Computer literacy is knowing how to use computers in a proper fashion. Information literacy deals with having the ability to find and organize information. Both of the above mention literacy's are useful when a person wants a specific answer to either a question of a problem that may have occurred. Conversely, Integration literacy deals with the ability to use modern technology in order to teach standards that have been mandated at both the state and national level.
Integration literacy is the way in which we as educators use technology to help reinforce ideas that are part of our core curriculum. It involves showing students how to find the information, and explaining how the information is relevant to a particular subject.
The literacy of the 21st century will likely be defined as reading or articles that can be found on the internet. Before the internet, literature could only be obtained by newspapers, books and encyclopedias. Now with the arrival of the internet and it's basic use becoming essential to everyday life, it has replaced the textbook as what is modern literature.
As for the future of technology, only science will tell. Perhaps one day there will be a device that directly relates thoughts into published works. The world truly is becoming more connected and I believe that one day a person on one continent will be able to converse with a person on another continent, without picking up a phone or even sitting in front of a computer. Technology is an ever changing business, so the literacy of the 21st century will follow whatever innovative trends become popular and lucrative.
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