New Media & New Literacies

The educational website I chose to use is ABCYA.com. ABCYA track educational website that has a range of interactive games and different activities that are designed for children. This site targets students in varying grades, ranging from Pre-k to 6th grade (ages 3-12). The content on the website focuses on learning through play in areas such as math, reading, language arts and problem solving. Some Key features on ABCYA are educational games, creative tools such as puzzles, creative actives where students can draw, design or problem solve.   Integrating ABCYA into the classroom would be a highly effective way to engage students with interactive and educational content. ABCYA can be used in a lesson/unit as review for certain topics since the website offers many subject specific games. For example, for math at a second-grade level, there are games for Addition and Subtraction facts, Number patterns, Place value and math bingo games.  What I like about ABCYA is that each studen...

Case Study 1: Google Classroom Platform Overview In the K-12 education system, one widely used platform is Google Classroom. It is used for communication, assignments, and resource sharing between teachers, students, and parents. Google Classroom has digital features such as Google Docs, Google Drive, and Google Meet, facilitating classroom management, collaboration, and content delivery. Teachers use this platform to create assignments, post announcements, provide feedback, and grade students’ work (Moonma, 2021). On the other hand, students can submit their assignments using Google Classroom and access classroom resources. Parents can view their children’s academic progress and receive notifications on assignments, upcoming events, and deadlines. User Engagement Teachers, students, and parents relying on Google Classroom benefit from its engagement ability since it facilitates efficient communication and collaboration. Google Classroom is instrumental when assigning work, engaging st...

Critical media literacy can help educators create activities encouraging students to think critically about social media, news outlets, and other digital content. Through the projects, students will be able to research how biases can be found, the validity of the information, and even how digital content influences public opinion. In this regard, by integrating critical media literacy into the curriculum, educators also contribute to nurturing students into informed media consumers and contributors who think more critically and are more digitally literate overall. Marlatt, R. (2020). Encounter and Counter: Critical Media Literacy in Teacher Education. Journal of Media Literacy Education, 12(2), 93-99. This article deals with incorporating critical media literacy (CML) within the teacher education framework and how pre-service teachers analyze media portrayals of current events. As a result of developing CML skills, the pre-service teachers would be prompted to critically inquire into t...