#1 Theory in Practice

The concept of New Literacies is not all that new.   In fact, new literacies have been emerging since man first felt compelled to write information down and keep records.  What is different  about today's new literacies, is the rapidity with which these new literacies are developing and our ability to keep pace with and integrate them effectively into our classroom and our teaching.  It is generally agreed that the Internet(and it's applications) and ICT's are at the center of what is referred to as new literacies.  Some of the components of these new literacies include a student's ability to access information via the web, determine the validity of the information, analyze the information, synthesize and disseminate the information using the most up-to-date or current networking options available.  While there is a general consensus on the importance of new literacies the logistics on integrating these new literacies into the classroom in a meaningful and productive manner need to be worked out.