User talk:Christina.mcdaniel/sandbox

Article Choice
Yes, all three of these choices for your article appear to be good candidates for addition and/or revision, especially “digital identity” and “digital literacy.” You might want to avoid the second on as it might be a bit more high-profile, so by editing you could attract unwanted attention. -Grlucas (talk) 13:43, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

Week Six-Peer review of "Digital Literacy" for Christina McDaniel-by Larry Hollingsworth
Week Six-Peer review of "Digital Literacy" for Christina McDaniel-by Larry Hollingsworth I feel like you are talking more about the platforms used to write for digital media than you are the digital literacy topic, they are very different, you should make corrections to distinguish between the two in your written work. Other than that, what you have looks good. The first line in the article reads-

Digital literacy refers to an individual's ability to produce clear information through writing and other forms of communication on various digital platforms[1].

What I have underlined in Italics above is what the article is really about, the literacy aspects of digital writing. The platforms utilized to present the writing are not "literate" they are inanimate and cannot be, they are just the mode of presentation, the written work is the literate part. I believe the article speaks more on the concepts of literate digital writing ie, digital literacy, so the focus should be on that, not on the platforms employed.

My suggestions Original's-

Digital literacy refers to an individual's ability to produce clear information through writing and other forms of communication on various digital platforms. Some of these platforms include social media and Medium, and other devices, such as, smartphones, tablets, laptops and desktop PCs. While digital literacy initially focused on digital skills and stand-alone computers, its focus has shifted to network devices including the Internet and use of social media. Digital literacy does not replace traditional forms of literacy. Instead, it builds upon the foundation of traditional forms of literacy.

Technology in the classroom

Digital technology has impacted the way educators teach in the classroom. With the use of technology rising over the past decade, educators are enhancing traditional forms of learning with digital literacy through different platforms.. Several websites are assisting in these efforts such as Google Docs, Prezi, and,Easybib. Each service has assisted students by teaching collaboration, allowing students to use pre-made, creative presentation templates, and helping generate citations in any given format. Additionally, educators have also turned to social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Edmodo, Schoology and even Instagram to communicate and share ideas with one another. New standards have been put into place as digital technology has augmented classrooms, with many classrooms being designed to use smartboards and audience response systems in replacement of traditional chalkboards or whiteboards.

The following comments should be corrected, notice the bold, underlined, and italicized text-

Digital literacy refers to an individual's ability to produce clear information through writing and other forms of communication on various digital platforms[1] using devices such as, smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktop PCs. Some of these writing platforms include social media sites and blog sites like Medium,.[2] While digital literacy initially focused on digital skills and stand-alone computers, its focus has shifted to network devices including the Internet and use of social media (this sentence focuses more on the platforms and devices, not the digital literacy topic, needs to be rewritten). Digital literacy does not replace traditional forms of literacy, instead it builds upon the foundation of traditional forms of literacy.[3]

Technology in the classroom

Digital technology has impacted the way educators teach in the classroom. With the use of technology rising over the past decade, educators are enhancing traditional forms of learning with digital literacy through different platforms (this sentence focuses more on the platforms and devices, not the digital literacy topic, needs to be rewritten).[11]. Several websites are assisting in these efforts (what efforts??) such as Google Docs, Prezi, and, Easybib. Each service (remove word) has assisted students by teaching them collaboration, allowing students (change to "them") to use pre-made, creative presentation templates, and helping to (insert "to") generate citations in any given format. Additionally, educators have also turned to social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Edmodo, Schoology and even Instagram to communicate and share ideas with one another.[12][13] New standards have been put into place as digital technology has augmented classrooms, with many classrooms being designed to use smartboards and audience response systems in replacement of traditional chalkboards or whiteboards. (this sentence focuses more on the platforms and devices, not the digital literacy topic, needs to be rewritten)

I hope all of this helps you.

Larry Hollingsworth — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lchollingsworth (talk • contribs) 17:20, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

Response to peer review
Thanks for the great response to the "Personal Computer" article Christina. To answer your question, yes application software and system software are basically the same. Both afford a computer the ability to access and use the software installed on them. For instance, Microsoft Suite is a set of application software that has Word, Power Point, Excel, and Access with it all as one "suite" of software applications that are used in the computers "system" thereby creating an application for the systems software that is installed. As for the references, each was found to be reliable so thanks. Larry