Reading Activities for Today's Students Often Involve Use of the Internet

question 18

Essay

Reading activities for today's students often involve use of the Internet: research, game instructions, shopping, texting, social media, and e-mail. Discuss how you might demonstrate the value of reading to engage your students, using examples of these six Internet venues.

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Definitions:

Spinal Cord

The long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue, which extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem down the vertebral canal to the lower back, facilitating nerve impulses between the brain and the rest of the body.

Basal Ganglia

A group of structures linked to the thalamus in the base of the brain and involved in coordination of movement.

Forebrain

The anterior part of the brain, including the cerebral hemispheres, thalamus, and hypothalamus, involved in complex functions.

Afferent

Relating to or denoting nerve fibers that carry sensory information toward the central nervous system.