Blended/flipping learning tools. Digital Literacies. The 8 Key Elements Of Digital Literacy. Digital Literacies and eCompetence_ISSUE_38_0.pdf. - New literacies. Friedrich Kittler and the rise of the machine | Stuart Jeffries. There's a section of Nessie the Mannerless Monster, Ted Hughes's poem for children, that unwittingly clinches many of the main theories about the role and function of the media.
The Loch Ness monster, vexed that humans don't believe in her, rises out of the water and goes on a rampage. She lays waste to Edinburgh and then heads south to Hughes's native Yorkshire. Nessie is shocked by what she sees: "Everybody sits indoors in front of the TV with a dead stare. There is nothing in the streets but cats, dogs and the odd parked car. She peers in at the windows and whistles but nobody can hear for the TV and its laughter and uproar and gunfire. When Canadian-American media theorist Marshall McLuhan wrote "the medium is the message", what he had in mind was that it is worth reflecting on how technological innovation changes us. In Understanding Media, he described the "content" of a medium as a juicy piece of meat carried by the burglar to distract the watchdog of the mind.
Mediatheory. Computer Literacy:The Fourth Core Skill. Standard Seven: Evaluating Information Students apply critical thinking skills to evaluate the relevance, reliability, and quality of information. Perhaps one of the most challenging problems (and greatest attributes) of new technology is the ability for anyone, anywhere to contribute content. It is essential for students learn digital literacy skills to be able to evaluate the information that they find.
Standard Eight: Creating Digital Content Students learn to use technology to create digital content in multiple formats. Standard Nine: Communicating in a DigitalEnvironment Students learn to communicate effectively through the multitude of new technological social environments. Niklas Luhmann (1927-1998)