Internet Literacy Assignment

Objectives:

• to engage in a critical analysis of your own internet literacy;
• to research and use secondary sources to expand your own knowledge, and support your claims, about your internet literacy;
• to examine and understand the difference between credible and non-credible sources;
• to examine and understand the difference between peer-reviewed academic sources and popular sources;
• to examine and understand the difference between academic and journalistic writing;

Requirements:

• Completion of both the online and real library research sessions and all tutorials and quizzes associated with those sessions;
• submission of early draft of this paper to Lori on or before noon on September 18th;
• completion of a draft for peer review on September 21st and participation in that peer review;
• submission of copy-edited, final draft of this paper on September 23rd 30th.

Deliverables:

• Final draft of 2-4 page Internet Literacy Paper with References;
• Analytical Coverletter.

Description:

For this paper you will "explore" and analyze your own interactions with online technologies. How do you learn new technologies, how do you decide which online communities to join and which to avoid, what do you know about privacy controls in the various sites you use and visit, what kinds of communication technologies do you use the most and why, how do you work online, how do you play online, what technologies will you need to learn for your chosen major/career? Your Internet Literacy Paper will answer one of these questions or answer a different, but equally engaging, question about your online literacy practices. This paper will be written in first-person, but you should be prepared to locate and use both popular (magazines, newspapers, news programs, websites) and academic (journals and books) sources to support your analysis.

This paper will be 2-4 pages long, double-spaced, and written in a journalistic style. You will also submit a separate References page (APA) and analytical cover letter with this work.

Portfolio Deliverables to Save as Electronic Files:

• draft of paper with Lori's response;
• draft of paper with 1-2 classmate responses (as required);
• sample of your response to 1-2 classmates' papers (as required);
• final draft of paper with Lori's response, grading standards, and grade;
• separate References page;
• analytical coverletter;
• any revised drafts you submitted after the assignment was returned to you with a grade.