ENWR-105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Microsoft Powerpoint, Intellectualism, Anatole Broyard
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Media critic howard rheingold states literacy involves 5 abilites: attention, participation, collaboration, network awareness, critical consumption. Infotention is a word created by rheingold, meaning to have combination of brain powered attention skills and computer powered information filters. (page 25 eana) Be an active participant: understand and think and respond to what is in the text. Skim the text: get sense of what it covers. Consider the author: style of writing, tone, stance. Are you part of the group: do you agree or disagree with the author, phrases, passages or points that surprised you, summarize the author"s words. Pay attention to the text"s design: does the design affect the way you understand the text, visuals and messages it sends, headings, side bars, highlights, etc. Talk back to the text: strengths and weakness of the text, write counterarguments, write other views. Summarize the main ideas: use your own words, be accurate, leave out less important info.
