Old Literacy VS New Literacy

I think that making such transitions in the classroom is challenging for the teachers, especially teachers who have taught a certain way for so long. The idea of using technology in the classroom is reletively new, unlike the technology itself. The cirriculum would also have to change I think and the some of the ideas of teaching in general. I really feel that it is time to change the education system in ways that it can keep up with todays youth and the world. Using books and continuing to teach like the computer does not exist seems ignorant on the education systems part. I dont believe we should do away with books completely, it is always a smart and safe way to have a hard copy of anything one may deem important. But computers and the possiblilites of using them as a literacy tool should be taken seriously and pursued for future progress in the education system.

This lesson plan I feel shows the differences between the actual magazines and the online versions, which can be changed or tweaked in some way.  This can help the studebts to learn how to read a hard copy and then switch gears to read online.