Developing digital fluency

A national report recommends steps to help college students learn how computers work and master basic technologies for information processing, communication, and problem solving.

References:

Committee on Information Technology Literacy, National Research Council. 1999. Being Fluent with Information Technology. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. (Additional information about the report is available at http://www2.nas.edu/whatsnew/29fa.html.)

Sources:

National Academy Press
2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Box 285
Washington, DC 20055
Web site: http://www.nap.edu

Lawrence Snyder
University of Washington
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Seattle, WA 98195-2350
Web site: http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/snyder

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 19, May 8, 1999, p. 303. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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