Blog Post 7- Annontated Bibliography for Diverse learners and digital literacy

Literacy is always something that I am trying to learn more and more about. I hate doing the same things everyday and watching my students continue to get more and more bored. I have started integrating some components of digital literacy in my class (from taking this course) and I have to say WOW! For example, I had them create a meme based on the reformation, after we read a chapter about the heliocentric and geocentric systems and my students loved it! One thing I am interested in learning more about would be the use of digital story-telling and audiobooks in an ENL/Diverse classroom. Next year, I am expected to have four non-English speaking students so I want to implement some of these into my teaching. This is of interest to me because I can directly relate this to my job. I feel as though so many times we are given tasks that we can't use or haven't been able to implement. I am excited to research and learn more to better help myself and my students for next year. 

Topic: Creating a Diverse Classroom Through The Use Of Digital Literacy




Annotated Bibliography




Beaumont, N. E. (2025). Creative Videomaking in Diverse Primary Classrooms: Using Drama and Technology to Enhance Oral and Digital Literacy. Education Sciences, 15(4). http://dx.doi.org.sunyempire.idm.oclc.org/10.3390/educsci15040428

This article discusses the advantages of creating and showing videos about a certain topic. It discusses the key importance of teachers taking this step to enhance literacy outcomes in their schools. Allowing students to use drama and exploring video-making apps, has increased their knowledge and engagement with their topics. Diverse learners in the classroom need that extra step away from the book to show their knowledge of what they have learned. We often forget that the language barrier or educational needs get in the way of their understanding of a topic.

Falloon, G. (2020). From digital literacy to digital competence: the teacher digital competency (TDC) framework. Educational Technology Research and Development, 68(5), 2449+. http://dx.doi.org.sunyempire.idm.oclc.org/10.1007/s11423-020-09767-4

Falloon Garry discusses the importance of changing and adapting to the new technology that surrounds us as educators. It is our job to always change and discover new ideas to help our diverse learners. A teacher's readiness and willingness is what is going to make a difference in a child's literacy journey. Having multiple opportunities and choices in which the information is delivered to students will go a long way. Finding three to four diverse options during a topic will allow for all students to show what they know, as well as feel included in your teachings. Whether it be a video, google slides, paper, or test, each child will be able to demonstrate their learning.

Liu, G. (2023). To Transform or Not to Transform? Understanding the Digital Literacies of Rural Lower-Class EFL Learners. Journal of Language, Identity & Education, 1–18. https://doi-org.sunyempire.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/15348458.2023.2236217

This research article is about two young men who are both English learners in modern day. They both took two separate approaches of learning the language and learning our social norms. One used digital literacy to help him understand the ideas and concepts behind English as a language. Learning how to read and speaking English were the two main takeaways in this. This incredible research allows the readers to see the importance of having access to the internet or a tablet, and how that can shape your outcome in school. One student did not have a digital device until college and would find themselves struggling to understand the material in front of them. The other student was given the opportunity to have a device in high school and they used talk-to-text and other translation devices to help them practice and understand English in and out of school.

Rowe, D. W., & Miller, M. E. (2016). Designing for diverse classrooms: Using iPads and digital cameras to compose eBooks with emergent bilingual/biliterate four-year-olds. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 16(4), 425–472. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468798415593622

This article discusses the importance of home and school connection when it comes to bilingual and diverse learners. The study was conducted over a year where teachers would use Ipads for diverse students to create drawings, labeled pictures, word webs, and even pictures and videos. These were brought home and parents of the children could show their parents what they are learning in school. This strengthened the home and school connection. Creating videos and pictures helped to strengthen their literacy skills.

Tran, Y. (2018). Computational Thinking Equity in Elementary Classrooms: What Third-Grade Students Know and Can Do. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 57(1), 3-31. https://doi-org.sunyempire.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/0735633117743918 (Original work published 2019)

This article focuses on the importance of STEM in a child’s academic performance and ability. STEM provides students an opportunity to explore and learn all subject areas online. Students took a test about their computer abilities before and after that allowed the educators to see how they improved. Over time, students became more aware of patterns and decomposing problems that allowed them to understand the concept. This research had a lot of opportunities for students to connect to real-world life, which instilled how important these skills are. For example, learning how to decode words online or find answers to problems. This created a strong knowledge of problem-solving through digital literacy.