i love all cool things. one of them is graffiti. i painted when i was little. i love to put many of my dreams on paper drawing. i wish i could be as cool as those have guts and talent to scribble own values.
“There is Always a Song” (Martin Smith)
let us LISTEN. “There is always a song”
where are we now?
Where do students and adults today turn when they have a question that requires an outside resource? Very often, the first choice is NOT the library. It is the Internet. And how do many of these individuals communicate on a daily basis? More often then ever, it is not with pen and paper. It is with Email. Web browsing and Email communication are becoming nearly transparent mechanisms for information retrieval and exchange within many segments of our twenty-first century society. Yet, the literacy skills most often addressed and tested within schools are the textbook-based literacies of the previous millennium.Do not misunderstand: I agree that students need to learn reading, writing, and mathematics skills and concepts much as they have in previous generations. A skill set based on textbook-based literacy is insufficient, however, to meet the realities and challenges of twenty-first century communication. My personal experiences and the daily witness of my Email inbox are simple testimonies to this fact. As educators, parents, community members and twenty-first century learners, we need digital literacy NOW. This is not an option; it is not a hypothetical situation. It is a real need.
Some commonly used acronyms on texting are:
or :) = Happy
= Sad
= winking
this is a love letter written by a teenager who was born after 90s, it is widely called “Mars language”.
digital literacy gap
here i found a graphic illurstrate the digital literacy gap among the vairous group. acturally, the age gap does exsit and play a vitally role in the widening gap. the language in digital literacy is changing and progressing fast. the young generation is creating plenty new expression which the last generations hardly understand. just for example, the digital literacy actually emerged in 1990s in China. we who were born in 1980s is the first generation that exposed among internet, cell phone, and later blog. no surprisingly, the youth who were born in 1990s have already invaded in and created their own unique language on line.
My digital literacy experience
When I was 14 years old, I officially had my own computer and launched in the World Wide Web. Very soon, I addicted in the internet. I loved reading various news on line. I loved moving the mouse to surf exploring the world which I had no idea. I loved chat with friends esp. with whom could speak English. I have gained lots of confidence through chatting in chat room in English. My typing speed had been improved dramatically. Ten years later, I have been having plenty experience with digital literacy.
Text message, msn, email, facebook, myspace
here are some example that i encountered on text msg, email & facebook.
text msg: i miss u! may we visit tomorrow @ sfu or anywhere? let me know & thx for the facebk msgs!
hope ur having a good day 2day! 
email: Hey everyone,
Tomorrow there’s going to be open house afterwards at the Mitchells. Please bring a savory snack
Have fun!
facebook: Jo…sorry i couldnt make it to the Karaoke yesterday… Let’s go another time after my finals…coz it is driving me crazy…=(
HAPPY BIRTHDY though!!!! Wish u all the happiness and luck in the coming year! =D
· hey girl dont stress out everything is gonna beeeeeeeee OKAY !~seeya
yes sweetie…I came back not long ago….=P The trip to China was GREAT!!! Hope we can get togather soon….miss u…..
time to add something
wooo, busy week got started, yet with so much joy!!!
this is what we are making a poster about Bourdieu’s theory of symbolic capital. we had much fun in digging in various magazines, so many ads though.
thoroughly confused
This week readings are about cultural captial and literacy. Two articles pulled me into a confusing realm. Hard to understand…
