major shift in my life. Due to the
student information system, Infinite
Campus, my career changed from a
network design consultant to a database
systems analyst and trainer. After
working on that system for 3 years, I was
asked to take over operation of the
technology department for the MuskegoNorway School District.
Bob Boyd

 Well, I would have to say that an

important change in my life due to the
Internet is a man named Gerry, who I met
on the personals after I broke up
with my boyfriend of 3+years.

Turns out the guy is absolutely great.

YAHOO!
Janet

 The internet has impacted my life in scores of

exciting ways. At one point in my career the
internet made me a better teacher by offering
me access to resources and ideas that I would
otherwise not have had access. Now, as a teacher
in an online school, the internet makes it possible
for me to be a teacher. The influence of the
internet has gone far professional assistance to
impact my personal life as well. The internet has
allowed me to keep in contact with friends and
family who are far away and in a world without the
internet may have become mere distant relations
or former acquaintances. Additionally, the
internet has allowed me to make new social
connections through my involvement with blogging.
Anna

The internet, particularly email, has improved my

ability to communicate, save time and money, and
collaborate. I do side work for my father's
photography business. Many of the files used are
emailed back and forth. Ten years ago I would
have had to physically spend the time and money
to travel from Hartford to Menomonee Falls to do
what we do today. It saves on expenses and
increases profit for all involved. Unfortunately,
my father has both poor English and typing skills
so sometimes I have to call long distance (no cell
or high speed... yet) just to figure out what he
wants. But for the rest of the family, friends, and
contacts, email does improve the bottom line.
Paul Pulvermacher

How the internet has change my life

The internet for all intensive purposes is my life.
Its hard to believe how quickly that has
happened. I graduated from college only ten years
ago. I did not have my own computer. I did not
email anyone. I did not use/search the web very
much. Today, I check my email as Im getting
ready in the morning. I pay my bills online,
conduct any research online. I rarely use the
phonebook anymore. When there is a computer
issue at work, like the network being down, it
seems like life comes to a standstill. It is truly
amazing how fast and how much the internet has
become an integral part of my life.
Jamie Beckman

How has the Internet changed my life -

The Internet has allowed me the opportunity to

communicate with people more frequently and
efficiently. This increase in communication has
had a positive impact on my career, my students
and their families, and my personal life. The
speed with which you can express your feelings,
ask questions and receive information saves time
and makes work time much more productive.
Kimberly Stuve

The Internet has provided me with a way

to keep in constant contact with the
people I need to without having to
contanstly travel to be with them or having
to keep late hours at work while I
monitor/work with my students. It has
allowed me to spend precious time at home
without abandoning my work, friend, and
family responsibilities.
Brian Yearling

My life has changed immensely due to the Internet. First

of all, my job as a high school English teacher
has gotten much easier. With online grading programs and
email communication, keeping parents informed of their
child's
grade is more efficient and less time consuming. Also, my
lesson plans change and improve constantly. I am able to
access a multitude of new information, ideas and lesson
plans from educators world wide. With easy access to so
many resources, one should feel ashamed to use the same
lessons year after year. On a personal note, I can't imagine
my life without the Internet. Email is a wonderful way to
keep in touch with family members throughout the state
and country. Also, paying bills and shopping online saves
time for a single mom. I don't always have time to browse
through the stores, but I could do so online, create a
shopping list and head out to the store with a mission in
mind. These few elements really have improved my life.
Peg Meddaugh

I don't think these are 'changes' in my life because for as

long as I can remember we've had internet, at least since
high school.
The internet has allowed me to become really aware of all
kinds of details in a short amount of time.... the weather,
the news, the lowest possible price when shopping, phone
numbers and addresses, driving directions, airline schedules
....
I don't own a phone book, I don't own a map, I don't have a
date book or an address book, I don't write letters, I don't
own a cookbook, I rarely write checks to pay bills....
So maybe these aren't important changes but the
expectation that I want
to know now, I want it taken care of now, I want everything
to be
instant and convenient are all direct results of the
Internet.
Melissa Schuett

 As an English teacher and aspiring writer, I, too,

love the feel of books. Greater than that love,
though, is the love of knowledge. I love trivia. I
love knowing a little bit about a lot of things and a
lot about a few things. As a kid, I used to read
our encyclopedias just for something to do. So,
one of the greatest things about the Internet is
that I can research any little thing at any time,
and I do. Today I saw a bug I had never seen
before, so I looked it up. I think it was some kind
of sawfly, which I had not even heard of before.
Whenever my five year-old son asks me a question
I cant answer, which is frequently, I say, I dont
know. Well have to look that up on the Internet.
The only downside is the occasional pang of regret
I feel on behalf of encyclopedia salespeople!
Penni Uribe

Most important change in mylife because

of internet is being able to stay in
easy contact with my friends all over the
world. One of my very close
friends serves in the army in Afghanistan
and it is nice to be able to email
him and get a quick response saying he is
ok.
Kristin Hubmann

Here is my thoughts on what has changed.

1. Communication with friends and family through

email.
2. Research in general. (Examples: Consumer
Reports, for school, ect.)
3. Pay the bills and save on postage.
4. Keep up with current events other than a
newpaper.
5. Shopping
Rob Grisar

An important change that the Internet brought

to my life is "time". The Internet allows me the
time to communicate with family and friends
about what events that partake in my life and in
my family's. I am able to send messages to
multiple people when necessary without rewriting
information, or I am able to keep up a web page
that informs them about the events that happen
each year. Also, I have access to an array of
information written about an enfanent amount of
subjects, which makes it easy to find information
about sport teams and players around the
country, especially the Packers, Brewers, and
Bucks. Along with that, I am able to shop stores
and order merchandise (also tickets to events)
without getting out of my pajamas.
Carl Dehne

The question for today is what do I believe to be

an important change in my life because of the
Interent. On personal level, I could probably
begin by saying that using the Internet has
greatly assisted me in my research and postgraduate work (access to libraries and databases
from around the world).
In the classroom alone, it has allowed me to
greatly increased daily communication with
parents. I believe that by using Email,
Webgrader, the school's website etc, parents are
becoming more involved in the education of their
children.
Rosie Green

It has made my life more

convenient. Sending attachments, looking
up
information and not having to travel to
find it, communicating and
sharing with others, printing pictures,
paying the bills, shopping,
etc. It has also made teaching easier too
through hands on activities
that help make material revelant to
students lives.
Daniel Simonson

The biggest change the Internet has had

on my life is that it has given me the
ability to stay in touch with family and
friends around the world. I frequently
communicate with friends in Antartica,
Mexico,and all around the USA. If I did
not have the Internet, I feel as if I would
not be in touch with a lot of the people I
communicate with.
Amanda Simon

I thought long and hard about the importance of the change

the web and internet have had in my life. It came down to a
matter of convenience having information at my fingertips
without having to leave my house. On the down side it is
easy to get lost in the sea of information forgetting your
original goal.
The internet or web has provided a means of using
my time more efficiently. The web has provided a
proficient communication tool between the classroom and
parents. A medium where class assignments and
expectations can be posted and resources to help students
complete assignments. With the glut of information at my
finger tips I am able to comparison shop, read reviews, and
purchase items from my home and have them delivered to
my home. I am able to pay bills and manage my bank account
over the internet. I found and applied for my current
position online.
Jim Nelson

The biggest changes in my life resulting

from the Internet are 1) I have a teaching
job online, which allows me to work from
home most of the time and teach students
from all across the state. 2)My husband
has a job (he works for an ISP) 3) The
Internet is my primary source for
information, news, recipes, teaching ideas,
directions, and even my telephone is
through the internet.
Angela Jurisch

Changes in my life because of the internet or web:

I can think of two that I feel are at the top:
It makes my life much easier, both as a teacher and
realtor. I am able to
access information quickly and easily.
On the coat tail of that, it helps me to communicate better,
faster, and
more often. Not just with both of my jobs and parents or
clients, but it
also allows me to keep in regular contact with people that I
would most
likely not keep in contact without the ease of the ease of email.
Sue Guzinski