Composing across multiple media: A case study of digital video production in a fifth grade classroom

Written Communication

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 196-234

  Ranker, Jason ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Composition; Digital; Literacy; Media; Video

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749108915     PISSN: 07410883     EISSN: 15528472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741088307313021     Document Type: Article

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