{"id":474,"date":"2020-01-06T15:03:07","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T15:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/coreqenglish1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=474"},"modified":"2025-03-18T21:51:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T21:51:07","slug":"introduction-to-using-technology-in-writing","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/chapter\/introduction-to-using-technology-in-writing\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Using Technology in Writing","rendered":"Introduction to Using Technology in Writing"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you'll learn to do: effectively use digital tools to convey your ideas<\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-2426 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4975\/2020\/01\/26195216\/e-learning-3734521_1920-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative image.\" width=\"324\" height=\"219\" \/>\r\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"338\">In college, writing goes beyond traditional essays\u2014you\u2019ll also use digital tools to communicate your ideas. You\u2019ll need to navigate your institution\u2019s learning management system (LMS) to access assignments, participate in discussions, submit work, and take quizzes. You may also create presentations, videos, web pages, or photo essays.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"517\">Digital writing follows the same core principles as traditional writing: consider your audience and purpose, and use text, images, and sound effectively to inform or persuade.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"519\" data-end=\"787\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The following pages will provide key tips for writing in digital environments, along with resources to help you navigate technology. We\u2019ll also review the basics of Microsoft Word and Google Docs so you can use these tools to enhance your work and showcase your ideas.<\/p>","rendered":"<h2>What you&#8217;ll learn to do: effectively use digital tools to convey your ideas<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2426 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4975\/2020\/01\/26195216\/e-learning-3734521_1920-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative image.\" width=\"324\" height=\"219\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"338\">In college, writing goes beyond traditional essays\u2014you\u2019ll also use digital tools to communicate your ideas. You\u2019ll need to navigate your institution\u2019s learning management system (LMS) to access assignments, participate in discussions, submit work, and take quizzes. You may also create presentations, videos, web pages, or photo essays.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"517\">Digital writing follows the same core principles as traditional writing: consider your audience and purpose, and use text, images, and sound effectively to inform or persuade.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"519\" data-end=\"787\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The following pages will provide key tips for writing in digital environments, along with resources to help you navigate technology. We\u2019ll also review the basics of Microsoft Word and Google Docs so you can use these tools to enhance your work and showcase your ideas.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-474\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Introduction to Using Technology in Writing. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Argument and Digital Writing. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Excelsior College Online Writing Lab. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/argument-and-critical-thinking\/argument-and-digital-writing\/\">https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/argument-and-critical-thinking\/argument-and-digital-writing\/<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><li>Image of a laptop. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Oberholster Venita. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Pixabay. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/e-learning-training-school-online-3734521\/\">https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/e-learning-training-school-online-3734521\/<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em>Other<\/em>. <strong>License Terms<\/strong>: https:\/\/pixabay.com\/service\/terms\/#license<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":29,"menu_order":11,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"original\",\"description\":\"Introduction to Using Technology in Writing\",\"author\":\"Lumen Learning\",\"organization\":\"\",\"url\":\"\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"},{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"Argument and Digital Writing\",\"author\":\"\",\"organization\":\"Excelsior College Online Writing Lab\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/argument-and-critical-thinking\/argument-and-digital-writing\/\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"},{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"Image of a laptop\",\"author\":\"Oberholster Venita\",\"organization\":\"Pixabay\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/e-learning-training-school-online-3734521\/\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"other\",\"license_terms\":\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/service\/terms\/#license\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"96255ab0-9749-4c9a-84da-bffd9f1ebab5","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-474","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":389,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6464,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/474\/revisions\/6464"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/389"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/474\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=474"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=474"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}