For many writing faculty, electronic or digital literacies may not play an overtly significant role in their course designs and teaching practices, but these literacies still play a significant role in how students write. Whether or not writing teachers want to accept it, functional computer literacies are an important aspect of teaching writing. In order to test how well acquainted writing instructors were with these literacies, two informal surveys were conducted on writing instructors knowledge of computer peripherals and security. These surveys found that writing instructors may need to reconsider the role of functional literacies in their classrooms.
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