What strikes me as most interesting about the concept of "new literacies" is that there always will be "new literacies" emerging. It is interesting to see how these evolve over time. The author (Kist) mentions five characteristics new literacies:
1. daily work with multiple representations
2. teacher talk about various symbol systems
3. teacher think alouds when working different forms
4. a mixture of individual and collaborative work
5. a high level of engagement
These ideas go along with almost all of the other readings for this course. Each point can also be implemented in all subject areas. If my classroom were to have each and every one of those points, I would consider it to be a dream classroom. It fits my vision of where I want to be as an educator.
I thought that the model for new literacies workshop was a good tool to use when planning instruction. My big concern with it was how to give students screen time if we do not have the appropriate tools to do so. How could I make this work in my classroom?
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