digital media

Explores the realities and implications of a world in which anyone can find information on a person's health, life, business, and family through computer technology.

James Paul Gee argues for the inclusion of digital learning in education, and discuses the positive effects of social media inside and outside the classroom.

Discusses the pervasive use of online social networks among young people, covering the influence of sites such as MySpace and Facebook; the pace and accessibility of media in life and in the classroom; the role of technology in the 2008 presidential election; and various myths surrounding Internet addiction, social isolation, and other dynamics of the "wired generation.".

Examines the impact of media technologies such as Twitter, Facebook, text messaging, and Skype on relationships in the twenty-first century, discussing communication etiquette and relationship "rules," and explaining what college students expect from break-ups that have online witnesses and spectators.

A guide for educators that discusses how to use copyrighted materials in the classroom, explains how digital materials and Internet elements can be used, and provides classroom projects that use copyrighted materials.

Explains how digital technologies are shaping children's daily lives, describes the fundamental characteristics of children in the digital generation, and argues that traditional teaching methods must be modified to support and increase literacy skills.

A collection of articles that discuss the transformations and development of the computer industry and the possibilities that new technologies create for students, educators, and other professionals.

This book penetrates the highly secretive world of Wikileaks, profiling its highest-ranking decision-makers, and examining the philosophy and motivation of its founder. The volume provides a privileged glimpse into the corridors of power and the top-secret decision-making we would otherwise remain unaware of.

A report on how the Internet is significantly compromising the newspaper, music, and film industries and offers advice to media industry insiders on how to use innovative solutions to reclaim profits.