Tute 1- New literacies

Brief definition for term 'new literacies'-

The new literacies has to do with using the new technological mediums and software as a way to understand and orient information in the traditional sense of literacy.

Callow, J. (2008). New literacies, New York & Web 2.0: a little knowledge is a helpful thing! SCAN, 27(4), 13-16


Knobel, M., & Lankshear, C. (2006). Discussing New Literacies. Language Arts, 84(1), 78


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How to use it in a classroom, cirriculum, how to fit it in


www.podomatic.com, a website pulled from Jon Callow's article (Callow, 2008), is a website that allows podcasting as the site name suggests. The tool of podcasting is an extremely helpful tool, as it is not a one off tool for use in projects, but can be used as a way for students to continually comment and discuss what they learned.


One application of this can be from an activity where they could take turns every week in groups to discuss a book they read. In a less formal setting, with clear set rulings about what they can, or cannot talk about, students may be more comfortable in giving good discussion with each other about a book, which can then be posted and listened to by the rest of the class. Instead of repeating the formulae every week for the podcast, another group may not discuss a book, in sync with the KLA of English, but perhaps comment on a particular maths topic they found difficulty in, and discussion on particular ways to make it easier. 


Finding time to do this is more difficult, concessions in allowing students to separate from their peers during class time may be required. Whilst this may seem inconvenient, considering that the time for each would take no more than 2 to 3 minutes, added to which would be at most 10 minutes of setting up, leaving and going back to the main class, it may be a worthwhile sacrifice of time.

Callow, J. (2008). New literacies, New York & Web 2.0: a little knowledge is a helpful thing! SCAN, 27(4), 13-16


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The video presents the view that new literacies weren't taken seriously as much as they should have been. Its points were quite valid- with the large amount of content so readily and quickly accesible on the internet- resources are not as reliable as the traditional form of literacies. The need for students to question the materials on the website, who wrote it etc is a point that the video presenter says is contradicted by the solution of the US to provide more technology- but less teacher training in how to deal with this technology.The potential to teach critical evaluation skills to students from these resources is something I agree with- shown by how I tihnk podcasting can be used in classrooms.


http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid6415358001?bclid=6310839001&bctid=1457684597