Given the increased diversity of students within the regular, general education classroom, this article explores the importance of differentiated instruction to meet the needs of all learners in this age of Common Core State Standards. Using digital literacies that engage students, the authors showcase apps and web tools they have used in…

The structure of lessons where teachers integrated the digital literacies is examined here. Twelve graduate teachers participating in an after-school practica were observed over a six-week period. This manuscript identifies the structure of their lessons and describes the kinds of digital literacies children learned when completing them. Teachers…

Teachers K-16 need to integrate the new digital literacies into their teaching. Screencasting is one of these new literacies, and we believe it offers special appeal for engaging and motivating students in learning. This paper provides a rationale for integrating the new digital literacies into classroom teaching, discusses how the new literacies…