Do electronic texts change reading, writing and the professing of literature?
(Lanham, R.A Reading Hypertext Order and Coherence in a New Medium) My students communicated furiously via email and chat rooms, all of which seems to build fluency in similar ways to how I use peer journals. Granted, I think the majority of my students are not readers of books, but I see a growing number of them consume print via the Internet. The more they read and the more they write, the better they become at each. If this is their tool of choice, then I can cheer because at least they’ve chosen a tool for literacy as opposed to not engaging at all. • Are hypertexts different from traditional forms of text? Are they a new medium of thought? (Slatin, J.M Reading Hypertext Order and Coherence in a new Medium) Now this is one that most frequently sparks debate among my colleagues. Somewhere along the way, and I’ve forgotten where, I’ve learned to express this in terms of the “USA TODAY vs. Washington Post” discussion. The Post is more textual; USA TODAY is more graphic and visual in n
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