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Admin. " Computers and the Elderly." Networking Database. 15 January 2010. Web. 22 November 2010. http://www.globalcn.org/computers-and-the-elderly.html. This website just is a post of a general opinion of the computer literacy of the elderly. It compares how the elderly use and think of computers to how teens and middle aged people think of computers. It also shows us how much a computer would be of use to an elderly person, and how good it would be for them to have. It helps us more understand how we think of computers and how much an elderly person thinks the same.

Moore, Matthew. "Valerie Singleton launches six-button computer to get elderly online." The Telegraph. 22 November 2010. Web. 22 Novembe 2010. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/6544222/Valerie-Singleton-launches-six-button-computer-to-get-elderly-online.html. This article is from England where Valerie Singleton is launching a new computer which only has six buttons, targeted primarily at the senior citizen age group. The screen of the computer is where the six buttons are located, and this computer is designed for the elderly person to be able to search the web with ease. The new computer is called a "simplicITy."

Dahlstrom, Kendra. "How to Help the Elderly Become Comfortable With Computers." eHow. 1999-2010. Web. 22 November 2010. http://www.ehow.com/how_2362466_help-elderly-become-comfortable-computers.html This article is basically a step by step guide to help the elderly adapt to the new technology of computers. It starts with an introduction about why we need to help the elderly, and how much of a blessing a computer would be for some elderly people. After this introduction it moves into the steps of how to slowly integrate the senior citizen to their knew computer. It is a five step process that will improve a senior citizens life, and make them fluent with their computer.

"Elderly Computer Use: Issues Faced." Business and Finance. 17 May 2007. Web. 22 November 2010. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/236318/elderly_computer_use_issues_faced.html. This article talks about the issues that go along with the elderly trying to use computers. This article talks about how we should help the elderly learn how to use computers, and instruct them on the wonders of technology. This is more of a pro-help article, where some of the other articles are just condeming the fact that the senior citizens have trouble with computers, and they offer no way to help this issue. Overall this is a positive article which offers insight to the issue of senior citizens and their troubles with computers.

Gray, Prentiss. "Broadband Makes Using Computers Easier for the Elderly." Daily Record. 29 October 2010. Web. 22 November 2010. http://blogs.dailyrecord.com/domestitech/2010/10/29/broadband-makes-using-computers-easier-for-the-elderly/. This article talks about how the new technologies with broadband make computer usage easier for the everyday senior citizen. It talks about how our everyday knew technology can be applied in ways we have never thought of before. New software are faster and better, and give more capabilities than ever before. These capabilities can be more easily taught to the elderly and make the computers a heck of a lot easier to use for them.

Zhao, Haixia. "Universal Usability Web Design Guidelines for the Elderly (Age 65 and Older)." Universal Universibility in Practice. April 2001. Web. 22 November 2010. http://otal.umd.edu/UUPractice/elderly/. This website has many studied and information involving the computer use of the elderly and thier opinions of computers in comparisoin with other age classes. It has a study that says that the outlooks of computers from the perspective of the elderly aren't very different at all from the perspective of a young adult. It shines a new light on the age old thought that senior citizens do not like computers, they may just not know how to use them.

" Root Causes: Why No Elderly Computers Yet?" Elderly Computer. 2009. Web. 22 November 2010. http://elderlycomputer.com/index.html I found this website rather interesting because of the software involved. This website talks about making a software specifically for the elderly to make it easier for them to use. It also has some articles written talking about why the elderly may have some trouble using and learning about computers. I found it so interesting because it proves a point that people are thinking about this topic. It is a big deal if there is software that is being developed specifically for the purpose to help the elderly.

Chin, Kathy. " The Elderly Learn to Compute." Health Publications. 2010. Web. 22 November 2010. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1000/is_1985_Jan/ai_3577016/. I believe this article to be scholarly due to the fact that it is an a health publication journal. This article has cases of people learning how to use the computer, and also some facts and research about the elderly and computer use. It gives some percentages that include how the elderly make up 26% of the population world wide, and also talks about an organization called The American Association for Retired Persons.

Site has many links to reputable resources and author seems well versed in the area of computer literacy and the Elderly

Higntte, Michael, Thomas M. Margavio, and Geanie W. Margavio. "Information Literacy Assessment: Moving Beyond Computer Literacy." Rpt. in College Student Journal. 3rd ed. Vol. 43. 2009. 812-21. Web. This article describes a study in which college students were tested in a classroom setting to see if using a computer beneftied them on the exam. It shows that it is not always effective, and goes into detail about why it might not be. Techonological advances have changed the way we learn in many ways; however, this does not necessarily mean that it has been chagned in positive ways. The common misconception is that anything new and improved is always beneficial; this article shows that it's not always the case.

Tarasiuk, Tracy J. "Combining Traditional and Contemporary Texts: Moving My English Class to the Computer Lab." Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy 53.7 (2010): 543-52. Academic Search Complete. Web. This article describes the changes being made by students, due to computers and other technological advances. Not all of these changes are for the better. For example, rather than reading a book, students will rely on sparknotes, instead. Are these technological advances that are being introduced to the classroom being made for positive or negative? This is the question that this article deals with and that makes the reader asks themselves

Ryokai, K., C. Vaucelle, and J. Cassell. "Virtual Peers as Partners in Storytelling and Literacy Learning." Journal of Computer Assisted Learning 19.2 (2003): 195-208. Ohiolink. Web. 18 Nov. 2010\n\nThis article is about how children's literacy begins way before the children enter school. The keys to reading and writing are through storytelling. This helps them develop language skills that are improtant for their future literacy.

Cassell, J. and Ryokai K. "Making Space for Voice: Technologies to Support Children's Fantasy and Storytelling." Personal and Ubiquitous Computing 5.3 (2001):169-190. Ohiolink. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. This article talks about hoe technology today does not allow children to use their imaginations to the fullest. Children need to use their imaginations and they can do that through storytelling. When they make up stories and act out their favorite fantasy scenes, their imaginations grow.

Chen, Yi-Fan, and James E. Katz. "Extending family to school life: College students' use of the mobile phone." International Journal of Human -- Computer Studies 67.2 (2009): 179-191. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Nov. 2010.

Beranuy, Marta, et al. "Problematic Internet and mobile phone use and clinical symptoms in college students: The role of emotional intelligence." Computers in Human Behavior 25.5 (2009): 1182-1187. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Nov. 2010.

Clemmitt, Marcia. "Internet accuracy." 2008. CQ Researcher. Vol 18. pg 625-648. Web. 2 Nov 2010. This article is about the accuracy of information on the internet and how the internet has become a top source of information for everyone with access to it. As the internet has risen to become such a vital source of information, the question regarding the authenticity and the education on how to find that information has come into question. The article then goes into more detail on the background and whats being done to improve the accuracy of information found on the internet.

Ingraham L. Cynthia, Jean F. Andrews. "The hands and reading: What deafblind adult readers tell us." The British Journal of the Visually Impairment 28.2 (2010) : 103-138. Electronic Journal Center. Web. 3 November 2010. This article tells the story of three adults who are deaf blind and their approach to reading different types of texts. It provides analysis and interviews with each individual as they reflect on how they learned language and how to read as young children. Many deaf blind people tend to isolate themselves and remain illiterate in their home for most of their lives. However the story of these three individual is different. For them they are readers who enjoy reading for pleasure and have achieved higher levels of education because of their reading skills. These three people all used computer technology, scanners, print enlargers, and JAWS software. These people stress the importance that technology played along their journey to literacy.

What the Internet is doing to our brains

An opinion piece written by a mother who grants her child unlimited access to the Internet. The author says that the Internet has helped her children become more intelligent and etter able to compete in an increasingly wired world.

Greenblatt, Alan. "Impact of the Internet on Thinking." 2010. CQ Researcher. Vol 20. pg 773-796. Web. 18 Nov 2010. As the internet is becoming a dominant source of information and offers many more activities, the way people do searches on the internet has changed. We have come to use the computer and internet more and more while doing searches, academic or otherwise, and people have started to question whether or not the internet is changing the way we think.