C.+Student+Audience

=//__**Unit One**__//= The third grade class is one of four third grade classes in a public elementary school. The school is located in a suburb of a large city, in an area that was once rural but is slowly becoming more well-populated and suburban. The students are predominantly Caucasian; there are two students of color: one student is African-American and one is Hispanic. There is a range of socio-economic levels represented in the class; there are students who don't have a computer at home and rarely use technology other than television and hand-held video games, and there are students who have personal computers and cell phones and use the Internet with ease. The teacher is in her late 20's and attends several professional development conferences each year. She and the school media specialist work together on two big projects each school year and have a strong professional relationship.

=__//**Unit Two**//__= The tenth grade class is a general English class offered to all tenth grade students in a public high school. The school is located in a suburb of a large city, in an area that was once rural but is slowly becoming more well-populated and suburban. This class is about 80% Caucasian, 12% Hispanic, and 5% African American, with 3% of students describing themselves as "other." 98% of the students have cell phones and use them regularly; about 75% have Internet access at home and use social media such as Facebook and Twitter. The teacher is in her mid-50's; she has been teaching in the same school district for 32 years. She has told the students that they need to do library research on their own time. The school has a computer lab and a new school media specialist who is anxious to work with teachers on special projects.