Many educators believe that with the growth of media and information technology, media literacy is just as important as – or even more important than – print literacy (that is, learning to read and write).
What is your position on the relative importance of the two “literacies”?
The importance of literacy is tremendous. First of all, if our students are not able to read and write properly, their success in this world will be hindered. Our student’s future success depends on their ability to obtain a higher degree of learning. In order to survive in this education minded world, he or she must be able to handle the requirements that a higher institution of learning will demand from them. This also takes into consideration their ability to be technology literate. Many of the courses in which students will participate throughout their academic career will also demand that they be able to handle technology successfully to support their academic career.
What information from this chapter helps support your position?
The book mentions, “…traditional definitions of literacy are no longer sufficient and we must shift our conception to new literacies (page 279).
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Hi Maria,
ReplyDeleteI agree with that our children need to know how to read and write before anything else. I have learned that if this isn't happening everything else can be very difficult. They need this to obtain a higher education. They also need to have technology under their belt to get a higher education and get the big job that they want. I just hope that our children don't have to live very difficult lives just to do this.