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Online Literacy
Online and on-task with reading and writing To an older generation, the very idea of literacy in schools would immediately bring to mind paper and pencils and exercise books. But just think how today’s generation of students – bought up on home computers, smart phones, personal devices and the like – would react if confronted with this old-fashioned technology. To a modern child, the traditional methods of teaching literacy might seem, at best, daunting – at worst, confusing or uninspiring. Where is the instant response and feedback provided by the technology that they are used to? How can they monitor their own progress and share their achievements with others as they can online?
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With reading, for example, this does not mean we should abandon the good old library book – but it does mean that educators must think deeply about how modern technology can assist student learning in different ways than that provided by traditional methods. This is why Online Literacy Tools are making such in-roads into the modern educational environment – especially, by both catering for modern students’ expectations and, if properly used, considerably extending the teacher’s capacity as a reading facilitator. A good
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online literacy programme, for instance, can allow a teacher to easily manage a classful of learners, all working at their own reading level – even if every student is at a different level.
Diagnosis and feedback In addition, programmes are increasingly able to provide diagnostic information, assessing progress at each stage and providing instant feedback and reinforcement for learners (as well as alerting the teacher to any diff iculties individual students may be experiencing).
