The New Literacy

This article sticks up for reading and writing on the internet. People, especially younger people are on the Internet now more than ever. They are constantly sending messages, and are reading like never before. This is beneficial according to a professor named Andrea Lunsford. Andrea explains that people are more enthusiastic to write online because they are actually getting a reaction from their writing. They are not forced to do their writing, and it is not just being read by a professor. Students adapt their writing style to their audience. Young people write very formal when writing to professors, and write less formally when chatting with friends. All of this writing is beneficial according to the article, and this article makes a strong case that writing online is not corrupting the ability of students.
I agree with this article, and feel as if the writer makes a strong and valid point. Students know when to write formally, and when to write less formally. Without the internet, younger people would only be reading and writing when it is necessary for a professor, and would indeed become less literate. All reading and communication is good in my opinion, and this article cleary states that.

1) Is online reading making teenagers less literate?
2) Without online reading, would people resort to reading more books?
3) Is communicating online truly affecting the way teenagers write papers for professors?