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  1. Aug 2016
    1. What about the glorious age of letter writing?

      This never really existed.

    2. "It was huge! Hurhongous!" She laughs. "And I was like, oh my. That was the first time I had a sense of the volume of it

      This is interesting because so many people think that the things they do online aren't "real" reading and writing. In fact, their literacy practices have just expanded to more diverse texts.

    1. famous and weirdly poignant scene toward the end of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey.

      Here's a link to this scene (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdi5PqMm4jQ

    1. world

      The definition of literacy has evolved in the 21st century. The basic definition of literacy means to be able to read and write. To be successful in today’s digital world, literacy goes far beyond being able to read and write. What it means to be digitally literate has reflected the change in how information is processed, delivered, and received in today’s highly connected world.

    2. The definition of literacy has evolved in the 21st century. The basic definition of literacy means to be able to read and write. To be successful in today’s digital world, literacy goes far beyond being able to read and write. What it means to be digitally literate has reflected the change in how information is processed, delivered, and received in today’s highly connected world.

      This is pointing to an expanded definition of literacy with the growth of technology. It argues that literacy in today's world goes far beyond just knowing how to read and write.