The New Media Literacies

I agree with the NML Staff's opinion. In order to be successful, we not only have to think about what the media producers are putting out, but also to think what I, as a 21st century technology user, am developing. I believe that the skills discussed in this video are appropriate for today's artist, citizen, and worker.Going through the list of discussed skills, I can relate to ten out of the eleven listed. The only skill that I have not gotten a grasp on, is distributed cognition. I experience distributed cognition all the time, yet personally I believe that this one will take time to perfect. I will most likely acquire this fully by stepping into the education world. I will have to take account my particular social environment, in order to succeed.



New Media Literacies Project begun as a research project to figure out how to better equip the younger generation "with the social skills and cultural competencies required to become full participants in an emergent media landscape and raise public understanding about what it means to be literate in a globally interconnected, multicultural world," as the website describes in its mission. This website is filled with lots of information concerning the Participatory Culture, today's young generation. To be a part of this culture means that you have some ties with social communication whether it be through "affiliation" like Facebook or Myspace, "expression" like skinning and fan videomaking), "collaborative problem-solving" such as Wikipedia and reality computer games), or "circulations" like Podcasting and blogging).

It is important for this upcoming generation to have equal opportunities to embrace the World Wide Wed. Without the knowledge of technology, research has shown that the student will most likely fall behind in their studies. The NML project is pushing for education institutions to assimilate more technology in the classrooms for this rising culture. As a future educator, I realize that most students are already taking advantage of the Internet. Why not make good use of it and teach students to deepen their experiences, using technology as an educational tool?

You can find out more about the New Media Literacies Project by clicking here