Digital Divide 2.0: "Generation M" and Online Social Networking Sites in the Composition Classroom

Computers and Composition

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-23

  Vie, Stephanie ^a  

^a FORT LEWIS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital divide; Generation M; Pedagogy; Social networking; Technological literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 39649111530     PISSN: 87554615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compcom.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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