Using New Media
by Clara Chung-wai Shih and David E. Weekly
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction (Home)
Preface
1) Distribute print media electronically
2) Use CD/DVD
3) Use Internet media
4) Encourage reading on computer monitors
5) Select appropriate materials using proven methods
6) If possible, teach computer use
7) The trend is in technology's favor
8) Conclusions
Glossary
References
About the International Academy of Education
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Introduction
Books have existed for
centuries, helping bring knowledge, religion, and imagination to all
corners of the world. The invention of the printing press in the
1400's revolutionized the manufacture of books, making them
increasingly affordable and available. Yet for all their advantages,
books have several important drawbacks: they are difficult to revise
and expensive to publish, print, and distribute.
Recent advances in technology have enabled
electronic media to offer a useful alternative to the printed book.
Electronic works can go beyond the printed word, offering not only
text, but sound, color, animations, and interactivity, thereby
putting users in control of their own experience. Not only can
electronic works be distributed freely and instantaneously through
the Internet to connected destinations worldwide, but inexpensive
and lightweight CDs also make it possible to cheaply send whole
libraries of material to any place on the planet. These CDs can be
cheaply and quickly reproduced and redistributed in turn, empowering
recipients to also become redistributors. As an example, a library
that had received a single CD with hundreds of books of material
could quickly and cheaply distribute copies of the CD to library
guests.
The continued spread of technology throughout the
world is making computers an increasingly practical tool for
enhancing youth education. While the poorest areas of the planet do
not yet have abundant computing resources, the rapidly falling cost
of computers combined with continued increases in Internet access is
likely to soon make universal computer access a reality. Against
this backdrop of widespread computing, we would like to give an
overview of immediate steps that can be taken to use technology to
enhance children's education worldwide.
Along with the power granted by these
technologies comes new responsibility. As users in this new
electronic world we must abide by a code of conduct that includes
respecting writer's rights and taking care to screen content for
children against harmful materials such as pornography or violence.
We hope you find
this booklet useful!
Clara Shih and David Weekly
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