HTML Example: A Hyperlink

The author Donald J. Sobol first published his adventures of boy super sleuth “Encyclopedia” Brown in 1963. All 29 books in this popular series presented the reader with a set of short mysteries, each including factual disparities somewhere within. Young readers were encouraged to read the text closely to try to identify the “slip-up” that breaks the case and then turn to the “Answers” section in the back of the book to verify their finding.

An important part of writing in digital spaces is the use of “hyperlinks.” In their most basic form, a “link,” or hyperlink is word, phrase or image on a Web page that instructs a computer to move to another relevant Web page. Much like Sobol’s “Answers” section linked readers to the facts that solved each case, hyperlinked writing provides links that are pertinent to a piece of writing on the web and help to strengthen the writing by providing direct access back to source documents and related materials for the writer’s audience. Read the rest of this entry…

none

Aiden Thinking

Transliteracy is a concept that captures the field of literacy and describes language arts as more than a function of  foundational skills, such as reading and writing, but also encompasses the ability to communicate across traditional and emerging platforms (Thomas, S. et. al., 2007). Simply put, transliteracy is the understanding of traditional literacy components alongside the nuances that living in a touchscreen world brings. Transliteracy puts aside the differences between traditional and emerging literacies to focus on the interconnected path of all literacies and the role they play in developing a literate member of society. Students need to become fluent, not only in their reading and writing practice, but also in the digital skills that are put to regular use in the world around them.

Reading and writing are at the core of transliteracy, as we interact with both traditional and digital print in our daily lives. Whether we are flipping through the pages of our favorite paperback or checking the weather on our smartphone, foundational reading skills (letter knowledge, sounds, and word reading) and meaning- based skills (comprehension, conceptual knowledge, and vocabulary) play an integral role. However, new skills, such as recognizing icons, setting up preferences, mastering multi-tap and swipe gestures, all play a pivotal role becoming a transliterate individual. Read the rest of this entry…

none
  1. Recent
  2. Articles
  3. Comments

    Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function split() in /home/brueckei/public_html/Raised-Digital/wp-content/themes/typographywp/functions.php:56 Stack trace: #0 /home/brueckei/public_html/Raised-Digital/wp-content/themes/typographywp/rsidebar.php(15): mdv_recent_comments() #1 /home/brueckei/public_html/Raised-Digital/wp-content/themes/typographywp/archive.php(47): include('/home/brueckei/...') #2 /home/brueckei/public_html/Raised-Digital/wp-includes/template-loader.php(106): include('/home/brueckei/...') #3 /home/brueckei/public_html/Raised-Digital/wp-blog-header.php(19): require_once('/home/brueckei/...') #4 /home/brueckei/public_html/Raised-Digital/index.php(17): require('/home/brueckei/...') #5 {main} thrown in /home/brueckei/public_html/Raised-Digital/wp-content/themes/typographywp/functions.php on line 56