New Literacies

In order for students to become literate in Web 2.0 technologies, educators need to be flexible and allow students to use technology in producing evidence of learning. For example, educators need to move away from traditional paper/pencil tests, reports and poster making assessments and instead allow students to create web sites, wikis, podcasts, videos and more. However, this requires the availability of technology in the school and knowledgeable educators. Our district recently received a massive budget cutback and we are losing technology that we have had in the past. This is a challenge as we seek to best utilize what we do have. Fortunately, our technology department provides support and training for educators who try to meet the challenge of incorporating technology into our curriculum.