Impact of social media and technology on literacy and learning

The impact is discussed that digital technology, including social media media and the Internet, may have on the development of our reading skills and on learning. Studies have found positive, negative, and inconclusive effects. Depending on how we use technology, can it actually be a "gateway drug" to reading and learning? EN ESPAÑOL Se discute el impacto que la tecnología digital, incluyendo las redes sociales y la Internet, pueden tener en el desarrollo de nuestras habilidades de lectura y en el aprendizaje. Los estudios han encontrado efectos positivos, negativos, y no concluyentes. Dependiendo de cómo la usamos, puede la tecnología ser incluso una "droga de entrada" a la lectura y el aprendizaje? EM PORTUGUÊS Discute-se o impacto que a tecnologia digital, incluindo a mídia social e a Internet, podem ter sobre o desenvolvimento de nossas habilidades de leitura e na aprendizagem. Estudos revelam efeitos positivos, negativos e inconclusivos. Dependendo de como a usamos, pode a tecnologia até mesmo servir como uma "porta de entrada" à leitura e à aprendizagem? JOIN THIS CHANNEL AND GET ACCESS TO MEMBERSHIP PERKS youtube.com/snaplanguage/join GUIDE RELATED VIDEOS See our playlists so you don't miss any videos: youtube.com/user/snaplanguage/playlists RELATED VIDEOs About Literacy playlist:    • About Literacy   Vocabulary playlist:    • Vocabulary in Reading: Dealing with it   FURTHER READING DeLoatch, Pamela (Edudemic, web article). www.edudemic.com/the-4-negative-side-effects-of-te… Morozov, E. Facebook's gateway drug (New York Times, opinion, web) www.nytimes.com/2014/08/03/opinion/sunday/evgeny-m… Purcell, K., Rainie, L., Heaps, A., et al. How teens do research in the digital world (Pew Research survey, PDF) www.pewinternet.org/files/old-media/Files/Reports/… Verheijen, L. The effects of text messaging . . . (PDF) www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/0013838X.2013.… REFERENCES Harvey, S. Nonfiction inquiry: Using real reading and writing to explore the world (PDF) www.curriculum.org/secretariat/files/Apr18Nonficti… O'hara & Pritchard. What is the impact of technology on learning? (web document) www.education.com/reference/article/what-impact-te… Pearson, Ferdig, Blomeyer, & Moran. The effects of eechnology on reading performance in the middle school grades . . . (PDF) files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED489534.pdf Vaynerchuk, G. Social media: The gateway drug (LinkedIn, web) www.linkedin.com/pulse/20130827163653-10486099-soc… Vishal, K. Learning strategies and performance in a technology integrated classroom (PDF) files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ728906.pdf MUSIC "And Then We Take Them Down Again" by Dokashiteru (feat. Susan Joseph) "The Den" by Retaxes

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