1. New Literacies in Schools
Charles Pierce, Alex Swenson, Nicole Baggerly, Karen Aranda
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2. Intro New technology will continue to advance.
‘Avoiding’ technology is no longer a option.
Students must be able to use this new technology to succeed in future academic programs.
As teachers, its important that students know how to use these New Literacies.
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3. Definitions New Literacies
New forms of literacy made possible by digital technology developments.
Wikipedia
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4. Examples Emailing Social Networking Sharing Photos and Videos
Gmail (Google )
Social Networking
Facebook
Sharing Photos and Videos
YouTube, Shutterfly

5. Costs $$$$$$$ Gmail accounts are free! Facebook accounts are free!
Sharing videos on YouTube is free!
Sharing photos on Shutterfly is free!
$$$$$$$

7. Potential Problems Social Networking as forms of Communication
Online bullying, lack of formality, distractions
Reading/Finding information
Danger of plagiarism, accuracy of information
ing
Hackers, personal information theft
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8. Closing Ideas New literacies at school Social Networking Emailing
Facebook, Instagram, Wechat
Cost: Free
Benefits:
Problems: Cyberbullying
ing
Yahoo, AOL, Gmail
Problems: Personal Information theft
Reading/Searching for information
Wikipedia, Ebscohost, Jstor
Problems: Plagiarism
Final Thought
Schools will no longer have boundaries, instead It will be seen as a global center of information and communication.