Digital+Literacy

=Digital Literacy=

__**What is the internet?**__


The Internet is a world wide collection of computer networks cooperating with each other to exchange information. In simple terms it is a network of the interlinked computer networking worldwide, which is accessible to the general public. Another name for the Internet is the "Net".

Source: @http://www.centerspan.org/tutorial/net.htm

**__What is a browser?__**
@http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/B/browser.html
 * What is a browser?
 * A browser is a software program that lets you explore the World Wide Web to find text, graphics, sound, movies, games, chats and more.
 * A browser is basically the little icons on your computer home screen that brings you to a website when clicked (search images for 'Internet Browser). Browsers are used to retrieve, locate and display information on the World Wide Web.

__**How do computers affect us positively?**__
Computers affect us positively because in Massachusetts there was a study that showed that the more someone used the computer to do school work that they did better on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment systems @http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/19387.php

What is an up and coming trend for digital literacy I think an up and coming trend could be group novels. Where people work together online in a program like wikispaces or google docs to create books or websites
 * Questions:**