There is no longer a cookie cutter template with writing on the Internet anymore. This is Lateral Multi directional Literacy in imagine, taken from the blog, http://wordandimage.wordpress.com/catergory/children
The problem with structure on the Internet is that there is none. Even though you can follow the grammar rules, piecing them together is another thing. With this new internet style, the brain now has to process the information and allow the individual to move seemlessly from page to page, reading the different sites. All while retaining the information. A whole new cognitive set of skills are now needed. This is a huge change, even dating back 10 to 15 years. The internet is changing how we read, write, and comprehend new information.
The internet has opened new doors and new challenges that we live with everyday. A new set of skills is needed from the skills that were learned in school 20 years ago. An internet surfer must be able to multitask, to stay focus and to apply the information found. Speaking from personal experience, I was taught to type on a manual typewriter. Letters were handwritten and library cards were used to search for information. All that has changed in the world around me. I have been forced to change as well, for better or for worse I have become digital literate.
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