In the concluding chapter of the book, a combination of all the
previous 9 chapters is discussed. This chapter said that new technologies
afford new practices, but it is the practices themselves, and the local
and global contexts within which they are situated, that are central to
new literacies. Allow creativity is one of the main goals of the new literacies
because it allows each person to be an individual. New literacies tend
to allow writers a good deal of leeway to be creative, perform identities,
and choose affiliations within a set of parameters that can change through
negotiation, play, and collaboration.
Sometimes I think we forget that we are the people who push along
these new literacies. The whole purpose of this book was to show new literacies
and provide examples of how they can be incorporated into the classroom. We are
the so called test dummies. We are the ones who are experimenting, tinkering,
and playing with all these types of technologies. I think that as we continue
to experiment, we must remember as educators to connect these technologies to
our students. Provide examples and opportunities for students to be active
learners through these new literacies.
I love one of the ending quotes which said it did not matter
whether or not educators or parents use these new literacies, young people
will continue to engage in a range of new literacies during their
out-of-school hours. Let's don't be the educators who say no to these new
literacies and only focus on textbooks and PowerPoints. These new literacies
are at our disposable, as educators we have to take the leap of faith and
incorporate these into our teaching style.
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