Research was done to determine the effects of digital
reading on students' performance and motivation. Studies found that students'
motivation was higher when reading tasks were digital. Additional, results
suggested that students' reading engagement and critical thinking skills
improved from using digital reading tools such as e-books, emails, chats,
discussion boards and specifically blogs.
One point that the article mentions is that students who are
usually introverted can gain from online forums for sharing their views and
getting involved in discussions.
I think that the key to mastering digital technology tools
as well as to gaining new literacies is to give students the opportunities to
use them. I know from my experience in NYIT, that I learned how to use many new
digital tools that I had not been introduced to before include Blogger. If these
tools are incorporated in education and students have sufficient access and
opportunity to explore and use them, they will become more proficient in using
the tools and in gaining from them.
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