"Media education, therefore, needs to draw on the cultural experiences of young people, recognize the barriers to participation, and provide students with skills to analyse and produce media in ways which extend and build on their existing knowledge" (Carrington).
Being a Library Media teacher, I could not agree more with this statement. I am always trying new forms of tech tools in order to appeal to my ever changing middle schoolers. I also have to understand that not all of my students are able to participate in the same way as others because not everyone in my classes has the same opportunities outside of school with technology. Analyzing is definitely the hardest concept to get students to grasp. They are very much like the State Farm commercial that pokes fun at everything being true if it is on the Internet. As for producing media, I am always trying to build on the skills my students already have, but I also allow a lot of choice when it comes to producing. Some students choose to use tools they already know how to use, and some try new tools.
Chapter 2
"Fourthly, with digital texts becoming increasingly multimodal, we now need to broaden our notion of what it means to be literate and include image production and analysis as part of normal procedure in the literacy classroom" (Carrington).
Again, this statement speaks to me as a Library Media Specialist. I understand that the term literacy must be adapted to fit the changing times and the changing technologies, which is why I provide graphic novels to my students because some would prefer to read them as opposed to traditional books. I also give my students opportunities to read using technology. One way I do this is with the website Wonderopolis. This site is full of thousands of nonfiction articles that are all about things kids might wonder about. I give students free choice sometimes as to what they read about.
Chapter 3
"Digital Literacy is the awareness, attitude and ability of individuals to appropriately use digital tools and facilities to identify, access, manage, integrate, evaluate, analyse, and synthesize digital resources, construct new knowledge, create media expressions, and communicate with others, in the context of specific life situations, in order to enable constructive social action; and to reflect upon this process" (Carrington; quoted from Martin 2006).
I believe this quote is important because it just continues to build on what we have already learned about digital literacy and what it means to be a digital native.
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