Becoming Literate Digitally in a Digitally Literate Environment of Their Own. Issue 5 (March 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ian O'Byrne, W.; Pytash, Kristine E.
• Is Part Of: Journal of adolescent & adult literacy. Volume 60:Issue 5(2017)
• Page Start: 499
• Page End: 504
• Publication Date: 2017-03
• Subjects: Authentic -- Assessment, Ongoing assessment -- Assessment, Protocols -- Assessment, Self‐assessment -- Assessment, To inform instruction, as inquiry -- Assessment, Critical analysis -- Digital/media literacies, New literacies -- Digital/media literacies -- 3‐Early adolescence -- 4‐Adolescence -- 5‐College/university students -- 1‐Early childhood -- 2‐Childhood; Reading -- Periodicals; Literacy -- Periodicals; 374.0124
• DOI: 10.1002/jaal.595
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1081-3004

Abstract

Abstract: This commentary begins with a summary of the current landscape of literacy, technology, and education. The authors then examine A Domain of One's Own as an important new initiative and explore how teachers and schools can implement this initiative. The authors contend that the building and developing of A Domain of One's Own is a good example of how schools can engage students in complex and meaningful literacy practices. In addition, the authors discuss the challenges and opportunities of providing students with a domain of their own to use as they start their literacy careers in our schools.