Module 6

Topic Articles & Feedback  - See classmates' reports

The Readings

 * Are hypermedia, hypertexting and hyper-­reading part of your teaching?
 * Visual Literacy and the Classroom

Assignment
After reading the articles, what are your initial thoughts about the articles and their statements about media use in the classroom? Did you note the age of the resources they cite? Some of the research they authors cite stem from the 70's and 80's. Were there any new terms that you had to identify? How will this new knowledge influence the way you teach (or apply learning within your career), but moreover, your own learning? How will it impact your students and/or peers? Give an example of something you are currently doing in your classroom that falls under hypermedia/hypertext, or something you've thought about introducing. Post your response in the Google+ community under the correct heading. If you cite this source, or additional sources, please do so according to APA guidelines. Embed two ISTE standards and correctly follow all directions provided in order to receive consideration for full credit of 50 pts.

Highlights
There was a good deal of agreement on the fact that the reference article posted on Kami was a difficult and distracting thing to attempt to read - a wonderful example of cognitive overload. While there are benefits to collaborative writing and commenting, if implemented poorly it can detract rather than enhance the experience.

Emily Gaskill found a great demonstration of what the first reading called "top-down processing":"I cnduo't bvleiee taht I culod aulaclty uesdtannrd waht I was rdnaieg. Unisg the icndeblire pweor of the hmuan mnid, aocdcrnig to rseecrah at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mttaer in waht oderr the lterets in a wrod are, the olny irpoamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rhgit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whoutit a pboerlm. Tihs is bucseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey ltteer by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Aaznmig, huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghhuot slelinpg was ipmorantt! See if yuor fdreins can raed tihs too."There also seemed to be general consensus among ELA teachers that teaching students to read and parse hypertext was an important skill that we need to start teaching our students.