The new literacies perspective stems from new and emerging technologies. These technologies create new social practices and require new strategies for online reading comprehension. New literacies are very multimodal and allow users to interact, collaborate, and create. They are not one-dimensional. New literacies are constantly changing and evolving. The majority of new literacies and new literacy practice revolve around the internet. Critical literacies are embedded within new literacies and new literacy practices.
The new literacies perspective has several implications for current and future teachers. New literacies change the role of the teacher in the classroom. Most new literacy practices derive from social practices. The classroom should be a place where students can learn from each other and also where the teacher can learn from the students. It is next to impossible to be proficient in all new literacy practices because they are always changing and evolving. There is always something new to learn. Teachers may be experts in certain areas, but students should be able to contribute their areas of expertise to the class as well. The new literacies classroom should be a place of student inquiry and student-driven learning. Teachers should work with students to critically analyze, examine, and synthesize online texts and information.
During the virtual showcase I explored many of my peers’ final projects. I chatted with the authors of the few projects that I was able to look at thoroughly. I also chatted briefly with a few peers whose projects I looked at quickly and asked a few questions. Several peers visited our type with me chat room and talked with us about our project. I was able to get some tips on how to create tabbed pages on blogger and a site to use to create my own classroom website.
The new literacies perspective has several implications for current and future teachers. New literacies change the role of the teacher in the classroom. Most new literacy practices derive from social practices. The classroom should be a place where students can learn from each other and also where the teacher can learn from the students. It is next to impossible to be proficient in all new literacy practices because they are always changing and evolving. There is always something new to learn. Teachers may be experts in certain areas, but students should be able to contribute their areas of expertise to the class as well. The new literacies classroom should be a place of student inquiry and student-driven learning. Teachers should work with students to critically analyze, examine, and synthesize online texts and information.
During the virtual showcase I explored many of my peers’ final projects. I chatted with the authors of the few projects that I was able to look at thoroughly. I also chatted briefly with a few peers whose projects I looked at quickly and asked a few questions. Several peers visited our type with me chat room and talked with us about our project. I was able to get some tips on how to create tabbed pages on blogger and a site to use to create my own classroom website.
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