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This 4 page paper considers what it means to be literate today. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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This paper discusses what literacy means today. Discussion Literacy used to be thought of only in connection with the ability to read books and other print material and retain
the meaning of what was read. But today, people have to deal not only with print works (books, magazines, newspapers, newsletters and so on), they also have to be able
to retrieve and process information from non-print sources, especially the Internet. With computers in very common use (though not universal), they present a great learning opportunity, but they also demand
a special type of literacy. In an even larger sense, the Internet is changing the way we think about literacy. As an example, one source discusses "Alicia," who "knows how
to effectively use a search engine to locate information. She uses links, headings, graphics, and video and audio clips to help her gather information" (Schmar-Dobler, 2003, p. 17). When she
reads on the Internet, Alicia "believes that the Web will meet her needs" (Schmar-Dobler, 2003, p. 17). She is usually able to find everything she needs, and if she fails
to find what shes looking for, she "blames herself rather than the technology" (Schmar-Dober, 2003, p. 17). She explains that when she uses search engines and cant find the information
she wants, its because she has either spelled something wrong, or searched "for the wrong thing" (Schmar-Dober, 2003, p. 17). (This is a common problem with search engines; while they
are very useful, it can be extremely difficult to hit on exactly the right combination of search terms to return useful results.) The point is that Alicia finds fault with
herself, not the technology; she is "growing up reading the Internet as a source of information" (Schmar-Dober, 2003, p. 17). Another student, Jake, can also "read" the Internet, but he
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