New Literacies
The Forever Updating Technological World
What is the problem?
MY WIFI IS DOWN!
Some children know more than their parents!
"Many learners have developed social media skills and "new literacies" that some parents, best described as "digital immigrants," can only dream of mastering in a lifetime." (Vacca, p. 30)
Online Courses are becoming the norm!
Threaded discussions, blogs, and internet projects are only a few of the necessities in an online course.
"How can we help our students be effective readers and writers when our concept of "literacy" is evolving so rapidly?" (Vacca, p. 31)
With the fast paced technology, the education landscape needs to adapt to fit the student who are already adapted to technology.