New Media & New Literacies

I had the opportunity to interview my 12-year-old cousin, we will call her Z. Although she gave me brief responses to some of my questions, I was still surprised by some of her responses. I began by asking her what technology she uses on a regular basis. She said she uses her phone, school Chromebook, Nintendo switch, and watches tv. Z enjoys using technology in school to help her learn and helps her get better grades on tests. She mentioned that technology helps her learn by using Kahoot. Since I have never heard of this website before, I needed to do a little research on it. This is a website that uses games to help enhance learning. The user can create their own game or quiz and share it with others (Kahoot!, 2023). Z had a lot to say about social media. Her favorite social media app to use is Instagram so she can watch videos of guinea pigs and find recipe videos. Z likes social medica because she can find videos to help her with whatever she needs help with and can contact others ...

Concerning new media, I personally don't like using technology or seeing schools increase their technology use. After completing my student teaching in a public school and seeing how much students use technology, this was an issue for me. I personally prefer instruction over new media being pushed onto kids. Is there such a thing as using too much technology in school? As you can tell, I am against using more media in classrooms. The topic for my project is regarding the impact technology has on student learning. Here are some questions I hope to answer during my research:  What are the benefits or challenges of incorporating technology? How can teachers use technology in the classroom? Do students learn when using technology? What is the impact of using technology in the classroom? After completing this annotated bibliography, I need to find more articles that include negative impacts technology can have and find articles that will answer my other questions from above. 1.  Ce...