Title: With%20all%20the%20talk%20about%20the%20many%20resources%20available%20on%20CD-ROM%20and%20the%20Internet,%20I%20thought%20you'd%20like%20to%20know%20of%20another%20exciting%20resource:%20"The%20BOOK,"%20or%20the%20Built-in%20Orderly%20Organized%20Knowledge%20device.
1- With all the talk about the many resources
available on CD-ROM and the Internet, I thought
you'd like to know of another exciting resource
"The BOOK," or the Built-in Orderly Organized
Knowledge device. -
- It's a revolutionary breakthrough in
technology it needs no wires, electric circuits
or batteries and has nothing to be connected or
switched on. -
- It's so easy to use a child can do it just
lift its cover and you're there! Compact and
portable, "The BOOK" can be used anywhere - even
sitting in an armchair by the fire - yet it's
powerful enough to hold as much information as a
CD-ROM. -
- Heres how it works "The BOOK" is
constructed of sequentially numbered sheets of
paper, usually recyclable, each capable of
holding thousands of bits of information. These
pages are locked together with a custom-fit
device called a binding, which keeps the sheets
in their correct sequence. By using both sides of
each sheet, manufacturers cut costs in half. -
- Each sheet is scanned optically, registering
information directly into your brain. A flick of
a finger takes you to the next sheet. "The BOOK"
may be taken up at any time and used by merely
opening it. -
- The browse feature allows you to move
instantly to any sheet and move forward or
backward as you wish. Most come with an index
that pinpoints the exact location of any selected
information for instant retrieval. -
- An optional BOOKmark accessory allows you to
open "The BOOK" to the exact place you left it in
a previous session - even if it has been closed.
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- BOOKmarks fit universal design standards, so a
single one can be used in BOOKs by various
manufacturers. -
- Portable, durable and affordable, "The BOOK"
is the entertainment and educational wave of the
future. Many new titles are expected due to the
surge in popularity of its programming tool, the
Portable Erasable-Nib Cryptic Intercommunication
Language Stylus - a k a PENCILS. -
- Look for "The BOOK," coming soon to a favorite
store near you.
2Reading in the Age of RAM
- What Have They Done To My Words?
- Dr. Larry L. Burriss
- Dean, College of Mass Communication
- Professor, School of Journalism
- Dr. Kathleen G. Burriss
- Associate Professor, Department of Elementary and
Special Education
3Where Are We Headed?
- The State of Reading Today
- The Dangers of Aliteracy
- Books v. Internet
4Reading Literacy Test Scores
9 Year Olds 9 Year Olds 9 Year Olds
Country Mean Age Mean Score
Finland 9.7 569
United States 10.0 547
Sweden 9.8 539
France 10.1 531
Italy 9.9 529
New Zealand 10.0 528
Norway 9.8 524
Iceland 9.8 518
Hong Kong 10.0 517
Singapore 9.3 515
14 Year Olds 14 Year Olds 14 Year Olds
Country Mean Age Mean Score
Finland 14.7 560
France 15.4 549
Sweden 14.8 546
New Zealand 15.0 545
Hungary 14.1 536
Iceland 14.8 536
Switzerland 14.9 536
Hong Kong 15.2 535
United States 15.0 535
Singapore 14.4 534
Source Digest of Educational Statistics, Tables
406 and 407. National Center for Educational
Statistics (http//nces.ed.gov/)
5Why Do We Read?
- I. Required
- II. Pleasure
- A. For Information
- 1. Just because I want to know
- 2. For specific information or specific
purpose - B. For Enjoyment
- 1. Fiction
- 2. Non-fiction
6The Dangers of Aliteracy
- Control of Public Policy
- They Know Their Stuff Better Than You Know Your
Stuff - The Better-Prepared Person is Coming After YOUR
Job
7Readin Writin and RAM
- Johannes Gutenberg
- Marshall McLuhan Internet
8Johannes Gutenberg
- The Development of Movable Type
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Allows the distribution of information Promotes
debate Difficult to control flow Allows social
and technological development (transfer of
information)
Standardizes spelling and grammar
Standardizes information Editing
Cross-checking
9Marshall McLuhan
- The Medium is the Message
- Different media take different levels of
involvement
10Levels of Credibility
- Books
- Magazines
- Newspapers
- Radio-Television
- Internet
Why?
Self-Righting Process
11"Who Said That?" Guidelines for Evaluating
Sources
- By Bob Steele and Al Tompkins, The Poynter
Institute
- How does this source know what he/she knows?
Can I prove the sources' information through
government records or other documents? How can I
confirm this information through further reading
or other sources?
12"Who Said That?" Guidelines for Evaluating
Sources
- Are there underlying assumptions that my
source depends on which I should question?
- How representative is my source's point of
view? Who else knows what my source knows?
13"Who Said That?" Guidelines for Evaluating
Sources
- What is the past reliability and reputation of
this source?
- What is the source's motive for providing the
information? What does this source have to gain
or lose? Will this information make the source
look better or worse, guilty or innocent?
14"Who Said That?" Guidelines for Evaluating
Sources
- What is my relationship with the source?
- Why am I using this particular source? How
often do others or I use this source?
15"Who Said That?" Guidelines for Evaluating
Sources
- Where can I find an independent person who has
expertise on this subject and can help me
verify/interpret/challenge the information my
source has given me?
16Books v. Computers(Does it Make a Difference?)
- Information vs. The Process of Reading
- The Golden Goblet
17The Experience of Reading
- Books
- Audio books
- E-books
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18The Experience of Reading
- Story (characters, locations, sounds) exists in
your mind - Source credibility
- Critical thinking (source evaluation)
- Tactile
19The Experience of Reading
- Easy to use
- But linear
- Reader's (not listener's) interpretation of
characters
20The Experience of Reading
- Non-relevant distractions
- What happens when the battery dies?
- You cant curl up with a good laptop
21Social Advantages to the Internet
- Increased awareness of the big picture
- Expanded neural capacity
- Comprehension of bias and willingness to accept
tolerance - Readiness to try new things
22Social Disadvantages to the Internet
- Fragmented sense of time and loss of duration
experience - Reduced attention span and impatience with
sustained inquiry - Shattered faith in institutions and institutional
mythology - Estrangement from geographic place and community
- Absence of strong vision of personal place in the
big picture
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24Reading in the Age of RAM
- What Have They Done To My Words?
- Dr. Larry L. Burriss
- Dean, College of Mass Communication
- Professor, School of Journalism
- Dr. Kathleen G. Burriss
- Associate Professor, Department of Elementary and
Special Education