Hi everyone! My name is Anoush and I am currently a graduating senior at Cal State Northridge anticipating my Bachelor’s Degree in English- Subject Matter. Initially I had planned on entering CSUN’s Teaching Credential program but recently discovered that I would rather pursue a Master’s Degree in English in hopes of becoming a professor. The entirety of this blog will be devoted to discussing and relating concepts of Multigenre Literacy in a Global Context.
Whether we like it or not media technology is a HUGE and growing industry in almost every facet of our everyday lives. More and more increasingly, and in my opinion for the better, we are seeing the use of this technology in education regardless of grade level. Many of us these days are so focused on the aesthetics of things that students are becoming more visual learners at younger ages. Personally, having a PowerPoint to refer back to during lectures--at any grade level-- not only catches the student's eye and sparks his or her interest, but makes it more likely for him or her to pay attention and better grasp and retain the given material.
I think it's important that technology play a significant role in the classroom, but should by no means dominate or replace conventional teaching methods. Rather, these media technologies such as PowerPoint, visits to the computer lab, YouTube clips, and so on would be best suited to supplement and aid teaching material and traditional methods rather than eradicate them altogether.
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