Left out of the Revolution- Porter

"Desktop publishing became electronic publishing, and Internet publishing broke through the ASCII barrier. Now, finally, our graphically interesting pages could be published and widely distributed on the Web. This was a revolutionary moment first, in terms of graphic design and publishing-which Pat Sullivan(1991) saw as itself a significant stage in publishing history-and,secondly,because of Internet based delivery(at first via one to one-email, discussion list communities, Usenet groups, synchronous chat, and MOOS-and then later the Web)" Porter, Why Technology matters to writing: A cyberwriter's tale

The lack of or partial digital education in all levels of schooling leaves students out of the digital " revolution" as Porter calls it. One can be proficient in desktop publishing by creating great looking text, however unless you are literate in electronic and internet publishing you are left ouf the revolution. You are voiceless, you lack the language of the digital world, therefore unable to participate in the virtual dialogue that the internet provides.