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In keeping with the conventions of ethnographic research, all names, to include those of all students and teachers as well as the elementary school are pseudonyms to protect confidentiality. Comments from the field notes have been used with permission.

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Notes and References

Bass, Randy, The Scholarship of Teaching: What’s the Problem? inventio, 1.1 (February 1999) 

Blumenstyk, Goldie, "Putting Class Notes on the Web: Are Companies Stealing Lectures?" Chronicle of Higher Education, 1 October , 1999. 

Holisky, Dee Ann, et. al. "Information Technology Goals for the Liberal Arts" 

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Mendels, Patricia, "Universities Adopt Computer Literacy Requirement." New York Times, 29 September, 1999. 

Meares, Carol Ann et. al., "The Digital Workforce: Building Infotech Skills at the Speed of Innovation," U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Technology Policy . Washington, DC: 1999. Percentages based on Figure 13 (1997 data), p. 36. "Lion's share", p. 29. Projected number of jobs, p.25.

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Star Muir
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Notes and References

IT literacy is a widely used and misused term. There are many variations of the concept: computer literacy, information literacy, and technology literacy. For a good discussion on the evolution of the term see Spitzer, K. L., Eisenberg, M. B., & Lowe, C. A. (1998). Information Literacy: Essential Skills for the Information Age. Syracuse: ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology.Also of note is The National Academy of Sciences’ Computer Science and Telecommunications Board held a workshop on What Everyone Should Know about Information Technology. Working Papers can be found at http://www4.nas.edu/cpsma/cstbweb.nsf

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