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”?
My position is that I think they are both equal I know that me personally I rather use technology with getting information for my classes then using the book. I am not a huge reader and so when it comes down to reading from a book. If I have to read from a conversation on the computer or from a document for me it’s much easier to do and focus on then reading from a textbook. Although we need the textbooks but they need to be more up to date. Like you can’t have history textbooks that do not have anything about 9 11 in it those are way out of date. With every kind of textbook they develop new and different ways of teaching your students ways of learning. So I think that they are equal as far as importance goes.
What information from this chapter helps support your position?
That you have more available resources in a way then with just textbooks because you can email or blog about ideas or look certain things up online on websites. With textbooks and regular books they have tapes and cds that you can use to listen to while you read along with is something that is more up to date.
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I agree! :) Both forms of literacy are equal in the way that they are both useful in education. The students learn differently. You just shared your own views of learning and this is what we need to be aware of as future teachers. The students are learning at a faster pace than we did and the new techniques are going to make them more educated.
ReplyDeleteI don't necessarily think they are equal. I think media literacy is important but I think print literacy should come first. I see print literacy as the foundation to media literacy. I do agree that both should be present but one can get by without media literacy, granted it will be more difficult but it is possible. If you try to get by without print literacy, good luck. I think one has to know how to interpret information and get their views across before trying to do it in media literacy.
ReplyDeleteI do agree that technology can definitely be a very powerful tool for teachers to have to incorporate in their students learning.
You mention a good point that I didn’t think of in your blogg and that was mentioning the way that you learn. I’m like you I would rather do something from the computer than do things hand written. I find it much easier for me to grasp hold of the concept that way. I know it’s a shame that I myself am not a huge reader either so I like to look for more creative ways to learn something. I believe that media literacy is a great back up to print literacy meaning if you have a lesson in a textbook for instance you can find something online to support what you just learned and provide different options for students to learn. Not all students are like you and I and so students enjoy reading. If we just keep in mind that everyone is different in learning then we can use print literacy and media literacy hand in hand.
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