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Educating the Net Generation

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Meggan Crawford

In educating the net generation it is vital to show awareness of their unique educational needs, without which the benefit of their education is questionable.  Both educators and the tools and techniques they use must rise to the challenge of … Continue reading →

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Technology and the Resurgence of Orality

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Adam Matthews

Features of orality are resurfacing with modern technology. Writing has been the overwhelming technology for recording information for centuries. At its inception, writing was criticized for how it would affect our mind. (Postman, 1992) It removed discourse, much of the … Continue reading →

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Web 2.0 – A dream in education

Posted on November 28, 2012 by deannas

In the article ‘Web 2.0 and Emergent Multiliteracies’ by Bryan Alexander (2008), many issues surrounding digital literacies in our current education system are presented. While he does recognize that there are teachers embracing the need to incorporate new technologies and … Continue reading →

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Facing the Web 2.0 Social Networks in Education

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Johanne Brochu

            While the Web 2.0 provides a mix of familiar and emergent technologies (Alexander, 2006), I believe that educators are facing new challenges at how to choose and integrate them into their pedagogical practices.  Nevertheless, it has become also challenging … Continue reading →

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Breaking out the Visual

Posted on November 27, 2012 by awernicke

There is no question that our culture today is a highly visual one. Images and graphics that accompany text, videos, artwork, and other visual modes of representation are used to communicate information. With the accessibility of visual hypermedia made possible … Continue reading →

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Contradictions of Digital Literacy

Posted on November 27, 2012 by awhetter

I am interested in exploring some of the contradictions of digital literacy that are suggested by the article ““Multiliteracies”: New Literacies, New Learning.” Written by Cope and Kalantzis in 2009, the article revisits the New London Group’s influential article “A … Continue reading →

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Hypertext in the Elementary School Classroom

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Eric Gearey

During the course of my day as an elementary school teacher I’ve grown accustomed to many forms of “hyper”: most notably hyper-activity and hyper-sensitivity.  Hypertext, however, is not as readily apparent in my daily routine.  As Alexander (2008) professes, ”K-12 … Continue reading →

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Evolution of the World Wide Web

Posted on November 27, 2012 by inscho

Brian Alexander’s recent articles (2006, 2008) discussing the emergence of Web 2.0 and its applications, or even consequences, for literacy, teaching and learning provide a lens through which to view the evolution of the World Wide Web.  In this commentary, … Continue reading →

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How Can An Educator Possibly Manage Web 2.0 Storytelling Lessons Amidst the Vastness Of the Web 2.0 World?

Posted on November 26, 2012 by murray12

Web 2.0 is the future of education. (Hargadon, 2008) Storytelling is a standard part of education that has taken many forms over time. In Bryan Alexander and Alan Levine’s article, Web 2.0 Emergence of a New Genre, they explore the … Continue reading →

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The History, Present and Future of Educational Technology: Web 2.0 and Beyond

Posted on November 25, 2012 by tavenia

Educational technology is a catchphrase on the tongues of many educators of the digital age. It is a conglomerate term that suggests an updated teaching pedagogy, a transition to a student centered classroom and a combination of tools that are … Continue reading →

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