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ERIC Number: EJ579249
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1081-3004
How Worldwide is the Web?
Bruce, Bertram
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v42 n5 p382-85 Feb 1999
Notes that, in response to remark that one can find anything on the Web, a student said, "You can't find my grandmother in Kenya!" Describes resulting Web search, and discusses important lessons from what they found. Concludes the Web is far from worldwide. Includes brief information on particular database located at United Nations site; Literacy Web page of the month; and glossary of terms. (SR)
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Sources, Literacy, Technological Advancement, World Wide Web
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Kenya