What is the significance of literacy in the “Information Age”?
In the US, where the Internet plays a key role in the workplace and news media, becoming “technologically literate” is critical for economic and educational advancement. This means new types of literacy need to be taught in schools. Luckily, 95% of America’s public schools can now use the Internet as a teaching tool. But in terms of public and private access, a “digital divide” remains between high and low income, rural and urban, and white and non-white households.
