New Literacies
What are the new literacies? To be literate by definition means you are able to read and write, however, it also is the capability to comprehend. The new literacies are traditional literacy, informational literacy, visual literacy, media literacy, computer literacy, network literacy, and digital literacy. Why do we include the new literacies? As educators we need to include the new literacies. We are teaching children who are constantly keeping up with the new technology. These students have hardly ever been without screen time. Students will be more technologically advanced than we are for this reason. What do I personally think? I am not scared of teaching the new literacies in the classroom. I do believe it could become challenging, but everything can have obstacles. The biggest issue I could see arising from the new literacies would be the distraction it can bring some students and it will become difficult to keep up with technology because it is always chang...