"A real window is something that frames our fundamental lack of control." nyti.ms/1S4ATdj

NYTimes explores video game as informational text. Multi player options on the "Voter Suppression Trail" #literacies nytimes.com/interactive/20…

"I cried because it does things to you to always come second." --> Lindy West in the NYTimes nytimes.com/interactive/pr…

"...in the face of the impulse to normalize, it is essential to maintain one’s capacity for shock." nybooks.com/daily/2016/11/…

Story not from "Rust Belt" or the South... but the Bay Area. Highlights tensions teachers face w *this* election. montereyherald.com/government-and…

"Young children are clever, strategic, and resistant actors. They are the original guerrilla artists." #literacies culanth.org/fieldsights/99…

"The narrative was sloppy and urgent, America talking all at once." mobile.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/mag…

"The president needed to hear the stories — that’s what he couldn’t get himself." #literacies mobile.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/mag…

"...the way a pair of stills can, simply& elegantly, pin down a central concern of human life: the passage of time." nytimes.com/2017/01/31/mag…

Hello #GRAWild classrooms! We're exploring the decisions Peter Brown made as a writer. We hope you'll join us. #GRA17 #readersarewriters

Hey all! Beth here from Appalachian State University in the mountains of North Carolina. #literacies

A: My 2yo nephew came to visit for a week over winter break, and I was in AWE of the number of non-print, multimodal texts/contexts he interactively produced. My ottoman will never be the same. A space for play as well as interactive 'co-player.' #literacies

A2: I worry that play does count as literacy in out-of-school spaces, on breaks, in daycares, in an aunt watching her nephew, but that these actions/behaviors/practices are viewed quite differently in schools. . #literacies

A3: I found out over break (via Instagram!) that a colleague of mine, whom I've know for a couple of years, is a master sewer and quilter. She posted photos of ALL her projects over break... and as soon as I see her this semester, I'm ready to say, 'Teach me!' #literacies

Made me think about how much of ourselves we (or at least I) don't share with our scholarly colleagues about our playful work. The pressure to be/look/seem busy leading a 'scholarly' life. #literacies

Q4: Ran into this exact question when 'composing' a lit methods syllabus early today. Creating space for the creation of embodied, ephemeral, non-print student weekly responses... while also thinking about how print is so efficient, manageable... real life tensions. #literacies

Q5: Been reading a lot of Massey lately, thinking about the role of my own digital literacy practices in producing a more human space in which to work (and live) in community with other scholars. #literacies

Certainly alphabetic print plays a significant role in my scholarly life, but GIFs have come to play a surprising role too... that affective surge of humor, delight, joy, surprise in the midst of a busy day. #literacies

Q6: One 'practical' dilemma we had in K/1 site was what to do with all of the STUFF. Classrooms are often large enough to hold still bodies, and when young children are 'making' with paper, teachers (& researchers) can feel overwhelmed with where to keep it all. #literacies

A5 (I'm slow): Meant to throw out idea of "critical play" (Campano et al., 2016) when thinking about new generative frames for research for play and making. Piece also addresses issues of equity and access (A7). journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117… #literacies