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he most profound influence on life in the 21st century may turn out to be the Internet. The Internet links us to the greatest repository of information in the history of civilization (Weare & Lin, 2000). It also provides multiple modes of communication (Thorne, 2008). Finally, it is the most effi cient system in our history for delivering new technologies to read, write, and communicate (Lankshear & Knobel, 2006). Together, these elements permit individuals to construct new information, new knowledge, and even newer technologies. As a result, the Internet is in a continuous state of becoming, regularly transforming each one of us as we, in turn, transform it. The speed of this change has been breathtaking. More than 1.5 billion individuals use the Internet (Internet World Stats: Usage and Population Statistics, 2008). At the current pace, more than half of the world s population will be online in 7 years, and most of the world will be online in 10 to 15 years. Never in the history of civilization have we seen a new technology adopted by so many, in so many different places, in such a short time. The impact of the Internet may also be tracked through research it has prompted; scholars from many disciplines have explored its implications. They include anthropology (Borzekowski, Fobil, & Asante, 2006), foreign affairs (Bleha, 2005), economics (Matteucci, O'Mahony, Robinson, & Zwick, 2005), cognitive science (Mayer, 2005), sociolinguistics (Cope & Kalantzis, 1999; Gee, 2007; Kress, T 2003), cultural anthropology (Hi?e, 2000), information science (Bilal, 2000), law (Lessig, 2005), rhetorical studies (Starke Meyerring, 2005), and educational technology (Dede, 2007; Greenhow, Robelia, & Hughes, 2009). Moreover, the Internet has prompted the development of entirely new disciplines, such as social informatics (Kling, 1999), and new research methods, such as virtual ethnography (Hine, 2000). Finally, the Internet is altering nations around the world (Friedman, 2006). Governments seek to transform their societies through public policies that exploit the educational potential of the Internet (Gu, Liu, & Lin, 2004; Leu & Kinzer, 2000).
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