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by Terry Heick
How can you teach Shakespeare to students accustomed to tiny screens with brief flashes of
communication that instantly fade away (both in meaning endurance and visible text)? Begin by
focusing on the macro.
The context and need here is clear enough I think to jump right in to the strategies.
1. Use combinations of media–classic and modern together, leveraging one against the other.
2. Have students analyze diverse media forms for their strengths and weaknesses–and involve
both classic and digital forms.