Transcript Learning with Electronic Texts

Learning with
New Literacies
Chapter 2
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Frame of Mind
 What are new literacies?
 What is different about learning with new
literacies? What is the same?
 Why is learning with new literacies essential
for students?
 What are some strategies that can be used to
help students learn using new literacies?
 How do roles of teachers change when they
make new literacies an integral part of subject
matter learning?
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Key Terms
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Hypermedia
Hypertext
ICT
Internet inquiries
New literacies
Media literacy
 Blogs
 Wikis
 Nings
 Web sites
 Webquests
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Rationale for New Literacies
 Expanding definition of literacy
 Nonlinear characteristics of new literacies
 Linking in-school and out-of-school literacies
 New literacies and content standards
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New Literacies in the Classroom
 Thinking and learning in multimodal
environments
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Hypertext and Hypermedia
 Learning how to evaluate websites
 Blogs, wikis, and Nings
 Learning with the Internet
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Learning with the Internet
 A Motivational Resource
 An Information Resource
 A Communication Resource
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Strategies for Online Learning
 Internet Workshops
 Internet Inquires
 Internet Projects
 WebQuests
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Guidelines for Internet Projects
 Plan a project for an upcoming unit and write
a project description.
 Post the project description and time line
several months in advance, seeking
classroom partnerships with other teachers.
 Post the project at a location on the Internet
where teachers advertise their projects.
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Guidelines for Internet Projects
 Arrange collaboration details with teachers in
other classrooms who agree to participate.
 Complete the project using Internet workshop
sessions for project-related activities and
e-mail information exchanges.
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WebQuest Components
 Introduction
 Task
 Process
 Resources
 Learning Advice
 Conclusion
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