Literacy Article Analysis
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New Literacies
Jana Edwards Sheffield
School of Education, The University of Southern Mississippi
CIR 754: Adolescent Literacy
Dr. Bridgette L. Davis
February 26, 2024
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Exploring New Literacies
Proficiency in new literacies of the 21
st
century technologies are necessary for students to become fully literate in the world today. (Knobel et al., 2016) Nearly every form of technology can be connected to the realm of new literacies. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are continuously changing and evolving the meaning of literacy. This evolution of what it means to be literate requires a dramatic shift in the way students learn and the way teachers teach. Students must have access to the technologies and the Internet to develop these new age literacy skills. Teachers must have access to professional development and training to guide their methods of instruction. If teacher’s have access to Promethean boards, Internet, and student Chromebooks, but they don’t know how to implement the technologies in their instruction, the students will never become proficient in the new literacies of technology. The greatest challenge will be equity of access to the Internet and technologies. Knobel (2016), mentions that literacy educators should “support equal access to information technologies for all students” however, the practical application of support
in this situation seems
vague.
According to Henry (2006), difficulty in new literacies lies beyond understanding how to use certain technologies. One may understand how to turn on a laptop, open an Internet browser, and type a question into Google. However, this ability does not translate into a student being able
to research and apply quality information. With more and more content making its way to the Internet every day, the amount of information is overwhelming at best. Teachers and students alike must become proficient in utilizing these technologies appropriately.
Society has reached the point of mass misinformation. The more readily new literacies are implemented in the classroom, the more misinformation can be spread in the classroom.
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Teachers must be prepared to instruct students on the correct way to research information within new literacies, which means teachers must be proficient in finding scholarly research. New literacies may require more professional development than what is realistically possible. This conundrum is especially true for more experienced teachers, as they are likely already less familiar with 21-century technologies.
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References
Knobel, M., Lankshear, C., & Leu, D. J. (2016).
New literacies and 21st-century technologies
. literacyworldwide.org. https://www.literacyworldwide.org/docs/default-source/where-we-
stand/new-literacies-21st-century-position-statement.pdf?sfvrsn=6
Henry, L. A. (2006). Searching for an answer: The critical role of new literacies while reading on
the internet.
The Reading Teacher
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(7), 614–627. https://doi.org/10.1598/rt.59.7.1