The New Literacy Summary

In the essay “I Think, Therefore IM,” by Jennifer Lee, she explains how texting and the internet life is effecting kids today in their English classes. She tells how teachers are threating the students, if the students use speed writing in their writings. Some others teachers decided to use the new step in the language evolution by comparing today’s language to Shakespeare language. Some teachers are worried about today’s youth and how will they effect the English language. While other teachers can’t wait to see how the language will change.

Firstly, she mentions that high school students tend to link writing with duties and obligations whereas college students link writing to discover what they don’t know and expressing their thoughts. That is not completely incorrect, there is a big number of students who find writing essays

Technology plays a huge role in today’s society. Humans have been using the technology for years for almost everything in life. When it comes to today’s generation, people tend to rely so much on technology in order to help them with their writing. In the article “Writing Is Itself a Technology,” Clinton R. Gardner writes about the importance of using technology, how it affects the student’s writing skill in a better way, and how it advances student writing. On the other hand, Norm Goldstein, the author of “Speed Kills Good Writing Skills” stands against the usage of technology in student’s writing skill. Although many may argue about this topic, Gardner debates on this issue and gives his readers well supportive evidence on why technology is not harmful for students in his article. He provides some information concerning how it’s sympathetic for students to use technology in their writing. First, he mentions how writing and chatting online can be extremely useful in order for students to get feedback regarding their writing. Second, they have the opportunity to share their writing via online and can be seen by almost everyone around the world. Third, it gives the ability for students to write in a well-structured way using the right words and improve their grammar.

In recent years, slang and text speak have steadily infiltrated professional compositions; slyly maneuvering unstately unconventionalities into dignified documents that consequentially cause holistic repercussions in student’s writing abilities. This act has created a surging increase in the necessity for adept writing skills in order for one to gain college admission whilst escalating miscommunication within the workplace; both of which lead to unproductivity and less millennials to carry the torch and lead the united states of America; less millennials to shine Her liberty and freedom upon the rest of the world. Therefore, in developed societies such as that of first world countries, we should not accept modern adjustments to the written English language due to both an increase in the necessity of adept writing

Before technology and the Internet were introduced, people usually never wrote anything down other than when they were in school, unless they had a job that required them to produce text (Kennedy 854). But, even with people having jobs that required them to write the amount of writing that they had to did is not nearly as much as the writing we do today with technology. Unlike generations in the past where they only wrote at school technology is making people write more paragraphs and construct sentences outside of just school work. Text messages and emails created through technology and the internet make people think out what they are going to say and actually write/type them down, whereas a conversation face to face requires no writing and whatever a person thinks just comes right out of their mouth. Also, blog posts and other posts on social media sites are ways that kids and adults are able to express their ideas and opinions around the world and in order to do that those people have to type out what they want others to “hear”

Writing is actually getting a lot better because of the internet! Now don’t think that that’s a lie, yes people while texting still use abbreviations like brb, gtg, hbu, ttyl, nxt but, newsflash, that doesn’t affect are writing. Even people who have some of the

It has been found that “68 percent of teachers… say digital tools make students more likely to take shortcuts and not put effort into their writing” (Campbell). We all know that technology has had a tremendous glow up through the years, but what we do not realize is how much harm this advancement is causing. On one side of the issue, professionals say that social media allows relationship building and people are more open about themselves. On the other hand, some educators argue that people use social media with no purpose and can cause problems later in life. Primarily, social media is making students struggle with writing because of the way its users socialize and are comprehending ways that are not grammatically correct. Additionally, social media is giving power to its users to start controversy with others. However, professionals claim that participating online allows people to open up and become more social; unfortunately, their statement is invalid and flawed. Overall, people who use social media in their everyday lives are having problems in their future.

We have come full circle in forms of communication. From “cave man” grunts, body and hand gestures, and pictographic wall paintings, to “cubicle man” lols (laugh-out-loud), ttyls (talk-to-you-later), and smiley face emoticons, we are regressing to an earlier form of interactions. The expressive and communicative richness of writing is slowly becoming the archeological relics of an electronic modern society. I am no stranger to this failing. I started high school with a loose grasp of the tools of writing; I left high school with a, slightly, better grasp of those tools. Now, as my high school years fall farther behind me, and the academic language of writing erodes, the loose grasp of writing skills I had is becoming far looser. My writing

The term “new literacy” encompasses such an extensive range of topics that it has been difficult to clearly define and articulate. There are several important aspects to new literacy. At its most basic level, new literacy is the ability to read, comprehend, and write within the digital sphere (Kingsley & Tancock, 2014). It is similar to traditional literacy in some ways; however, new literacies typically require a more complicated and intricate skill set than traditional literacy (Coiro, 2011). Also fundamental to new literacy is the fact that it is always evolving. Because of the very nature of technology and culture, literacy must change (Bulfin & Koutsogiannis, 2012). New skills are continually needed in order for individuals to engage

Another reason it is essential to place an emphasis on creative writing in the classroom is because of today’s rapidly developing society. As the world has become so technologically advanced, there have become more and more ways for people to use written communication to express their thoughts. Where there was once snail mail and emails, now things have become as instantaneous as a text message or Tweet. Since people seem to write with such haste and almost carelessness today, it is important for students to be provided with slower paced writing exploration in the classroom. In “Writing for the Instant Messaging and Text Messaging Generation: Using New Literacies to Support Writing Instruction,” Sheelah M. Sweeney states, “Teachers may be concerned about the way some students write […] imagining the potential negative impact on their students’ academic writing, but this interest can be an instructional advantage” (Sweeney, 2010, p. 121). While naturally there may be cause for concern with the way students can erroneously communicate so quickly through the written word, the unease teachers may have will actually be a good thing for students if these educators move forward with awareness instead of ignorance. Technology is one aspect of society that will not be regressing in the future, and the best way educators can adapt to this is by incorporating these advancements into the education of students in years to come.

It’s the 21st century, and technology is rapidly moving more into people's everyday lives, especially as the interest in computers grow. The advancement with computers alone has increased drastically, faster than some would have ever imagined. For the most part, this advancement in computer technology has skyrocketed businesses and eased our lives as a whole in society. However, technology doesn’t always have a positive influence on our lives. In fact, it has the potential to harm a major area of our communication skills if not used carefully. It has been shown that technology is one of the factors as to why writing skills have decreased in the past

Few would argue with the statement that writing skills are in state of decline. It is readily apparent that something needs to be done to resolve the issues that are preventing students from grasping the fundamentals of composition. However, there is a divergence of opinion when it comes to determining the cause of the nation’s writing ails. Many blame technology, giving cell phones and television particular attention. Others give technology a more indirect blame, claiming that email, instant messaging, and cell phones have robbed students of a desire to learn proper writing skills. While these ideas may bear some truth, the root of the problem lies within the instruction of writing, which to a large extent is ineffective. The writing

I interviewed English teacher, Alonso Hernandez. He graduated from Presidio High School, and after college, he decided he wanted to come back to his hometown and teach where he learned most of what he now knows as an English teacher. My first question is “How is writing different from when you were in high school?” He answered by saying writing has changed a great deal with technology since he was in high school. He said it was all pen and paper back then, which is not very common now since it is very easy to have access to computers and writing programs. When he was in High School he said he wasn’t the best writer because he would get tired and his hand would cramp easily but now he says he could write for hours on his computer.

In today’s society, there is no misconception in the fact that good quality writing is becoming a thing of the past. Nowadays, the older generation has been overruled by a younger generation with a lazy mentality. Back in the early 2000’s, people actually cared about the difference between there, their, and they’re. However, with the newer generation being born in the early 2000’s and technology replacing our brain power, no one over the age of 25 worries about the difference between an independent and dependent sentence. In fact, most people alive today use cell phones more than actual words; therefore, their brain is more geared towards fast text language over complete sentences. The decline in good writing skills is actually frustrating for a fellow writer as myself. It is understandable if you struggle with grammar because the rules never end, but everyone should know that a sentence like its g8 2 c u isn’t acceptable anywhere outside of a smartphone. Truth be told, it’s even annoying to read that language in messages because my brain will insult you while also trying to figure out what G and 8 means (I recently learn it means great).

The use of technology is also declining the writing ability or capacity of students. Students rely more on digital communication through video chats and chats. In regular chats, students commonly use slangs words, which is also declining the writing ability. As a result, instructors and parents are scared about the usage of grammar and sentence structure used by the students. There are different resources found in Internet, those resources are copied and are misused by students. For these reasons, technology is declining the writing ability in students.