Multimedia literacy

such; student investment is greatly increased resulting in greatly improved motivation and end product” (Jakes, n.d.). David Jakes’s quote gives us a quick glance into the realm of digital storytelling. Digital storytelling is the use of digital multimedia that includes music, video, voice, and pictures to tell about a topic such as a personal story, or anything else one would want. Joe Lambert (2013) defines it into three different spectrums, “collaboration between facilitator and storyteller”, “the

Is it important to be a literate person in today’s society? The ability to function well depends on whether or not a person is literate and can comprehend what is going on around them. If a person doesn’t have the basic ability to read, they will feel the stress and dependency on others because of their illiteracy. Illiteracy is a big problem because without the knowledge of reading, illiterate people can’t perform daily tasks and responsibilities in daily life. When all it would take is a mere

High School. The thing is, a lot of our teachers are also struggling between teaching with both print text and by digital means. North Windsor High School acknowledges the fact that many seniors graduate not having the digital skills and print text literacy necessary to lead successful lives after high school. We are beginning to implement some changes with our teaching methods and hope to incorporate technology and print text in different and more engaging ways. Many of our students have smartphones

by teachers and implemented into classrooms for a positive effect on student learning. Many teachers are integrating multimedia tools in teaching students different skills including synthesizing, analyzing, evaluating, and presenting information. When students use technology, they learn to convert data into information and transform information into knowledge. Also, using multimedia tools gives students the opportunity to participate and interact in the classroom. Consequently, the trend for integrating

being an avid reader along the way so my understanding of English is quite decent. Although the concept of being literate is not that simple. Take someone with a masters degree in English and drop them in some African village, their literacy will mean nothing. Literacy is based on surroundings. Though to be literate is not only to be proficient in reading and writing. One can be literate in math, science, history, art, or in my case… film. My roommate was a year and a half younger than me and he had

begin to enter the workforce, they will be expected to be extremely computer literate. To get students where they need to be by the time they graduate high school, computer literacy must begin in the early years of elementary education. Why should teachers be concerned? Donald Leu, Jr., (2008) tells us that the nature of literacy and learning is begin redefined by digital technologies such as the World Wide Web (WWW), e-mail, digitized works of children’s literature, and electronic chat rooms. Labbo

Cultural literacy is not a well-known word in today's society but being culturally literate is essential to be an active participant in one's nation. Cultural literacy is the ability to understand a culture enough to be able to participate in it actively. In modern society, a large portion of Americans, especially in the younger generations, are not culturally literate and this poses a problem for the future of our community and our economy. Often fads are the defining points of recent cultural changes

In response to Mitoko Rich, “Literacy Debate – Online, R U Really Reading?” In the 21st century, children are learning via many different sources, whether through textbooks, internet, blogs, etc. Therefore, it was not surprising to read what was mentioned in this article. Reading in the digital age is causing a debate, especially in regards to students. After reading the article, I began to wonder; is it possible that digital text can cause more harm than good? Can digital text take away the value

ability to attend a university, or having the proper use of all of one’s limbs, many don’t fully understand and appreciate the gifts they have. In his work, The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society, Johnathan Kozol relates this idea to the importance of literacy, and the implications and struggles that are imposed on society and those who lack it. Instead of diving straight into a depiction of the hellish existence that is an illiterate lifestyle, Kozol quotes Founding Father James Madison, saying that

32 million adults in America can’t read, of which 21 percent of adults in the U.S. read below a 5th grade level, and 19 percent of high school graduates can’t read. The current literacy rate isn’t any better than it was 10 years ago. (“The U.S. Illiteracy Rate Hasn’t Changed In 10 Years”) With that many people illiterate, this can harm the further education of America. And not only America, but other illiterate people in other countries can ruin the nation’s education. Especially their future children