Reflection upon Electric Involvement: Identity performance in children's informal digital writing.

It is so true! We no longer are tied to a physical place (say, a classroom or home) when we, as students, are creating our social identities. Much of our development is done with the assistance of technology: iPods, Laptops, cell phones, television, movies, music, etc. How to tap into this reality while create literate beings in schools, is a great resource for educators. This article speaks to the power of creating a rich context for identity play and performance. So much 'reading of the world' occurs as students move their their environments and discourses. I took away the understanding that in order to implement this type of creative identity development into my classroom I must allow for identity play and exploration, and digital media and communication have proven to be quite the tools for doing so.