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Judy O'Connell

Transliteracy for Librarians wiki - 2 views

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transliteracy digital_citizenship

shared by Judy O'Connell on 21 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • transliteracy is potentially a unifying concept for what it means to be literate in the digital age extends transliteracy in 21st century to include multiple discourses, communication platforms and tools calls for change of perspective away from battles over print / digital, moves instead towards unifying ecology of media / all literacies relevant to reading, writing, interaction and culture, both past and present not intended to replace other terms that refer to print literacy; encompasses both media and digital literacy and (media) convergence not just computer–based materials, but all communication types across time and culture emphasizes lateral approach to historical, contextual and cultural issues / literacies; bridges and connects past, present and future modalities situated in a liminal space between being a new cognitive tool and the recovery of an old one refuses to presuppose any kind of offline/online divide considers ability to understand multiple media and modes of communication and kinds of literacy we apply online
Judy O'Connell

Student Blogging Activity 3 (Beginner) - Teaching Quality Commenting | Teacher Challenge - 2 views

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social media digital_citizenship blogging students

shared by Judy O'Connell on 28 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • One of the main reasons I blog with my students in to provide an authentic avenue for developing their literacy skills. Over 2010, I documented the improvements in my students literacy skills which you can read about here. When you invest the time in teaching, modelling, revising and promoting high quality writing of comments, students can make great gains in their overall literacy development.
  • Judy O'Connell on 28 Feb 11
     
    "Comments really make blogs come alive and transform your blog from a static space to an interactive community."
George Couros

Can Text Messages Really Help Kids Spell? - ABC News - 5 views

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shared by George Couros on 20 May 11 - No Cached
  • For many teachers and parents, those text abbreviations may spell the end of literacy as we know it, but a growing body of research indicates that text messages can actually help students' ability to spell.
    • George Couros
      George Couros on 20 May 11
       
      Talking about the importance of texting to literacy.
  • Though research on the subject is still emerging, experts say that part of the perception problem may just have to do with the dynamics of change. "Basically what you have is a small line of research showing that texting helps people read and helps them write, both, and then you have a lot of anecdotes and anxiety," said Kathleen Blake Yancey, the Kellogg W. Hunt professor of English at Florida State University. "That's basically it."
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  • "Sometimes, there's an assumption that kids are more stupid than they actually are, to be quite blunt, and it's just not the case," said Clare Wood, a senior lecturer in the psychology department at Coventry University in the U.K. "Their use of the texting abbreviations everyone gets so worried about, they're not hurting your kids' literacy development. They actually seem to be helping it."
  • Danny Maas on 23 May 11
     
    From my personal experience, I believe text messaging can help kids with their writing. My 15 year old son has a pretty severe learning disability and struggles immensely with writing and spelling. Text messaging on his iPhone has been a Godsend. With corrective type he has much less anxiety to write (and feel embarrassed about his poor spelling), and with the short nature of text messaging he is far more willing to actually write to his friends. It may be 50 short lines, but it's 50 lines of writing every day which, in my mind, can only help. Obviously he needs help learning to organize his writing, but texting has given him a new, motivating outlet to write. I realize this article may point less to corrective type and more to kids thinking of the text abbreviations to type, but I feel corrective type may be one of the most effective assistive technologies in kids hands today.
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