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=Group 4: 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**


 * Chelsea - New literacies involve teachers incorporating technology into the classroom. New literacies starts with every student having their own laptop, but it goes beyond the 1:1 laptop initiative. Teachers must not only bring technology into the classroom, they must know how to use it effectively in a way that enhances students learning and helps them further comprehend a topic. It involves bringing non-traditional elements, such as GPS and Skype, and finding ways to use them in the classroom.


 * Margaret - New literacy is an understanding of technology, specifically in the classroom. It's being able to use a technology in a new way to help students further understand a topic. Furthermore, it's bringing in technology that may have not been attributed to the academic use in the classroom, but with an effective teacher, many new technologies can be brought into the classroom and used to help reluctant students with more familiar technologies.


 * Julie - The idea of incorporating new literacies into the classroom goes beyond giving presentations on laptops and projectors. It is taking new technologies and using them in the classroom in ways that benefit both students and teachers. There has to be a purpose behind each technology being used in the classroom--with the main goal being comprehension of a topic. New literacies includes technology that is not traditionally used in a classroom setting--taking each of these technologies and using them for the good of the classroom.


 * Zohra - New literacies is utilizing technology that is beneficial to both teachers and students alike. It doesn't only incorporate laptops, but aspects of technology that you wouldn't necessarily associate with the classroom.


 * Caroline C. - The idea of new literacy is not using technology for the sake of just using technology. It is using technology in a meaningful way and creating a purpose for students to use technology.


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


 * New literacies usually refers to new forms of literacy, which are made possible by incorporating technology into the classroom. However, the idea of new literacy is not using technology for the sake of just using technology - it is using technology in a meaningful way that creates a purpose for students to use technology. New literacies starts with every student having their own laptop, but it goes beyond the 1:1 laptop initiative. It involves bringing non-traditional elements in the classroom, such as Skype and GPS, and finding ways to use them in the classroom. Many new technologies can be brought into the classroom and used to help reluctant students with more familiar technologies to further their understanding of a topic. New literacy is a way to enhance the old ideas of pencil and paper education to a more interactive and engaging level of learning. A teacher of new literacy is one who understands and grasps, not only the idea of new technologies in the classroom, but how those technologies can be used to help guide students to 21st century education. New literacies are changing every day, and teachers must be able to keep up with the new trends.


 * OUR NEW LIT DV SOUND BITE 2**

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