Lankshear & Knobel
The educational world today that we live in has so many different things changing. The technology is increasing and making it more "useful" for teachers and students to be able to access anything that is at the touch of their finger tips. I think when I was in high school, our teachers wanted us to always have the physical text books and sometimes would be able to bring a digital copy of it as well. I remember talking about the topic of digital copies versus physical copies. A lot of my classmates enjoyed the physical copies better than the digital copies and I even said that for myself as well. But coming into college, I've realized that I am more into the digital copies than the physical copies of readings/articles into school.
What are your preferences when it comes to reading?
This article mentions a lot of being able to see the diversity of digital literacy and this can also help with differentiating the differences of a conceptual versus a standardized operational definition of digital literacy. We all know from our previous classes, that literacy meant the ability to read and write, but nowadays it's turning into the definition of having the ability to concepts of digital literacy. I think it's important to note this change of the definition because it shows that literacy is changing in the forms that it is being used from reading on a physical book to a digital copy that is on any electronic device.
How do you plan to implement digital and physical texts or do you plan on only using one form of texts/literacy plans?
What were some ways that you enjoyed in middle school or high school that helped you with reading or any literacy strategy?
Hey Linda,
ReplyDeleteMy preference when it comes to reading is having a physical copy of the text. Even now, I print out my readings. Thank goodness that we have free printing at UIC. I find myself being able to concentrate more when I have the paper in my hand. In my classroom, I am planning on implementing both physical and digital texts because some students will like one more than another. Also, it depends on where I work and what resources I have in my classroom. Ideally, I would like to have a balance between the both of them to accommodate for all the students.
Thanks for the post!
Tina Skukan
Thanks Tina! Yeah even sometimes for me, I like printing it out so that I can take notes on the paper and just be able to refer back to it! Good thing indeed that we have free printing at UIC. I think it's good to implement the idea of physical and digital texts for students just so that they can get used to both forms of texts. Thanks for your input Tina!
DeleteHi Linda!
ReplyDeleteI had very similar experiences as I progressed through school. Up until college, technology was never a major component in school. We always had a paper novel or textbook we used during class. We weren't even allowed to use any personal technology in class. The only time we used technology was when the teacher reserved the computer lab for the class. However, since being in college I have transitioned to using more digital texts than physical. If there is a digital copy of a book we need for class, I'll buy that version instead of the physical book. A lot of the times this option is also cheaper, so money also comes into play when decision making. In my own classroom, I would use both digital or physical texts. For longer texts, like novels, I'd want to have the physical book. However for short texts, digital formats would be sufficient.
Oh yeah I completely forgot about the reservation of computer lab and stuff. But yes that's a good point! I never really remembered using any technology into high school except during my junior year and senior year. That's what I usually do for even this school year! Short texts and printing it out would be better than reading it off the computer. I'm sure people would want it better on the digital form just because technology has been improving so much in the past years!
DeleteHi Linda!
ReplyDeleteI have always enjoyed having the hard copy of any text that I am reading. I feel that I just understand it better and always have it handy and can write on it easily. I have read a few books on my phone through the Kindle app though, and I really enjoyed the convenience of that. I think that in my future classroom I will always have hard copies of the texts readily available to the class, but will have other ways of interacting with the text readily available as well. In high school when we were reading various Shakespeare plays, I always got a better understanding of the plays when we would have to act them out. Just reading them was not enough for me to understand.
See you tomorrow!
I'm not really sure what would have motivated me for reading or literacy because I have never enjoyed reading. Besides the occasional novel or any sports article, I don't do much reading. Technology in college hasn't helped that much. I don't think I enjoy reading that much better on a screen compared to a book. There's not much of a difference to me besides the screen can make my eyes tired after a while.
ReplyDeleteGreat post Lina!
ReplyDeleteGrowing up in school we always used hard copies of texts. Technology was always seen as a distraction and we rarely did anything on the computer since that was the only real source of technology we had. Now being in college I love using digital copies of texts because I have so many controls like highlighting, notes and defining a word I don't know. For my future classroom I would love to have a balance of both so my students are familiar with all types of literacies.
Hi Linda,
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I have always preferred reading on hard copies of text versus reading on a screen. I like having the physical copy at hand so that I can highlight and take notes. It helps me concentrate and retain the information better. I remember in middle school, we would read the text as a whole class while highlighting and taking notes in the margins together. This was supposed to help us prepare for note taking in high school. In my future classroom, I want to make both resources available and find a balance between the two because I know that different things work for different students.
Thanks for your post,
Resilda
I totally agree with you, I love taking notes and highlighting things while I'm reading! It makes my life so much easier. But that's impressive that you guys did annotated reading even in middle school, that's awesome to hear! Thanks for sharing Resilda!
DeleteHi Linda!
ReplyDeleteGreat questions! Although digital copies of texts are so convenient now a days, I still have to say I still like the traditional way better. I personally like to have the actual text in front of me, where I can flip through the pages and physically write on the pages. I know it is not such a green method, but I always tend to struggle whenever I annotate my digital texts since I'm not tech savvy AT ALL. Hence, I decided to stick to the traditional method since it is less of a hassle. :)
When I do have my own class, I will implement both kinds of texts since I feel my students need to know both. I think it will be really wrong of me to just stick to traditional ways when our world is literally so advanced with technology. If I really do that, then I will be doing my students a HUGE disservice since they won't get the exposure they need to learn the skill that might make them successful in this technology society. Now, I'm not saying I will just use digital texts. I still believe my students will need to be able to know how to use both, the traditional text as well as the digital texts. Hope I didn't confuse you there. lol
See you in class,
Van
Hey Linda,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the post and really great following questions. Well I for one am very old school and find it more useful to have a hard written copy in front of me. It is easier for me to annotate and mark up the reading without much effort. Even so, like you said technology is only growing and schools are leaning towards digital literacy. One thing that I've learned from one of our classes (SPED) is that it is important to optimize choice and alternatives. Our students are diverse learners and we as teachers need to be able to be flexible when it comes to understanding their learning strengths, weaknesses, and how we can adjust instruction accordingly.
Linda, I'm happy you brought up this topic because it is something that deffinitely needs to be addressed.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I am not a fan of students having iPads, or having to do lots of reading on technology. I feel there is still a major benefit when students have the physical copy of the text infront of them to move their fingers along with the flow of the sentence.
Using technology as far as for activity based learning is a different story. I feel that this is a better use for it because it is not just strictly reading, but incorporating images and different types of assessment while having it feel like students aren't necessarily learning.
Very interesting loved the post!
ReplyDeleteHI Kim!
ReplyDeleteI think your post is very relevant to today. I also feel that technology today, is a huge aspect of people's lives. Therefore, I would want to incorporate it, in my students' instruction, especially since it will allow them a different form of knowledge expression. As a teacher, I would incorporate videos, as a form for students to emphasize the themes of important history or texts. I would also use blog posts, for students to express their knowledge on learned topics.
Hi Linda,
ReplyDeleteI see that most people have replied that they prefer physical text but I actually like using electronics as I read as well. If the school I work at offer both options then I'll allow my students to decide. Everything you can do with a physical copy of the book I believe you can digitally. Such as highlighting and keeping notes..etc
Thanks!
I really enjoy reading a book in print form. Even though I have a Kindle, I only use it to read from because it is easier and not as heavy in my bag. I think it is important to offer both options to students so that they can learn and determine which format they like to use better. I think print texts are easier to include because they are easier to copy for a group of students. High school and middle school actually made me not enjoy reading. I always had to read things I did not want to and was not interested in. I only recently got back into enjoying reading. I think make sure that students have at least some choice in reading books they want to read.
ReplyDeleteHey Linda! Great post! I have always enjoyed reading, and personally I cannot compare to reading a text book to reading online. However, I do know some kids like books online better especially those who prefer being read to. It can help comprehension, therefore I think I will make both options available to my students.
ReplyDeleteit wasn't until 7th or 8th grade that i really began to enjoy and love reading and that was all thanks to my language arts teacher and our lit circles at first i felt it was a challenge but once i began to read I fell in love and from then on I always had a book with me constantly reading.
ReplyDeleteNice job Kim! See, you have bunches of comments!
ReplyDeleteFor myself, I really prefer physical copies while I am reading. I am a person who want to write or draw or highlight the text as I read. One reason is that I don't like staring at the screen for a long time. The other reason is that I can't write on the text if I read it from the screen. For my students, I will make both for them because they need to read from the book also need to look for information from the computer.
I am a strong believer in texts on paper. I support technology in the classroom but sometimes children get distracted with the computers in front of them. I personally like to highlight and underline on paper which is beneficial for me. Not everyone has access to technology at home.
ReplyDeleteI am a strong believer in texts on paper. I support technology in the classroom but sometimes children get distracted with the computers in front of them. I personally like to highlight and underline on paper which is beneficial for me. Not everyone has access to technology at home.
ReplyDeleteI am a strong believer in texts on paper. I support technology in the classroom but sometimes children get distracted with the computers in front of them. I personally like to highlight and underline on paper which is beneficial for me. Not everyone has access to technology at home.
ReplyDeleteI personally prefer a physical copy of texts because it is hard for me to keep track of a long reading so I need to highlight and write side notes as I am reading. I always kept a pencil in my hand whenever I read something because I underlined and wrote notes on the text.
ReplyDeleteIn my future classroom, I will try my best to have both physical and electronic versions of texts to accommodate to each student's need. Not all students would prefer hard copies like me, so having both version will be beneficial to all students.
I think having access to digital texts is useful and can be helpful in moderation. As far as I'm concerned there is nothing like holding a physical book, or if I'm reading a long or very dense article with a lot of difficult language because I like to take notes in the margins. If I'm reading a shorter text or something that isn't very information heavy I prefer to read the electronic version. I think for student's having digital texts can be a great resource especially if resources for paper and books are short, but there should be a balance of digital and physical texts.
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