[PDF] Literate Lives In The Information Age eBook

Author : Cynthia L. Selfe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 20,17 MB
Release : 2004-07-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 1135631204

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This book chronicles the development of electronic literacies through the stories of individuals with varying backgrounds and skills. Authors Cynthia L. Selfe and Gail E. Hawisher employ these stories to begin tracing technological literacy as it has emerged over the last few decades within the United States. They selected 20 case studies from the corpus of more than 350 people who participated in interviews or completed a technological literacy questionnaire during six years of their study. The book is organized into seven chapters that follow the 20 participants in their efforts to acquire varying degrees of technological literacy. Each chapter situates the participants' life-history accounts in the cultural ecology of the time, tracing major political, economic, social, and educational events, factors, and trends that may have influenced--and been influenced by--literacy practices and values. These literacy histories are richly sown with information that can help those in composition and writing studies situate the processes of acquiring the literacies of technology in specific cultural, material, educational, and familial contexts. These case studies provide initial clues about combinations of factors that affect--and are affected by--technological literacy acquisition and development. The first-hand accounts presented here offer, in abundant detail, everyday literacy experiences that can help educators, parents, policymakers, and writing teachers respond to today's students in more informed ways.

Author : Cynthia L.Selfe
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Page : pages
File Size : 12,27 MB
Release : 2004
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This book chronicles the development of electronic literacies through the stories of individuals with varying backgrounds and skills. Authors Cynthia L. Selfe and Gail E. Hawisher employ these stories to begin tracing technological literacy as it has emerged over the last few decades within the United States. They selected 20 case studies from the corpus of more than 350 people who participated in interviews or completed a technological literacy questionnaire during six years of their study. The book is organized into seven chapters that follow the 20 participants in their efforts to acquire v.

Author : Cynthia L. Selfe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 21,66 MB
Release : 2004-07-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 1135631212

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This book reports authors' research in electronic literacy, chronicling the development of electronic literacies through stories of several individuals with varying backgrounds/skills. For scholars/students in composition, literacy, communication, techno

Author : Gunther R. Kress
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 14,24 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Computers and literacy
ISBN : 9780415253567

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This important and influential book considers how the Internet, like the printing press in its time, has changed the politics of communication and explores how the changes will affect the future of literacy.

Author : Robert William Kubey
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 37,64 MB
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Category : Education
ISBN : 9781412828352

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Examines the theory and practice of media education.

Author : Michael B. Eisenberg
Publisher : Libraries Unlimited
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 39,46 MB
Release : 2004-01-30
Category : Computers
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Attempts to cover all aspects of information literacy, from the origins of the concept to its economic and political importance.

Author : Stuart Selber
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 32,30 MB
Release : 2004-01-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0809388685

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Just as the majority of books about computer literacy deal more with technological issues than with literacy issues, most computer literacy programs overemphasize technical skills and fail to adequately prepare students for the writing and communications tasks in a technology-driven era. Multiliteracies for a Digital Age serves as a guide for composition teachers to develop effective, full-scale computer literacy programs that are also professionally responsible by emphasizing different kinds of literacies and proposing methods for helping students move among them in strategic ways. Defining computer literacy as a domain of writing and communication, Stuart A. Selber addresses the questions that few other computer literacy texts consider: What should a computer literate student be able to do? What is required of literacy teachers to educate such a student? How can functional computer literacy fit within the values of teaching writing and communication as a profession? Reimagining functional literacy in ways that speak to teachers of writing and communication, he builds a framework for computer literacy instruction that blends functional, critical, and rhetorical concerns in the interest of social action and change. Multiliteracies for a Digital Age reviews the extensive literature on computer literacy and critiques it from a humanistic perspective. This approach, which will remain useful as new versions of computer hardware and software inevitably replace old versions, helps to usher students into an understanding of the biases, belief systems, and politics inherent in technological contexts. Selber redefines rhetoric at the nexus of technology and literacy and argues that students should be prepared as authors of twenty-first-century texts that defy the established purview of English departments. The result is a rich portrait of the ideal multiliterate student in a digital age and a social approach to computer literacy envisioned with the requirements for systemic change in mind.

Author : Laura Perdew
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 35,33 MB
Release : 2016-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1680774743

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The flow of information through our modern digital world has led to many new issues and controversies. Information Literacy in the Digital Ageexamines the challenges involved in seeking and evaluating information from the vast array of sources available through digital technology. Compelling text, well-chosen photographs, and extensive back matter give readers a clear look at these complex issues. Features include essential facts, a glossary, additional resources, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Author : R.W. Burniske
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 19,18 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Education
ISBN : 1412957451

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From the publisher: Living in today's digital age provides a wealth of learning opportunities and a wide range of communication possibilities. Along with its many benefits, the World Wide Web poses real challenges to even the most informed user, from misinformation to unedited work to plagiarism. How can we teach students to use the Internet intelligently and responsibly? In this insightful resource, internationally recognized professor and author R.W. Burniske takes an in-depth look at the Internet's advantages and risks and shows teachers how to incorporate technology to help students communicate clearly, accurately, and purposefully. Using specific case studies, teacher tips, and practical ideas, this valuable resource gives teachers guidelines to help students develop their ability to: use language critically and tactfully, assess visual content on the Web, critically evaluate Web sites for validity and reliability, practice ethics and etiquette on the Internet, and analyze online information for credibility, logic, and embedded emotional content. Literacy in the Digital Age, Second Edition, provides everything educators need to make digital literacy a vital part of their classroom instruction.

Author : Taskiran, Nurdan Oncel
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 15,10 MB
Release : 2019-11-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1799815366

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The fast pace of technology in this day and age has made it difficult for individuals to stay informed without becoming lost in the folds of an information overload. Methods used to narrow down information are becoming just as important as providing the information to be discovered. The Handbook of Research on Multidisciplinary Approaches to Literacy in the Digital Age is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on the significance of being literate in the age of speed and technology. While highlighting topics such as e-advertising, mobile computing, and visual culture, this publication explores the major issues society has in the information age and the methods of innovative achievements of public or private institutions. This book is ideally designed for researchers, academicians, teachers, and business managers seeking current research on a variety of social sciences in terms of the digital age.