Books in Digital and Information Literacy series

These days, pictures, music, schoolwork, business documents, and all kinds of personal information are stored digitally. As the uses of computers, tablets, and smart phones expand, the loss of data due to user error, computer malfunctions, or deliberate theft has become a bigger problem than ever before. This title explores what is meant by bit rot and how it can affect users of technology. It also verses readers on the best ways to protect and store their data. Computer files, e-books, mp3s, and digital photographs aren't going away any time soon. This guide helps reader keep what matters to them safe and secure.

Computers, portable digital devices, social networking, crowdfunding, and other digital technologies make it possible for social entrepreneurs to solve problems far from their own neighborhoods. This unique resource provides detailed information about using new technology and online information to help readers turn dreams of a better world into reality. Solving social problems is easier with the information and resources to plan ahead, organize a team, get the word out, and find the money needed to make it happen. Readers will find out exactly how to do all of these things right here.

The remaining boundaries between cyberspace and physical space are being broken down as people can not only take online courses and use digital currency, but also access the Internet through wearable devices and create products using 3D-printing technology. These titles reflect the thrilling possibilities—and occasional perils—of the real-life impacts that online activity can create. Readers will discover how to navigate this brave new world and thrive in it, while avoiding some common dangers and pitfalls. Being able to comprehend and master these technological tools will give readers a clear advantage in the ever-advancing digital world. • Up-to-date topic coverage helps students become college prepared and career ready • Domain-specific vocabulary words are used in context to help students understand their meaning and accelerate comprehension • Online safety and responsibility are emphasized • Correlates with current pedagogy trends to incorporate technology in the learning and literacy process • Encourages students to investigate more by asking questions of experts in the field

The collection, organization, and analysis of how people use information technology is commonly referred to as "Big Data." And companies, schools, the government, and other organizations are harnessing it to do their jobs more effectively. This volume is a complete guide to Big Data: what it is, how it is used, and how it will continue to be used. Readers can better understand how Big Data plays a part in their lives today and how it will continue to be an enormous factor in the future.

A comprehensive education in the world of the latest technologies and designed to promote transliteracy among readers, these titles covers topics including free speech, facts in the digital world, the definition of journalism, cyberbullying, and online privacy. We rely more and more on digital platforms that include not only the Internet, but also smart phones and tablets. With a growing dependence on these mediums, it's critical to be transliterate and able to compete in this rapidly changing world.

Cyberspace is not an imaginary world in which one's online actions occur in a vacuum, without "real world" consequences. When one is online, one is putting oneself out there. These six titles all reflect the thrilling possibilities--and occasional perils--of the real life impacts that online activity can create. From social entrepreneurship and activism to the knowledge-enhancing potential of file sharing, Maker Spaces, and Big Data, the remaining boundaries between cyberspace and physical space are being broken down. These guides show readers how to navigate and thrive in this brave new world, while avoiding some common dangers and pitfalls. *Focuses on the most exciting and potentially transformative digital technologies. *Online safety and responsibility emphasized. *Expert guide on how to use digital technology to put one's best self out there.

Todays world is one where information can be shared instantly via the Internet, and new ways of communicating are being created every day. This book shows already Internet-savvy teens how to fully maximize fun elements like widgets, blogs, and wikis. Interesting facts are shared in sidebars and the resource section is fully loaded with suggestions for further exploration.