The three writing spaces I use most frequently would include writing on paper, the computer, and constructing thoughts in my mind.  Some characteristics of writing on paper are that it becomes a permanent record, it can be shared easily with others and you can mark it up, make changes and corrections in different colors, methods, or by highlighting.  A unique point would be that you can physically hand a note, paper or book to someone. 

Writing on the computer is quick, easy and you can also make changes or highlight. You can copy and paste, add graphics, sound and construct professional documents, spreadsheets, charts, tables, brochures, and so much more.  A unique aspect of the computer is the endless possibility’s that a person is able to import and have at their fingertips when creating their work. The ability to use my mind as a writing space is probably what I primarily use.  I have a bad habit of trying to remember everything and as absurd as it sounds, I often find myself involved in a mental dialogue about what to type next or how to word a sentence.  I continually question the manner in which I am constructing my written work.  In our last module with Professor Tweedie, I was amazed to realize after so many years, that because of the discipline I received in Catholic school when writing my papers, that I now place a tremendous amount of forethought into what I do.  It is usually well prepared in my head before it even reaches the paper.  In catholic school we were not allowed to cross out and make marks on our papers.  A unique characteristic of this method is that it forced me to emphasize thinking before I write and to gather my thoughts or additional information I need.  When writing on the computer or on paper, I will utilize my mental writing space first.

I think my response to the educational instruction I received is what caused my remediation of the process.  When I was taught handwriting it was imperative that we form our letters correctly. Often times we were given short paragraphs to write and you were not allowed to make mistakes.  When you did, you had to write a big X on the paper and the correction above it.  In order to prevent turning in a paper that was marked up, I would spend time constructing what I was going to write in my mind and would make a sentence work or alter it just to avoid writing that “X”.  I feel the computer has become a remediation in the sense that over time literacy in our society has moved from oral to written and now to visual.  Computer literacy encompasses all three: oral, written and visual forms of communication.