I think the answer to the question posed this week, "Does technology help or harm literacy?" is a big... IT DEPENDS. (not yelling, just emphasizing)
It could be said that it hurts literacy because children are spending more time "hooked up" to technology, they're texting, playing games, watching you-tube videos... and they are spending less time reading and writing.
It could be said that it helps literacy, because children who might not be interested in traditional learning activities might be more apt to read something if it is technology based.
I see ways that children's choices affect their literacy. If they prefer to play Wii instead of reading a book or if they prefer to watch you-tube videos instead of reading an article.
Technology has its own literacy I think. Reading an article online is different than reading an article on paper. Maneuvering through a website takes literacy skills as well. Students must be able to process many different bits of information when using technology to learn.
So to restate my opinion... I think it depends. :)
I'm hopefully doing my research paper on how technology can be used in strategic teaching. I haven't found a lot of support yet, but as I find some I may change my response to it helps. We'll see. :)
It's Friday!!!
Ginger
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