abcnet: Literacy Tool Based on Entities

In the 21st century the demanding for reading and writing capabilities will increase not only in the children but also in the adult generation. For adults, their level of literacy will determine the job they may get, the way they will behave as citizens, the way they will grow up their own children, etc. Literacy is the basic key tool for a successful future. Information requires literacy information is being redirected to the internet, requiring not only additional investments but also additional skills. The skills to deal with new technologies is the new challenge for the 21st century. abcNet is a web based application which aims at teaching how to read and write. KEYWORDS abcNet, literacy, Paulo Freire, e-learning

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: IADIS
• Authors: Óscar Narciso Mortágua Pereira, Joaquim Henriques de Sousa Pinto
• Keywords: 21st Century, IADIS 2004, IADIS 2008, Information Requires Literacy, Literacy