ERIC Number: EJ1104201
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 17
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Digital Literacies Go to School: A Cross-Case Analysis of the Literacy Practices Used in a Classroom-Based Social Network Site
Lindstrom, Denise L.; Niederhauser, Dale S.
Computers in the Schools, v33 n2 p103-119 2016
The authors, working from a "new literacies studies" perspective, suggest that educators can better teach their students if they develop their own knowledge of the purposes, types, and language conventions students use in their informal out-of-school literacy practices. The purpose of this study was to identify the literacy practices used in a classroom-based social network site and determine how these practices reflect digital literacies. By connecting differences in the literacy practices of three fifth-grade girls to the instructional moves made by classroom teachers, the authors were able to identify and describe how classroom teachers unintentionally marginalized the kinds of digital literacies that are valued in the larger society. Findings point to the importance of creating online identities for establishing relationships in a social networking site and a need for teachers to model ways to shift language use when engaging in different writing contexts.
Descriptors: Social Networks, Literacy, Media Literacy, Classroom Communication, Educational Practices, Network Analysis, Grade 5, Semi Structured Interviews, Transcripts (Written Records), Literary Styles, Profiles, Friendship, Discourse Communities, Case Studies, Participant Observation, Content Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California (Oakland); Iowa
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