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"This book is a breath of fresh air whn it comes to information literacy texts. Thurlow, Lengel, and Tomic focus on the Internet's role in changing social interaction. This refreshing approach uses a social perspective to motivate readers... The book is supplemented with a rich Web site that is loaded with numerous links referenced in the book... Highly recommended."
This book had a good evaluation of the various aspects of CMC and how it impacts our daily lives, and was clearly laid out and easy to read. The only issue is some of the examples are a bit dated now, as technology moves on so fast we could really do with an updated version of this book.
This textbook provides a solid overarching understanding of CMC and its technological and communicative foundations. Additionally, it grounds CMC in relation to other media-human interaction technologies. It provides useful definitions and applicable learning opportunities to students from a variety of levels
Great book
well organized-lots of assignment ideas
I found the book really interesting. The historical background and the focus areas for student projects bring CMC closer to us and create more awareness to the interactions we engage in online. The students also found the extensive references to normal social interactions online, most of which they too indulge in, very rewarding. I will continue to use the book in my future courses on language and the internet.
One of the only texts available for Computer Mediated Communication
Layout and materials were solid. I hope they update it soon!
