New literacies in action : teaching and learning in multiple media / William Kist ; foreword by David Bloome.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kist, William.

Series:

Language and literacy series (New York, N.Y.)

Language and literacy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literacy--Social aspects--United States.

Literacy.

Literacy--Social aspects.

Mass media and education.

Media literacy--Study and teaching.

Media literacy.

United States.

Media literacy--Study and teaching--United States.

Mass media and education--United States.

Physical Description:

xii, 160 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Teachers College Press, [2005]

Summary:

What do classroom teachers do on a daily basis to incorporate the study and production of texts in multiple media? What are some of their assignments? How do teachers assign grades in a classroom where the final project may be a sculpture, a film, or a website? This book answers these and many other questions by examining the work of pioneers: teachers who have transformed their classrooms in an effort to broaden the literacy of their students. Describing some of the most innovative examples of teaching and learning, this volume offers practical guidance, including actual lessons, assignments, and assessments that have been used successfully in pioneering classrooms.

Contents:

1 From Polytychs to Instant Messages and Back Again 1

New Literacies and Adolescent Uses of Media 2

New Literacy Studies and New Literacies 4

Terminology 11

Researching New Literacies Classrooms 13

What's New in New Literacies? 19

2 Translation and Fluency in an Urban High School Interdisciplinary Classroom 22

A Nontraditional Class 23

The Setting 24

Elements of Arts Seminar 26

The Monument Project 33

What the Students Say 38

Pioneering Steps of Arts Seminar 41

3 Designing Space in a Rural Classroom 44

The Setting 45

An Award-Winning School and Classroom 46

The Advertising Project 51

Students at Work 54

4 "A Dot-Com with Salsa" 61

The School and the Teachers 62

The Creation of the Education Technology Team 64

Elements of SFETT 66

Showtime: The iCan Film Festival 73

5 New Literacies and the School Librarian 77

The Setting 78

Library in Action 80

What the Students Say 86

Role of Librarian 89

6 New Literacies and At-Risk Students 92

The Setting and the Program 93

What the Students Say 102

7 New Literacies and High School English 106

The School and the Curriculum 108

Structure: First Looks, Seminars, and Second Looks 112

Using New Literacies 114

What the Students Say 119

8 Final Thoughts: "My Grandchildren's Time Zone" 126

Trends of the Data 127

Can New Literacies Be Taught in the Current K-12 School Structure? 139

Appendix New Literacy Classroom Characteristic Scale 143.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-153) and index.

ISBN:

0807745413

0807745405

OCLC:

55990406