Link Your Blog Here:

Respond with a comment to this post identifying yourself and then using the html script (provided in class) to create a link to your blog. Check your link is active after posting a comment.

Tutorial 1 - Semester 2

Tutorial 1
- bring a USB to class (for unit materials)
- content overview- weekly overview and tasks
- assessment - formative
- using new lits to learn about new lits - youtube, blogs, wikipedia, critical literacy

Reading/viewing

Callow, J. (2008). New literacies, New York & Web 2.0: a little knowledge is a helpful thing! SCAN, 27(4), 13-16

McDougall, J. (2007). Engaging the visual generation : some Queensland teachers come to terms with changing literacies. Screen Education(46), 130-137

Knobel, M., & Lankshear, C. (2006). Discussing New Literacies. Language Arts, 84(1), 78

NFB- National Film Board of Canada. (2008) RiP: a remix manifesto. Accessed from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oar9glUCL0

Techknowledge - Digital Literacies http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid6415358001?bclid=6310839001&bctid=1457684597
Blog commentary on the show - http://aftered.tv/index.php?q=node/153

Tasks
Thinking Hard
- Write a brief definition (including references) of the term 'new literacies' from the readings

Working Well
-Create your own blog on blogger.com and then in seaparate posts:
post your definition, review one website from the Callow reading and include a link to it
-View this seven minute video on critical and digital literacies: http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid6415358001?bclid=6310839001&bctid=1457684597
-Use the embed code to embed the video on your own blog
- Write and post a description/review of the video on your blog

Follow Me
- Use the html coding provided in class to link your blog to the main course blog post.