Saturday, January 24, 2015

New Media and Literacies EVERYDAY

"The distinctive contribution of the approach to literacy as social practice lies in the ways in which it involves careful and sensitive attention to what people do with texts, how they make sense of them and use them to further their own purposes in their own learning lives" (Gillen and Barton, 2010, p. 9).


Technology has completely taken over EEEEEEEverything!!!!! and I LOVE IT! Whether you're in a classroom or you're at work you must know how to use a computer and understand how to find information and read information now through computer the question is everyone getting the same continent understanding at the same pace and that is why I was excited to take this course. 


In the past couple years I feel as though a lot of people don't understand where acquire these new technologies and where do you find the information about them. What classes can you take so you can learn about the new media's in new technology that help you in your every day life. Technology is changing so much that we barely use paper and pencil for things now we use tablets and mobile devices. For me most of my work is done on mobile devices seeing that I work for  a technology company. Whether it's from my iPhone or it's from my iPad I have found the resources (and applications) to make sure everything I do everyday is easier. In our required reading by Noss he describes the different parts of literacy such as Design and Communication. The article talks about applications and how more people nowadays are looking at applications and building applications for the everyday person. The younger generation understands what an application is, they understand it's an out reach of a website where as an older generation doesn't understand exactly how an app is run and developed. At work I see this understanding stemming from user usage. The more the person uses the technology, the more they begin to understand it. Many of people are afraid of this new technology because it's new and confusing, but that shouldn't stop us. How I explain it to my students is to touch everything to understand how it works so that you can then apply to your life. You will never understand how it works until you touch it repeatedly.

I can relate to the fact that because everything is now through technology everyone now has to learn how to read up on it. The way we read a book is different from how we read a website or an app. That is something that you need to get used to. I wouldn't necessarily say is easier but is an adjustment that we all must make. There are different type a learners out there and these technologies now have to be able to support every type of learner wether they are visual or they a hearing impaired. As the article in digital literacy says it all comes down to the design. How are reader views pictures, audio and text matters in learning when using technology. Also making sure that everyone has access to the technology is something that is probably one of the biggest stressors in education sector right now in my opinion. 

Accessibility of Technology.





Phil 4:13

Thursday, January 22, 2015

First Soring 15 Post!!!!

Hey All. This my very first blog and I'm soooooo excited do you start this new journey of blogging. I've always wanted to create one of  these great sites of my thoughts and my views on whatever the topic may be.

for my class that I'm taking to achieve my masters I get to do so. So I am very very happy to share this website with you guys tell you guys my thoughts and my feelings about new medias and literacies in technology and I'm excited for the semester for to start.

Happy blogging to all!