The Importance of Using Technology-Enhanced 21st Century Literacy Skills To Support Culture and Diversity In The Classroom

Authors

Sonia Isabel Lopez-Lopez, Washington State University
Ibtesam Hussein, Washington State University
Maysoun Ali, Washington State University

Abstract

Teaching in today‘s classrooms is not the same as it has been in the past; that is what teachers claim. There is a new generation of students, with new expectations and capacities, coming into the classroom. The Internet and technology in general are used everywhere to communicate and interact with others. Today, students are looking for different interactions and ways of learning in the classroom. Therefore, technology should be used not only because students are using new technologies ubiquitously outside of the classroom, but also because the use of technology can enrich students‘ understandings of diversity and culture, which can foster collaboration, participation, and collective intelligence.

DOI

10.15760/nwjte.2012.9.2.16

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Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/25319

Recommended Citation

Lopez-Lopez, Sonia Isabel; Hussein, Ibtesam; and Ali, Maysoun (2012) "The Importance of Using Technology-Enhanced 21st Century Literacy Skills To Support Culture and Diversity In The Classroom," Northwest Journal of Teacher Education: Vol. 9 : Iss. 2 , Article 16.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15760/nwjte.2012.9.2.16