My article, “Considering genre in the digital literacy classroom”, explains how genre is affected by technology, specifically the World Wide Web. Authors Olcott and Mahar explain how, what is advertised on a webpage leads readers into their own discourse communities. Being able to prove this, Olcott and Mahar followed people who viewed certain websites. One of their studies observed followers of a New York Yankee sit . The website itself had lots of hyperlinks and options that lead readers to all sorts of information dealing with the Yankees and major league baseball.
The authors are arguing that, exploring genre digitally offers much more information then print. When searching for specific information on the web, you don’t get just one result. Numerous options are available offering all types of views and ideas on your topic. With print you only get what you have in front of you. For students to maximize their learning potential, digital literacy is a must. However teachers and students will need to collaborate for effectiveness. This article is directed to teachers and students. What Olcott and Mahar want to achieve is for students to become technology scholars rather than experts at technology. In other words, they want students to be able to use these resources and understand the meaning of the text as well.
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