Davis Publications has just made available online an essay I wrote for
their magazine, SchoolArts, and the Digital Media e-Guide, which I
wrote for their middle and high school textbook series. The links are
listed below.
Digital Media e-Guide
Hardware overview—from hard drives and printers to digital cameras and
digital video cameras
Software overview—from drawing and painting software to animation and
Web publishing software
http://www.davisart.com/textbooks/handbook/handbook.asp