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Language Blog: Reading by Andrew Reda Gavin Reading novels has always been a passion for me. As a young child and to this day, my favourite Christmas present was one that has a box of new books. I like the feel of the books, the possibilities for new learning and immerse myself in new worlds. As I read the article, Beyond the Sticky Note and Venn Diagram , and thought about the discussions in class, I wonder if students using Twitter as a means of classroom reading will still look to books, or will this be a thing of the past. Or will websites such as “ 2Titles ” that can be interactive in choosing a book, encourage some students to turn to novels.  I noticed that not many students were reading books for pleasure. I know as a student, I didn’t consider the activities that were called “Reading” to actually be reading. Those boring worksheets seemed to have nothing to do with actual reading. What happens to those students who do not have good books at home, or ...

Media Studies Blog #1 -- Global Citizenship Schools have always worked with parents to ensure that students become good citizens, at school, home and their communities. The values of being responsible, caring, kind, honest and respectful are often connected to being a good citizen. With the growing increase of technology in schools, these values of citizenship are now applied to how students use technology. Digital Citizenship is an important part of Media Literacy, as students learn to think critically, behave safely and to be responsible. The same values of being a good citizen apply to how students interact with technology, as now with the changes in social media they are global citizens. “The situation is no longer us, the passive media consumers, versus them, the corporate and government media powers. When it comes to perpetuating harmful media messages, the enemy is often us.” (Goodman, 2014) This quote is from Edutopia,  Social Media Literacy: The 5 Key Concepts. Th...