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A report clarifying the definition of literacy, and two views from multiple sources stating how television  has a negative impact on literacy, and how it may have a positive impact on literacy. I found the "Interest Stimulation Theory" by Susan Neuman to be accurate. She says that the entertainers and persuaders open gateways in learning for children. 

10 C's Evaluation Currency 0/15 Content 15/15 Authority 05/15 Navigation 5/10 Experience 2/10 Multimedia 0/10 Treatment 10/10 Access 4/5 Miscellaneous 6/15 Total Score: 47 Although this was rated as a low score, I found the information in the article interesting and relavent to support out statement. However the facts may not be completely true. Especially since the article was written in 1996.

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Article from the Vancouver Sun asking if technology can improve literacy skills.

This article speaks about new technology in the class room. Although one writer speaks about being fearful of an iPad in the classroom, they also go into a little bit of detail on how it is more interactive to the preschooler rather than your normal flip the page book.

10 C's Evaluation 15 Currency 5 15 Content 8 10 Authority 10 10 Navigation 10 10 Experience 7 10 Multimedia 5 10 Treatment 10 5 Access 5 15 Misc 8 I gave it a 68 It is informative some what but expresses more opinions rather than actual facts. I gave it a 10 on Treatment since they did give some credit on an author who didn't agree with everything they said in the original article. I would say there was no media or graphics what so ever but they had a graphic for their new paper title but that was about it.