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=Group 3: Revisiting New Literacies! =

Our revised ideas about new literacies informed by the new literacies readings in class. This page features our revised individual definitions and a revised collaborative definition that takes into consideration the main messages from these readings, as well as our New Lit DV Sound Bite 2 which also reflects an understanding of these readings.


 * REVISED INDIVIDUAL DEFINITIONS OF NEW LITERACIES INFORMED BY OUR NEW LITERACIES READINGS & CLASS DISCUSSIONS**


 * Sarah -After going back and reading my initial definition, I did not truly understand what was meant by "new literacies" after all. This literacy refers to the endless opportunities to learn via all the digital technology developments in society (which is ever changing and being enhanced). Some examples of new literacies includes using things such as social networks, podcasting, creating music videos, using twitter and other online tech tools, and even blogging-all for educational purposes. Other new ideas and ways to incorporate new literacies into the classroom, to create a positive learning experience, is by doing digital mashups, having online chats, using music and video re-mixing, and even digital storytelling. Using the smallest bit of technology to teach specific content or show examples to students helps define new literacies today!


 * Hannah L. - The definition of new literacies is constantly evolving, as the world changes through the technology that is being consistently introduced in the world, communities, and schools around our learners. Emphasizing new literacies in the classroom is all about encouraging students to use this technological tools beyond the classroom and the scope of what they are really created for. We should incorporate these new literacies in the classroom to help enable our students with the tools to create a better world around them! New Literacies will also focus on creating a more one-on-one environment, encouraging the use of technology, and supporting that use of technology through content.


 * Tara - The possibilities are truly endless with new literacies, especially within education. When creating new and improved teaching instruction, understanding new literacies is key. For a teacher, not only do new literacies involve technological knowledge, but pedagogical and content knowledge as well. This knowledge is crucial in order to reposition new technology to be used in the context of education. Ideally, new literacies mean internet access and a 1:1 classroom environment where every student has access to a laptop. This would allow students to engage in online literature circles, blogs, discussion boards, interactive websites, and specialized search engines to name a few! New literacies mean writing workshops, but digitized! The increasingly popular writing workshop approach can be integrated with newer technologies such as blogs, wikis, social networks, podcasts, and digital stories. Also, flip cameras and SmartBoards come to mind when I think about the definition of new literacies since we have used them in methods!


 * Olivia -New literacies are changing each and every second, and as teachers is it so extremely important that we keep up to date with the new literacies so we can utilize them in the classroom. New litercies are all forms of technology, not things created for educational purposes. If you simply rely on those things, you are missing out, and you're keeping your students from missing out. New literacies involve twitter, pixton, movies, music, screan cast, blogs. The possibilities are truly endless. A major push in educational circles right now thanks to developing new literacies is having one on one computer access in the classroom. This enables students to use these sites and use online teaching tools like the wiki and blackboard. There are also ways to engage in online writing workshops and view others work online. The internet enables students to collaborate with other students around the world. We are truly doing our students a diservice if we do not keep up to date and beyond with technology.


 * Samantha - After reading more about new literacies it has become clear to me that this includes ALL technology. New literacy is pushing to have 1:1 computer access in the classroom and a student-based classroom that is self-directed, self-regulated; exemplify curiosity and creative learners by using endless technology. Using technology in the classroom is not limited to only educational tech. New literacy employs the idea that all tech., especially those we don't normally think of as educational, should be used in the classroom. We have so much technology at our finger tips that it is important to take advantage of this. Things like wiki, twitter, blogs, facebook, GPS, google EARTH, movies, music, digital stories, etc can all be used in the classroom. New literacy is promoting technology in the classroom to help engage our students in learning. By using new tech. that might "stray" away from the normal educational resources, will hopefully give students motivation to learn and explore!


 * OUR REVISED COLLABORATIVE DEFINITION OF NEW LITERACIES INFORMED BY OUR NEW LITERACIES READINGS & SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION**


 * New literacy is far more than just comprehending a text! It is about writing text, sharing information on moodle, and collaborating with those around you and those across the world! It is allowing everyone accessibility and integrating multiple ideas into a culminating goal. It includes technology that might not have been created for educational purposes and brainstorming ways to incorporate it into the classroom. It is more about students' research and inquiry than direct instruction from the teacher. Part of new literacy is providing an ideal classroom with the newest technology, such as the one on one computer access in the classroom.


 * OUR NEW LIT DV SOUND BITE 2**

Follow the link to see our video on CED Video Website: Sound Bite #2

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