Technology: Impact on Literacy Development

William Valmont
Computers in the Schools, Vol 15 No 1, 1999, p. 73-77

Computers with contemporary software and connectivity to the Internet are extremely valuable tools for teachers to use in helping students develop literacy. However, these same technologies have impacted literacy development in interesting ways that were not anticipated by early advocates and developers. Consider two examples: The sheer volume and type of electronic information, and the ability to move freely, or nonlinearly, in text.
 

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