- "encourage preservice, inservice, and staff development programs that will focus on new literacies, multimedia composition, and a broadened concept of literacy;"
- "encourage research and develop models of district, school, and classroom policies that would promote multimedia composition;"
- "encourage integrating multimedia composition in English language arts curriculum and teacher education, and in refining related standards at local, state, and national levels;"
- "renew the commitment expressed in the 1983 Resolution on Computers in English and Language Arts to achieve equity of access to the full range of composing technologies."
Because students are currently using ipods, mp3 players, video, and other forms of technical composition, educators must integrate these methods into insstruction. Students will be able to use reading and writing through these devices. Educators must set the example of life-long learning. If educators show students that they are taking the iniative to learn about new technology, students will see that learning is a life-long process.
2 comments:
Bridget, important that you keep foregrounding these standards in your construct of English. This would be a stronger post if you then shared some of your experiences in public schools last semester!!
Bridget, I totally agree. How can we expect our students to have open minds and see the advantages of keeping up with technology if we, as their teachers, don't? We always have to remember to model what we teach. If we don't, we are sure to receive comments like, "Why do we have to learn this? You don't do it!" I think that one of the worst things to be called is a hypocrite - especially by the students I want to respect me.
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