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 * Roles:** Group Leader, Archivist 1, Archivist 2, Wordle-er,Timekeeper, Idea Contributors

//Note:// After freewriting facilitated by Dr. Young and sending initial e-mail to Archivist 1, work from Archivist 1's laptop so only one group member is logged onto the wiki at a time. This means that you will pass the laptop around, but each of you should be helping the person working in her/his particular role.

1. Group Leader reviews directions and makes sure everyone has a role (perhaps more than one role depending on
 * Directions:**


 * Roles:** Group Leader, Archivist 1, Archivist 2, Wordle-er,Timekeeper, Idea Contributors

//Preface:// After freewriting facilitated by Dr. Young in seminar 2, each group member should have sent their Individual Literacy Definitions & New Literacy Definitions to the Group Leader for your group. Also, your group should have created a collaborative definition for New Literacies. This too should have been saved by your Group Leader.

With this information in hand, we will proceed as follows with seminar 3 as follows:

1. Group Leader should review directions and make sure everyone has a role (perhaps more than one role depending on numbers). 2. Group Leader should pull up Word doc with definitions and sign into the wiki. To prevent overwriting on the wiki, the group should work from the Group Leader's laptop. 3. Archivist 1should review the individual definitions with the group and then copy and paste them in the appropriate categories below. Make sure names are included with the definitions. Post, click save, and then edit again. 4. Archivist 2 should review the collaborative definition with the group, make any revisions, and then copy and paste it in the appropriate section below. Post and then click save. 5. Next, the Wordle-er should open a new tab on the browser to create a New Literacies Wordle ([|http://wordle.net]) by copying and pasting your group definition into the tool. Include your group # in the title to distinguish your particular New Literacies Wordle (e.g., DV-F10 Group 5 New Lit Definition). 6. Once your Wordle is created, I encourage you to copy the URL and save it on your wiki page. 7. Next, copy the embed code from your Wordle page. Then click on the Widget button from the edit menu on your group's wiki page. From the menu on the left of the Widget options, choose the Other HTML option and paste in the embed code from your Wordle page into the text box. Click save and you will see a box that says Other Widget. Click save to save the wiki page, and you should see the Wordle you created! 8. Should you want to make the Wordle image appear larger, click on the Edit tab for your wiki page, then click on the Other Widget box -- this will give you an alignment editing box where you can increase the size by clicking the + button. Save your changes. [Note: The image can also be saved as a jpg and then inserted as an image file.] 9. At this point, we will begin the next step -- planning a short digital video, so let Dr. Y know when you're ready!
 * Directions:**


 * OUR INDIVIDUAL INITIAL LITERACY DEFINITIONS**

Suzanne: Initially, I always believed literacy to mean the ability to read and write Standard American English. Now, however, I believe literacy extends to being able to use technology, for both receiving and sending information. I also feel that literacy is relative. I may be considered quite literate according to the standards of the area n which I live, but if I were to move to another country I would be illiterate. I believe this is important to remember when teaching ELL. They are not "deficient" because they have difficulty reading and writing SAE; in fact, they are quite literate when using their native language.

Crystal: Literacy means being literate or able to read and understand literature or anything else. Being literacy is something that we build upon everyday subconsciously when we read things. We may read news headlines on the news each morning. We read street signs and bumper stickers on the cars ahead of us in traffic. We also may read emails and other writings throughout the day, making us more literate. Literacy is also understanding the world and being literate in more than just literature or reading.

Amanda: Literacy: First of all, literacy is the ability to read and write. Students become proficient readers when they are exposed to the skills necessary to comprehend and become fluent in their reading and writing. It amazes me how many adults did not obtain these necessary skills when they were younger.

Wendy: Literacy is the ability to read and comprehend the writing of a certain language. You can be a literate person in one language, but be able to speak 3 or 4. It is easy to read something and not understand it, but hard to work at understanding. Literacy requires years of hard work to achieve. You don’t just magically become literate overnight. There are different types of literacy for different subjects as well. To understand the specific jargon of a topic is a form of literacy. Literacy is a journey that we are on.

Nada: Literacy is having the ability to comprehend what is being read and being able to write. It helps the person express him or herself in different ways through text or reading format. A person’s literacy enhances within time and practice. The more you read, the better you write, and the more you will become literate.

Jennifer: I think literacy is being able to understand the world around you. It is more than just being able to read; although that is very important. The world is interpreted through communication and that is a comes from being able to work through language and define the world around you in words. Being literature gives one the ability to define what they are seeing and recreate the world around them to others in a myriad of forms.


 * OUR INDIVIDUAL DEFINITIONS OF NEW LITERACIES**

Suzanne: Literacy today means that not only must a person be able to read and write, they must be able to communicate their ideas and thoughts clearly. Critical thinking and problem solving is needed in order to navigate the vast amounts of information we are exposed to. Media literacy and the ability to use technology is now essential to be an active member of society. As we move toward an increasingly global community, it is necessary for our citizens to function at a higher level of literacy.

Crystal: New literacy is using technology and learning with different tools to help students learn and be engaged and comprehend literature.

Amanda: New literacies are skills that enhance reading and writing comprehension. Students are using various online tools to help make sense of words and their meanings. In addition, students are not simply just reading novels and textbooks; they are connecting with the web as well.

Wendy: New literacy can include things like understanding the jargon of computers and other technology. You have to be able to comprehend these new and different forms of communication. It is vital that we as people of the 21st century work hard on making ourselves as literate as possible.

Nada: Perhaps the new literacy’s are emerging with the use of technology. There are many topics that are not as censored as they were in the past, and many new information are being available to EVERYONE, regardless the age. The new literacy’s may be readers and writers who have knowledge about recent ways to write and comprehend reading.

Jennifer: I think that new literacy deal with knowing more than just words. it is understanding computers, cars, systems, etc. In this form, everyone is literate in something. No one lacks a specialty that they have.


 * OUR COLLABORATIVE DEFINITION OF NEW LITERACIES**

We believe that it encompasses the ability to read and write. We think that students who are literate can comprehend what they have written. We understand that the ability to read benefits students’ ability to write well. We all once believed that it dealt only with Standard English, but we now understand that literacy encompasses the ability to use technology and possess critical thinking and problem solving skills. As we move toward an increasingly global community, it is necessary for our citizens to function at a higher level of literacy. We also think that it is an abstract word that allows people to comprehend the world around them and describe it in a myriad of forms.


 * [|OUR NEW LITERACIES WORDLE]**

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 * OUR INITIAL NEW LITERACIES DV SOUND BITE:**

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