Literacy, the way we read and write,our most basic form of communication, is and has changed. We have advanced the way in which we communicate in many different ways. From writing letters to emailing. In this digital age of communicating our new literacies consist of blogging,using social networks, gaming online, e-books,virtual worlds, im's, text's, and a host of other digital technologies that have took us far beyond the paper back books, the type writer, and the telephone.
New Literacies in the classroom are now an essential part of education. I am a Substitute Teacher and there is not one school that I have visited that does not have a computer in each classroom. (Pre-k .... 12) This preparation is necessary to give our youth the competitive advantage that this digital age demands. Every curriculum incorporates and encourages the use of New Literacies. The continued advancement of technologies means that our literacies must also advance at the same rate. The biggest advantage is having all the information just a click away.
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Your points are good, but you really need to reflect on the readings too, Sylvester. I fixed the link to the new literacies article. What I would like you to do is to download, read it, and then add to this post once you have done so. How does the article push your thinking about new literacies? How exactly are they defined?
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