Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id gBGGsHX22937; Mon, 16 Dec 2002 11:54:17 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 11:54:17 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <A2A29890-1115-11D7-A91F-0030656A26C8@worlded.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Jeff Carter <jcarter@worlded.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:2695] Re: Article: Internet Filters X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.548) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 843 Lines: 27 Oops! I forgot the link to the Post story: <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37370-2002Dec10.html> On Monday, December 16, 2002, at 11:37 AM, Jeff Carter wrote: > An interesting tidbit appeared at the end of the Washington Post story > on this study: > >> One of the more ironic findings of the study, Richardson said, is not >> that health information was being blocked but that the young people >> searching had their own difficulties -- filter or no filter. >> >> "These kids can't spell," Richardson said. "Thirty out of 132 search >> terms they used were misspelled. If you don't spell it correctly, you >> won't find anything like what you are looking for." >> Jeff Carter World Education Boston, MA (617) 482-9485 -------------- e-mail: jcarter@worlded.org <http://literacytech.worlded.org> <http://www.worlded.org>
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