New Literacies in Schools
Charles Pierce, Alex Swenson, Nicole Baggerly, Karen Aranda
Charles Pierce
Intro
• New technology will continue to advance.• ‘Avoiding’ technology is no longer an option.• Students must be able to use this new
technology to succeed in future academic programs.
• As teachers, its important that students know how to use these New Literacies.
Charles Pierce
Definitions
• New Literacies – New forms of literacy made possible by digital
technology developments. • Wikipedia
Charles Pierce
Examples
• Emailing–Gmail (Google Email)
• Social Networking–Facebook
• Sharing Photos and Videos–YouTube, Shutterfly
Alex Swenson
Costs• Gmail accounts are free!• Facebook accounts are free!• Sharing videos on YouTube is free!• Sharing photos on Shutterfly is free!
$$$$$$$Alex Swenson
Benefits
• Broaden students cognitive skills• Students are more engaged in their work• Collaboration in the classroom– Learn the value of working together
• “Real-world” skills
Nicole Baggerly
Links to Examples
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/• YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/• Gmail:
https://accounts.google.com/SignUp?service=mail&continue=https%3A%2F%2Fmail.google.com%2Fmail%2F<mpl=default
Nicole Baggerly
Alex Swenson
Potential Problems• Social Networking as forms of Communication– Online bullying, lack of formality, distractions
• Reading/Finding information– Danger of plagiarism, accuracy of information
• Emailing– Hackers, personal information theft
Charles Pierce
• New literacies at school – Social Networking
• Facebook, Instagram, Wechat– Cost: Free– Benefits: Be able to engage and socialize with others– Problems: Cyberbullying
– Emailing• Yahoo, AOL, Gmail
– Cost: Free– Benefits: A way for communication – Problems: Personal Information theft
– Reading/Searching for information • Wikipedia, Ebscohost, Jstor
– Cost: Free– Benefits: Broaden students cognitive skills– Problems: Plagiarism
• Final Thought– Schools will no longer have boundaries, instead It will be seen as a global
center of information and communication.
Closing Ideas
Karen Aranda
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