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(A)
Research shows that by using
computers, students become better problem solvers and better
communicators. Over a network,
using e-mail and sharing files, students have the
chance to collaborate and work together with other classmates,
peers, and teachers. Networking electronically can help learners
create, analyze, and produce information and ideas more easily and
efficiently. Networking people “puts and inspiring, enticing, and
usable set of tools within reach of the
mass of computer users, empowering them to go
beyond simply processing information to repurpose, design, publish,
and express” (Mello, 1996). Through this increased electronic
access to the world around them, students' social awareness
and confidence increase. Networking
frees them from the limitations of traditional writing tools that
often inhibit and restrict writing processes. Learning is then transformed
from a traditional passive-listening exercise to an
experience of discovery, exploration, and excitement. Students can
begin to realize their full
potential when they are empowered
to contribute and collaborate as a
team to accomplish their
writing tasks more effectively.
(B)
Electronic mail is a relatively new medium
of communication that is experiencing exploding growth in the U.S.
and around the world. E-mail
messages can be sent across
different kinds of networks, both locally
and globally. Aside from the Internet, there are thousands of local
area networks and wide area
networks that send millions more messages daily across various kinds
of transmission cable.
Electronic mail over the Internet,
the world's largest computer network, is experiencing exploding
growth daily.
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