@Knobel & Lankshear offer a helpful way to think about new literacies: there’s new “technical stuff” (the tools) and new “ethos stuff” (the mindset). The ethos part is about participation, collaboration, and shared expertise. #NewLiteracies #EdTech #EDU800 #CMU

#Mills (2010) reviewed a decade of New Literacy Studies research and found something we still talk about: kids are doing rich, creative literacy work online, and school often doesn’t recognize it. That was 2010, and the gap hasn’t fully closed. #EdTech #NewLiteracies #EDU800 #CMU

#Leu & Forzani make a point I love: literacy is “deictic.” Its meaning keeps shifting as technology changes. The ∞ in the title says it all. We’re never going to reach a finished version of what it means to be literate. #NewLiteracies #EdTech

#Mills also called for more classroom-based research and more attention to students who don’t have the same access at home. As a science teacher, I keep coming back to this. Who gets to practice these literacies, and who’s left out? #DigitalEquity #NewLiteracies #EDU800 #CMU

#AERA2025 #newliteracies #collaborativeresearch

K&L (2014) - Post #3
“New literacies are social and participatory.”
Translation: your students are collaborating, problem-solving, and sharing knowledge… just not on the platform you set up. 😅
#edu800fall25 #Knobel #Lankshear #EdHumor #NewLiteracies #IfTheyWantedToTheyWould

Leu & Forzani (2012) - Post #1
The authors remind us that “new literacies” are constantly emerging as digital tools that reshape how we read, write, and connect.
Teaching literacy today means preparing students for literacies that don’t even exist yet. 🌐 #edu800fall25 #NewLiteracies #Leu #Forzani

Mills (2010) - Post #3:
Mills reminds us that being literate today means understanding and creating across digital spaces, not just on paper. This shift changes everything about how we learn. So who's trading in their pencils for a keyboard??
#edu800fall25 #Mills #NewLiteracies #GoodbyeOldSchool