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<strong>The web is a system of interlinked documents and resources accessed via the internet.</strong> The internet can also be used to access email, Internet Relay Chat (IRC) and other non-web services, but for the purposes of this white paper we’re interested in the things that can be accessed and created via modern web browsers. Taking Leo, Martha and Abdullah as our examples, no matter what devices they choose to use, the web is accessible to them all. | <strong>The web is a system of interlinked documents and resources accessed via the internet.</strong> The internet can also be used to access email, Internet Relay Chat (IRC) and other non-web services, but for the purposes of this white paper we’re interested in the things that can be accessed and created via modern web browsers. Taking Leo, Martha and Abdullah as our examples, no matter what devices they choose to use, the web is accessible to them all. | ||
The open Web has enabled increasing access to information and each other, as well as provided the platform for many new ways to learn and new skills to achieve. It is relevant for developers, teachers, doctors, construction workers and many more, including learners of any kind. Therefore, we feel there is a new necessary set of literacies for modern citizens - web literacies - that prepare them to effectively use the web to get information, connect with others and express themselves. | The open Web has enabled increasing access to information and each other, as well as provided the platform for many new ways to learn and new skills to achieve. It is relevant for developers, teachers, doctors, construction workers and many more, including learners of any kind. Therefore, we feel there is <em>a new necessary set of literacies for modern citizens</em> - web literacies - that prepare them to effectively use the web to get information, connect with others and express themselves. | ||
Literacy isn’t just about reading, but about writing too. When we think about literacies on the web it’s important to go beyond just the differences between paper and screen. Those differences, like the <em>hypertextuality</em> of the web, are certainly important. But mastering these differences does not automatically lead to ‘web literacies’. <strong>Being web literate means not only being able to read the web but also having the ability to ‘write’ it.</strong> | Literacy isn’t just about reading, but about writing too. When we think about literacies on the web it’s important to go beyond just the differences between paper and screen. Those differences, like the <em>hypertextuality</em> of the web, are certainly important. But mastering these differences does not automatically lead to ‘web literacies’. <strong>Being web literate means not only being able to read the web but also having the ability to ‘write’ it.</strong> | ||