"Rap Universal": Using Multimodal Media Production to Develop ICT Literacies

Through a multimodal media production literacy intervention in an extended‐day program, culturally and linguistically diverse youth developed valuable information and communication technology literacies, including • Specific how‐to skills useful in future academic, professional, social, and civic contexts • Abilities to critically interpret and produce media • Understanding of the value of skills and literacies across contexts Instead of teaching reading and writing as universally applicable neutral skills, teachers taught students to use multimodal media production as a relevant sociocultural practice that demanded school‐based literacies.