Publisher's Synopsis
Evolving with the changing times, literacy now involves a range of specialized skills. Students must be visually literate, digitally literate, and technologically literate. Students must also learn how to apply ethical standards to the process respecting the intellectual content, personal feelings, and safety of all members of the cyber-community, including their own. This exceptional set provides readers with a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of digital information gathering, content generating, social networking, and cyber-ethics. Featured subjects include Gaming, Google, Wikipedia, Blogs, Twitter and microblogging, and Foursquare and other location-based services. Each book is written in an engaging, helpful tone. Features include: Sidebars and full resource sections for further exploration. How-to sections that provide extra support in gaining essential skills.