Readings for Monday, November 15th

I loved the article "Multimodal Texts: What They Are and How Children Use Them" by Bearne. I agree with the author that "the idea of 'text' is being redefined." Besides words, children use images to make meaning and create understanding, which is why technology is becoming such a driving force within education. For instance, we are writing a blog in a college course. I never would have expected this to happen. But, time are changing and so as teachers, we need to facilitate this change and welcome it with open arms. We should learn more about the different ways children acquire knowledge whether that is by reading books, watching TV, or playing video games. In order to be an effective teacher, we need to understand this new definition of "text" and figure out a way how we can incorporate these methods into our teaching.