Video Review

I thought that this video was a great example of how important it is that internet as a part of the 'new literacies' is taught by teachers and used by students in the correct way. This video highlights the issue of how the internet is used a main source of information but how students may not review the reliability of sources correctly. The danger is that the imformation is gathered at face value for it appears credible. Also demonstrated through the video is the increasing need for teacher education in the area of 'new literacies' so that they can feel more confident in their own technological uses to then project them in the classroom.

New Literacies........

Society is a product of its influences. 

With the rapid increases of technology and the changes in the ways and how we do things, it is inevitable that the concept of literacy would also change. 

'New literacies' therefore, needs to be recognised in terms of teaching and learning as representing the variety of different methods, tools and practices that are now available to broaden and enhance the education of today's multi skilled learners.