Digital Writing Matters

In the article, Why Digital Writing Matters in Education, author Jeff Grabill talks about the importance of writing  both digitally and on paper. With technology on the rise, the meaning of writing is changing. In this article, Grabill focuses on two main issues, "1. Digital writing challenges what counts as writing and reveals the gap between how writing works in the world and how we teach it in schools. 2. Digital writing platforms and services are ways to innovate instruction and learning" (2012). Writing is a very importance subject in school and also serves as a basis for all other classroom subjects, as well. Grabill explains that digital writing doesn't just include actual writing, but incorporating videos, images, music, etc. too. These are ways students can become more interested in writing because they are able to add in different types of media that are more appealing. "We need many more efforts to support and share the innovations of teachers wrestling with how to teach digital writing in their schools" (Grabill, 2012).