12-03-2004, 04:02 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-03-2004, 04:03 PM by [wcip]Angel.)
I just completed the essay "The effects of ICT on the promotion of children's literacy." If anyone's interested in reading it, I've uploaded it to my FTP, and the entire document can be downloaded here.
It's a long read (about 6000 words, 1000 more than I was allowed :whistling: ), and I don't know how interesting it is. However if anyone does decide to read it, feel free to comment. It's due Monday, so if you spot any grammatical slip-ups before then, please do point them out to me ;)
I'll include the table of contents in this post, so you can see what the essay is about:
Table of contents
1. Introduction 3
a. Vygotsky 4
2. Word processing
a. Advantages to the writing process 5
b. Disadvantages of word processing 6
c. Plagiarism 7
3. The Internet
a. Hypertext 8
b. The “World Wide” web 9
c. Computer-Mediated Communication 10
d. Pros and Cons of CMC 11
e. 1337-speak 12
4. Software
a. Dictionaries 15
b. Games 16
5. Conclusion
a. The mentor 17
b. The conscious writer 17
c. The experienced surfer 18
d. Learning is fun! 18
e. The future of ICT in schools 19
6. References 20
edit: Sadly, I was not able to include all the parts I wanted, such as the use of ICT in teaching children with learning disabilities. Oh well, perhaps for my thesis :)
It's a long read (about 6000 words, 1000 more than I was allowed :whistling: ), and I don't know how interesting it is. However if anyone does decide to read it, feel free to comment. It's due Monday, so if you spot any grammatical slip-ups before then, please do point them out to me ;)
I'll include the table of contents in this post, so you can see what the essay is about:
Table of contents
1. Introduction 3
a. Vygotsky 4
2. Word processing
a. Advantages to the writing process 5
b. Disadvantages of word processing 6
c. Plagiarism 7
3. The Internet
a. Hypertext 8
b. The “World Wide” web 9
c. Computer-Mediated Communication 10
d. Pros and Cons of CMC 11
e. 1337-speak 12
4. Software
a. Dictionaries 15
b. Games 16
5. Conclusion
a. The mentor 17
b. The conscious writer 17
c. The experienced surfer 18
d. Learning is fun! 18
e. The future of ICT in schools 19
6. References 20
edit: Sadly, I was not able to include all the parts I wanted, such as the use of ICT in teaching children with learning disabilities. Oh well, perhaps for my thesis :)
