2-1-1: New Literacies

New literacies refers to the skills needed to become fully literate in the twenty-first century where technology has transformed the nature of reading, writing and communication. Some of the common ICTs which students use include blogs, wikis, emails, and YouTube. Literacy taught in the traditional way can no longer provide students with all the skills necessary to be fully literate in the world of new literacies.

Because technology has evolved in the past couple of years to create entirely new demands in literacy, students need to be taught "new literacies" in order to keep up with the expectations of the times. New literacies has extended traditional literacy to be combined with the information, activities and text formats of the internet. Students need to be proficient in locating texts, using the tools that the Internet offers and completing web-based tasks that they will need in school and in future life. These skills are crucial for them to learn in school in order to accomplish the goal of learning skills that will enable them to successfully navigate the literacy systems of today.