Writing the future in the digital age.

• Authors : Merchant, Guy¹

Subjects: *DIGITAL communications; *DIGITAL media; *LITERACY

• Source: Literacy. Nov2007, Vol. 41 Issue 3, p118-128. 11p. 4 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Illustration, 1 Chart.

• Abstract: Meaning making in new media presents new opportunities and challenges for those working in formal and informal educational contexts. How this impacts on a Copyright of Literacy is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites ...

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Digital Games in Education: The Design of Games-Based Learning Environments.

• Authors : Gros, Begoña¹

Subjects: *ELECTRONIC games; *EDUCATION; *TECHNOLOGICAL literacy

• Source: Journal of Research on Technology in Education. Fall2007, Vol. 40 Issue 1, p23-38. 16p. 2 Diagrams, 1 Chart.

• Abstract: In recent years, electronic games have assumed an important place in the lives of children and adolescents. Children acquire digital Copyright of Journal of Research on Technology in Education is the property of Routledge and its content may not be ...

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ICT on the Margins: Lessons for Ugandan Education.

• Authors : Mutonyi, Harriet¹; Norton, Bonny¹

Subjects: *INTERNET in education; *COMMUNICATION & technology; *EDUCATIONUGANDA

• Source: Language & Education: An International Journal. 2007, Vol. 21 Issue 3, p264-270. 7p.

• Abstract: In this end piece, we argue that while this special issue shifts debates on the digital divide to address students' capacity ... Copyright of Language & Education: An International Journal is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be ...

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Utilizing Computerized Entertainment Education in the Development of Decision Aids for Lower Literate and Naïve Computer Users.

• Authors : Jibaja-Weiss, MariaL.¹ (AUTHOR) ; Volk, RobertJ.¹ (AUTHOR)

Subjects: *COMPUTER users; *COMPUTER software; *INTERACTIVE computer systems

• Source: Journal of Health Communication. Oct/Nov2007, Vol. 12 Issue 7, p681-697. 17p. 2 Black and White Photographs, 2 Diagrams, 1 Chart.

• Abstract: Decision aids have been developed by using various delivery methods, including interactive computer programs. Such programs, however, still rely heavily on written information, health and Copyright of Journal of Health Communication is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or ...

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Creativity through a rhetorical lens: implications for schooling, literacy and media education.

• Authors : Banaji, Shakuntala¹ ; Burn, Andrew¹

Subjects: *LITERACY; *LITERATURE; *SAVINGS

• Source: Literacy. Jul2007, Vol. 41 Issue 2, p62-70. 9p. 2 Illustrations.

• Abstract: This article, which is speculative in outlook and emerges from an extended literature review on this subject, takes as its basic premise the notion that ... Copyright of Literacy is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites ...

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Negotiating critical, postcritical literacy: the problematic of text analysis.

• Authors : Iyer, Radha¹

Subjects: *LITERACY; *GENERAL education; *CLASSROOM dynamics

• Source: Literacy. Nov2007, Vol. 41 Issue 3, p161-168. 8p.

• Abstract: Critical literacy has been a particular focus in literacy education in the past ... Copyright of Literacy is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites ...

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Editorial: Play and learn: potentials of game-based learning.

• Authors : Pivec, Maja¹ (AUTHOR)

Subjects: *COMPUTERS & literacy; *LEARNING; *UNIVERSITIES & colleges

• Source: British Journal of Educational Technology. May2007, Vol. 38 Issue 3, p387-393. 7p. 1 Diagram.

• Abstract: The author reflects on the potentials of game-based learning. He emphasized that in formal education games are still considered as an ...

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Radical Change and wikis: Teaching new literacies.

• Authors : Luce-Kapler, Rebecca¹

Subjects: *COMPUTERS & literacy; *VISUAL literacy; *EDUCATION software

• Source: Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. Nov2007, Vol. 51 Issue 3, p214-223. 10p. 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Chart.

• Abstract: The article explores strategies for using digital resources to teach literacy among young adults. The author focuses ...

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“Struggling” Middle Schoolers: Engagement and Literate Competence in a Reading Writing Intervention Class.

• Authors : O'Brien, David¹ (AUTHOR) ; Beach, Richard¹ (AUTHOR); Scharber, Cassandra¹ (AUTHOR)

Subjects: *MIDDLE school students; *MIDDLE schools; *MIDDLE school education

• Source: Reading Psychology. Jan2007, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p51-73. 23p.

• Abstract: In a report of a two-year study of seventh- and eighth-grade struggling readers, researchers employed a mixed research design to address the following guiding questions: (... Copyright of Reading Psychology is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to ...

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`There are other ways of being in the truth'/The uses of multimedia literacy.

• Authors : Hartley, John¹

Subjects: *EDUCATION; *MULTIMEDIA systems; *LITERACYUSES of Literacy, The (Book)

• Source: International Journal of Cultural Studies. Mar2007, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p135-144. 12p.

• Abstract: After 50 years, what are the implications of The Uses of Literacy for educational modernisation, in the light of subsequent changes from ... Copyright of International Journal of Cultural Studies is the property of Sage Publications, Ltd. and its content may not be copied or emailed to ...

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