Journal Entry
READING IN THE INFORMATION AGE
We live in the Information Age, a time characterized by the publication, consumption, and manipulation of ever-greater amounts of information using computers and technology. In your journal, respond to the following questions:
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How has the increased use of digital tools (such as laptop and tablet computers, the Internet, e-readers, and smartphones) affected your reading? For example, do you read more or less than you used to? Why? Has what you read changed? If so, how? Do you find it easier or harder than before to understand and remember what you read?
If you grew up with digital tools and technologies and therefore can’t answer the previous questions from a personal perspective, try answering them from a societal perspective. For example, how do you think technology has changed the way people read?