Video

This video is a great way to teach students about the value of critical evaluation and analysis of websites which is crucial in today's world of Web2.0.

Review of a Website: Audacity

Audacity is a free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It can be used to record live audio, convert recordings into digital format, edit sound files, cut, cope and mix sounds together or change the pitch or speed of a recording. 


This website may be used by teachers as a tool to enhance learning and utilise new literacies and digital media to engage the students. 

• http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

New Literacies Definition

The term 'new literacies' has been described by J. Callow (2008) as a skill which involves the sharing of information through a variety of digital mediums. The value is in the collective building of knowledge through blogs, online discussions and community based and social networking sites (Callow 2008). This information now engages the user and invites personal opinions or further discussions to be presented for the public to view. It should be noted however, with this ability to share information comes the need to critically analyse and evaluate the information presented. 


As a teacher, through new literacies we can begin to develop our lessons and the learning space by utilising technology as a tool to share, communicate and interact with our students and the subject content. 


Resources
Callow, J. (2008). New Literacies. New York & Web 2.1: a little knowledge is a helpful thing! SCAN, 27(4),13-16