As a term, “connective literacies” refers to the reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and critical thinking skills necessary for students to engage and interact meaningfully, productively, and safely in a variety of digitally connected spaces. Using a critical literacies approach to honor the voices of adolescents as producers and consumers of online texts, in the present study, researchers conducted two focus groups of nine eighth-grade students. Adolescents shared their insights about their use of connective literacy skills in and outside of school, including how they use digital technologies, and how they connect with others in digital spaces. Researchers share and discuss five thematic findings, using transcript excerpts as illustrations to present adolescents' perspectives. Finally, we offer future directions for educators, policymakers, researchers, families, and students to advance adolescents' connective literacy skills.

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青少年对其数字和连接素养的看法

作为一个术语，“连接素养”是指学生在各种数字连接空间中有意义、高效和安全地参与和互动所必需的阅读、写作、口语、听力、观看和批判性思维技能。在本研究中，研究人员使用批判性读写方法来尊重青少年作为在线文本的生产者和消费者的声音，对九名八年级学生进行了两个焦点小组。青少年分享了他们在校内外使用连接读写能力的见解，包括如何使用数字技术，以及如何在数字空间中与他人联系。研究人员分享并讨论了五个主题发现，使用文字摘录作为插图来呈现青少年的观点。最后，我们为教育工作者提供未来的方向，