Module Four Synthesis
As technology is quickly becoming the generations new way/form of communication, educators are using it more and more inside of the classroom. While writing is not used as frequently as it used to be or as a main form of representation, technology is. Author Jeff Bezemer wrote how the digital media is more the site of appearance and distribution of learning resources, and writing is being displaced by image as the central mode for representation. The key concepts are: Sign Makers and Signs, Interest, Meaning and Situated Use, Modes, Medium, Site of Display, Frame and Genre, and Design. These concepts displayed many different tools. As online creation and online construction are very similar, a great way to think about the difference is construction sparks creativity within the mind and practices the importance of patience as well as power as stated in the article, “Construction and/or Creation of Online Content”. As for creativity, Kirby Ferguson shared his thoughts on what that word means. Kirby says that everything is a remix- his analogy is that most creators borrow, steal, and transform. https://youtu.be/zd-dqUuvLk4. As students explore constructing, redesigning, and reinventing online texts, this consists of what online content construction is.
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