Are New Literacies a Positive or Negative Affect on Schools?

LRC320 Group 15Liz Cornelison

Derek BrowningKarina Kartchner

What are “New Literacies”?

New forms of literacy made possible by digital technology developments

New literacies do not necessarily have to involve use of digital technologies to be recognized as such.

Examples of New Literacies

Social Networking

Blogging

Instant Messaging

Social Networking

- Using a Web site to communicate informally with other members of the site

- One can post comments, images, video chat, music, and other information

- Examples:- Facebook:

www.facebook.com- Myspace: www.myspace.com- Youtube: www.youtube.com

BloggingWhat: a blog is a website that is usually kept by a person who posts entries of things like pictures and commentary.

Examples: There are personal blog sites like Twitter and other types like blogs kept by Corporations.

Hyperlinks: http://twitter.com/ http://www.myblogsite.com/

http://www.xanga.com/

Instant Messaging• Exchange of text or

audio/video chat in real-time through a software application

• When users are online they can easily communicate, participate in group chat, and transfer files.

Examples:• AIM

www.aim.com• Meebo

www.meebo.com• Digsby

www.digsby.com

Impact of New Literacies?

Globalization, interaction, participation and usability are encouraged through social networking, which promote education and current news.

Technology opens new possibilities for information and communication with new literacies.

The enhancement of both social life and productivity at work or school make Instant Messaging an important tool for communication.

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Instant Messaging. January 2001. 21 September 2011 <http://searchunifiedcommunications.techtarget.com/definition/instant-messaging>.