Miller,+Emily+Anna+-+Reflection

1. I thought the new literacies was mainly about reading skills and how to implement the skill in every subject area. I now know it is about literacy with 21st century tools and getting students prepared for reading in the digital age. It has evolved to include inquiry lessons while utilizing 21st century tools, or Web 2.0 tools.

2. I learned how to better integrate cell phones into instruction. I had already used polleveryewhere.com prior to the training, but there are lots of other ways to use cell phones in instruction. I learned how new literacies contribute to inquiry based lessons. I enjoyed the essential question session.

3. New literacies is based on technology integration. Technology is the new way people are reading and communicating. It is extremely important for students to be able to keep up with the advancing technology and for teachers to be able to expand their knowledge in new literacies.

4. New literacies affect the way we are thinking about our content to student engagement. We are finding new ways to express the content to students. An example of a new literacy approach to content would be a blog used in any subject for student reflection or writing answers to essay questions.

5. New literacies allow for new, improved and engaging ways of getting the content to the students. We have more resources and information available for teaching and for our students through new literacies. Teachers can use prezi instead of a PowerPoint presentation to teach content.

6. New literacies make it easier to facilitate a project-based inquiry while giving students the higher level thinking skills relating to the Bloom’s revised cognitive framework. New literacies provide the opportunity for students to correspond and explore different cultures within seconds. New literacies is the gateway to a global community. Students must be prepared to work with the various tools available to them and the ability to adapt to the new emerging literacies.

7. The design studio allowed for a better understanding of how to create an inquiry project based lesson plan while collaborating with colleges. It was presented to us in a type of inquiry base where we had to create our own lesson, tools, and products.

8. I will continue to monitor and post educational resources on twitter, update my webpage, and look for other resources to use for my online identity.

9. I would like to have more information/training on the essential question, how to relate it to students, and to better apply it to content.