I struggle with this even today. It's difficult to recognize right away, but by having supporting questions to back you up during the reading, you'll start to notice when the author is being biased. Sometimes it is subtle and other times the author seems to be quite yell-y.

It would be engaging for students to feel like the literature was addressing them individually and letting them in to their lives. Third person does not allow for much conversation, if any, with the reader. First person makes you feel seen and mutual.

Most of these topics were covered only during library sessions, and I would have appreciated it more during in class projects,

This is something that I wish I knew earlier in my education. I was the student who picked the first thing I saw on the subject and wrote everything about, having no idea if it was a real book or a post-it note.

Everything is a race. You need to be the first at everything and finish everything rather quickly. We forget that there is meaning in the 'answers'. They are not there just to memorize the words but to understand the meaning of the words behind it.

At a certain point in someone's life, they will have the ability to make their own decisions and believe what they would like to believe. It would be nice to for young students to be immersed into optionals rather only seeing one side of the story.

I do this on a daily basis.

In high school I took classes about Humanities and half of the course was on mythology of different cultures. It was interesting to see how cultures have evolved and worshiped their own particular stories. They truly believe these myths and that the way they act can change life in its entirety.

Myths were created for people to feel better about the unknown and other forces that made things come to be.

I like giving students an opportunity to see how the story could have changed if a character decided to do this or say this. It calls from problem solving and possible outcomes for the stories but also in the future.

Class discussions and sharing ideas and interpretations with one another can build more perspectives rather than just one.

Bloom's taxonomy was hardly even recognized when I asked non-education students on campus what it was. However, this way of thinking makes the information that we process much easier in organized compartments.

I am a peer mentor in our INQ courses at Southern and this is especially helpful for students who's academics have not introduced them to critical thinking.

We are able to decipher the text the through critical thinking to ultimately come up with a conclusion whether it be in paper or in our decisions.

Spelling is definitely underrated these days and should have a comeback. People blame technology now-a-days for poor spelling, but even adults use shortcuts and I sometimes forget how to spell words when I do not rehearse them.

This would help as an organizational tool for students to write down the main ideas and key points the text was discussing.

By understanding different cultures, student can have a broader range and not only just their physical surroundings. It gives students the ability to learn where cultures' traditions come from and how they were started.

This could allow students to also reflect on their own feelings and recognize new words to associate the way they feel.

I used a similar technique helping a student who was not paying attention during sight words. She wasn't able to memorize the whole word and phonics helped her to sound out the words on the sheet.

It was especially helpful to stay engaged in a story, when teachers added 'personality' into their reading. At times when I would drift away from the reading, a change of tone or a drawn out word would bring me back.

At my elementary school, phonics was my favorite subject. Because the workbooks had pictures and highlighted letters, I was able to follow along and pronounce each syllable to create new words.

During my field observation the teacher I was working with did guided practice throughout the school day. It allows the students to view how something is done and not get too frustrated in the process later on.

Collaboration and bouncing off ideas with one another can draw out any kinks or misunderstandings a story may have that the writer did not recognize before.

Themes would be helpful to keep a child on track when creating their own story. Not all stories have specific themes, but when it does have one, following along with them keeps the story flowing.

I think illustration as a form of preplanning is going into my list of teacher tasks for my younger students. This would be especially helpful for less stressful writing word after word right away. But instead, having a picture to remind you what you wanted to say.

Decoding skills for younger children are essential to properly understand and write as they grow older so I appreciated being done during these sessions.

Literacy has not been one of the most popular sections of the school curriculum. But these literary circles provide different voices that students could build a supporting environment.

It allows for a more motivation to want to learn new things when they have the opportunity to chose what they would want to involve themselves in,

Students would not only be immersed into the literature but also with each other. (minus the abusing one another)

Some students may not be accustomed to other peoples lifestyles and do not recognize the differences among their peers.

As it should be

A student can read text a certain point in time and then, come back to it years later, and interpret that text differently. I believe in this perspective and the possibility of recognizing growth and change when reading texts.

Teachers, much like students, learn and interpret different meanings to various contexts. Teachers can feel restricted and unmotivated to teach these lessons and cause the students not to retain the proper information.

Students can bounce ideas and thoughts with each other. They would be able to explain a scenario with another student who might not completely understand the text. Student would make the text come alive with their personal stories and building a community within their classroom.

This opens the doors to poetry at a much younger age and can be built into appreciation when older. Or at least, understanding and recognizing.

There are only so many words to rhyme with that sometimes you will lose the essence of what you wanted to write to begin with.

Poetry is the stepping stone from any barrier that may be in our way. It expresses tone and emotion the way we see fit and how we went others to feel.

Students could extend the workshop by having their journal throughout the day and jotting down things that they have "feelings" about. It would be interesting to see what they would come up with through their everyday experiences.

Students have the ability to interpret a poem in any way that they chose. They can manipulate pauses and flows of the poems to add emphasis to where it is needed.

Poetry has a fluidity to it that allows students to express themselves in their own voices that is different from narratives. Poetry is read in their own voice but has the power to resonate with someone else.

Students feel less along with issues or problems they are not comfortable talking about. Literature opens the doors to being able understand someone else's views and ideas without judgement. With contemporary books, students can finally feel heard or accepted.

Yes to all of this and the line previous. By going through different (non-terrifying) scenarios, students could brainstorm plans that could be useful for their current or future lives.

Literacy is rapidly changing and so is the curriculum. It is difficult to keep up at times, but it is extremely beneficial for the students who are currently facing struggles early on in their lives.

This point would probably concern many teachers. However, how is a student supposed to understand a story that he has never been exposed to.

These would be especially helpful for art projects and creating more crafty activities.!

Illustrations helps students who may not understand the text and have a difficulty picking up on cues within the text. Illustrations can be viewed along side text for students to interpret the words printed on the paper.

Picture books are literally works of art that tell a story. The mood can change with warm colors and cool colors. If a book has a fun and cheery the color and facial expressions of characters can really emphasize.

Preach.

This.

People are most likely going to succeed together, if they come together. Even at a young age, if something is relatable or attractive, you are most likely going to excel in that rather than something you do not understand.

Young children are still trying to express themselves. They have not experienced life enough to be able to share their exact feelings and emotions. Literacy can help them with this and help their peers understand differences in their surroundings.

This resonates with me and my family as we are people of color, and my father was a first generation student coming to the states. They were not able to speak English well and were not wealthy when they came here. Their stories are not far off from the children who are now undergoing CCSS and this statistic of half of the literacy needs of children are neglected.

I chose this for my participation task, and loved the idea of changing the 'sound' of text is presented. It also allows the students to better recognize which characters are speaking or narrating.

This is especially so when reading plays or dramas, or any text that has specific cues. This allows the student to interpret the text in various ways to view it in a different light.

This can allow students to fully immerse themselves in language that is just written on the paper. Students can interpret the language differently than another student and this can lead to a more exploratory approach to different words.

Students will be able to reach out to other sources to better understand a problem or situation. A student could recognize a solution in one story that the other story may have been unclear.

To be able to network to all over the world and experience conversations by sitting in your chair or bed is simply amazing.

Collaborations lead to even more spectacular ideas than ever thought of before!

On the first day of my fieldwork, I noticed computers in the classrooms and time set aside for them to utilize it. When I was in school, there were very limited computers and hardly any of them worked.

Honestly, my best friend for the past few years. All my group assignments are there and pictures and shared items.

More creative juices flowing!

More creative juices flowing!

Allows for students to take their time and not feel rushed. They are able to rewind or fast forward to get all the necessary information.

For the past few years, I have been really working on my editorial skills with videos and formatting and editing is such a pain, but the pay off is beautiful.

How I have literally done anything.

I think with anything our identities are growing and transforming, hopefully, for the better. I wasn't the strongest reader when I was younger. I did well, because I knew how to pick out context clues. But as you grow older, context clues can help you find a connection but not the answer.

These students might be connecting with each other, but we have learned that through our connections we can construct. Just because they are a part of low-income families does not mean their ideas and thoughts are beneath others.

There are stereotypes within the web subcultures that some people want to be a part of and others are just curious to look.

There are stereotypes within the web subcultures that some people want to be a part of and others are just curious to look.

For some it may be, but for others it could be damaging.

And then the cycle continues, with the stereotypes and accusations. But if there is no help or resources provided, what does someone do who doesn't understand many things.

I feel that this is because we have not taught our students when and what is the appropriate use of our technology

Sometimes it is hard for my family that times have changed and that their methods aren't always the correct ones

Creating is the first step and then construction afterwards is to build and rebuild an idea to make it grow and prosper to a better and more focused idea.

There are key differences in all of these and being able to identify them will help students recognize what they need and what they dont need.

Yes. Collaboration to feed the mind.

Maybe the image means a certain way for one student than it does for another. The image is used to evoke feeling along with the words and it would be useful to even ask students what the image on a presentation means to them.

For a project, I sang about the Drug ABC's while my friend signed the words. The students appreciated our lively and different method to gather their attention.

It looks like an unfinished hamster or bunny, perhaps. Some colors would be helpful to distinct cell from nucleus.

Yes.

Many people complain about the new technological advances, but it is only if they are not used in the appropriate and intended use. We want our children to use new literacies as a resource instead of pushing it aside, like we should for temple run.

But who is to say that they do not have ideas and plans that could better our system.

Through this, we are able to connect with almost everybody and collaborate with them. There is no more he said, she said, they said. It is all in one network and the information is blooming throughout employees, schools, etc.

Which is why it is called NEW LITERACIES! Wow. Because it is constantly changing and new everyday. This is exciting. I also do not think that one can be fully literate. There is so much to learn and immerse yourself in.

I thought New Literacies had to do with new readings. Essentially, it is. New ways to comprehend literature in a way the advances all the time.

Well, what is our necessary task. Do we want to teach our children how to find keywords and only keywords? There should be other resources to help students understand different types of context around what they are reading.

Not only should we be concerned about child safety, but we could also be using this time to educate our students about our safety concerns. We do not want to scare them away from technology, but we would like them to be aware of their surroundings.

Bingo

Control F is your best friend. The change has allowed us to narrow in on what we are searching for directly. Instead of reading an entire text, keywords are best to find the answer.

I like the capital New Literacies for the broader concept because the proper noun reminds us that it is the bigger picture, the umbrella in which everything falls under.

This is a wonderful method and is sure to not confuse others. I suppose it to be the best option. We shall carry on.

The school I worked with was sure to include updated software and activities for the students to actively participate in. They made for positive development and it was not a stressful atmosphere.

Children need their time during recess and specials to interact and grow from one another. When taken way at young ages, they will never have the opportunity to grow with their peers and experience these essentials emotions and skills.

Which is quite the shame, because this is where the real live action begins. Nothing staged or rehearsed, just pure creativity spewing from these people. The best things come from spontaneity and building off of that spontaneity

Our audience plays a huge role to what we are creating, whether we like it or not. If we do not have a purpose to a post or a connection to the community how will we get the word out, who will listen?

"Media creators" it's exciting to know that my finger tips and the other 57% of teens' fingertips have the ability to share and create from their mind to their fingertips to the world

All we have to teach in schools is common core. We could also be teaching common skills for our future students to venture into the unknown and build a community independently, but still asking for help along the way

In some cases, paternalistic adults use safety and protection as safety and protection. It is not to say that there is no curiosity, but some parents are looking out for the people on the other side of their children's screens.

These fictitious identities may not be all that fictitious. If you are portraying yourself as a different person, the person you want to be, then will you eventually turn out to be that person? Or if you already have that idea of the person you want to be, then somewhere along the way did you grow to be that person?

A more reasonable approach would not to address her on Facebook, but perhaps, face to face with his sister, or even a direct message to only her.

Yes. Makes sense. How is one going to connect with the people that matter, if one does not know who they think matters.

Reminds me of Ebonics and how that was a big issue with education and schools with funding as another language.

Seems difficult for these "diverse audiences" to understand that the 'norms' were just as ridiculous as their thought processes to conceive that their high school teacher was some sort of teetotaler. By realizing that a person is human and not idealizing them in any sort of way, gives them the respect that the person deserve as a human being.