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Experiencing Digital Literature Part B: Critical Reflection of Digital Literature Experiences

“We find these digital picture books to be the most exciting innovation in literature for children in a long time—and also the scariest” (Yokota, & Teale, 2014, p. 577). What makes a good digital text, what counts as one, and what purpose do digital texts serve? During this assignment my idea of what counts as digital literature has expanded drastically. A main point I found was that there are blurred lines between defining modes of digital literature. Biancarosa and Griffiths (2012) confirm that terms such as e-book and e-reader are not always used, and that Read More …

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Reflection 2

I’m excited by the idea of further technological advancements mentioned at Learning Predictions 2017- The Future of Learning. The prediction of anticipatory technology using the data of our activities online (social media) to anticipate what we want to learn. I believe I already see it in action when using my teacher social media platforms such as Instagram. The hashtag I use most, #firstgrade, always makes its way into my feed and shows me popular posts by other teachers that I then bookmark and save to my profile as ideas to try later. One example is on the right Read More …