7.+What+are+multiliteracies?

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 Multiliteracies, are the many forms that literacy now takes. Multiliteracies are extending the notions of literacy beyond the spoken and written to include multi-modal and multi-mediated forms of communication. These comprise of visual and audio, as well as electronic and digital media, on-line and on screen. ( http://www.learningplace.com.au/deliver/content.asp?pid=28829 Children today are surrounded by multimedia, such as television, computers, digital music, text messaging and much, much more. This has brought about a new pedagogy of literacy and ‘becoming multiliterate is viewed as being an essential part of successful learning for these new times.’ (Hill 2006, p.340)

An example of what children can do with multiliteracies in the classroom.