The reading, writing and communication methods of today's generation are changing radically due to new information and communication technologies, ICT . With the evolution of social networks like Facebook and Twitter, text messaging, instant messaging, email, blogs and other websites and technologies, young people are communicating in a very different way than previous generations . Sheelah M. Sweeny (2010) states in her article Writing for the Instant Messaging and Text Messaging Generation: Using New Literacies to Support Writing Instruction that "teachers may be concerned about how some students write using these different ICTs, imagining the potential negative effects” have an impact on their students’ academic writing, but this interest may constitute an educational advantage” (p. 121). The basis of Writing for the Instant Messaging and Text Messaging Generation: Using New Literacies to Support Writing Instruction is to provide teachers with a definition of new literacies and a rationale for introducing and using new literacies and ICTs in their classrooms. New wave literacy is a much broader category than previously taught. Reading and writing were once separate subjects; Today, literacy involves reading and writing, as well as listening, speaking and looking. Today, students learn to convey their thoughts and meanings not only through written work, but also through music, images, audio, and video. Sweeny states that “new literacies can transform students' writing into unique expressions of their ideas, thoughts, critiques, and responses to literature and other curriculum subjects” (p. 127). Teachers should teach students how to transfer their thoughts and writings to an ICT format, as well as provide studies in the middle of the sheet......measures to support the teaching of writing are a guide that students Teachers must integrate new literacies into their classrooms. It highlighted the differences between previous and new literacies while providing numerous online resources and teaching ideas. I believe that technology cannot replace all aspects of the classroom and that traditional writing assignments are still necessary. However, as a teacher, I know that new technologies and new literacies can improve my students' learning and better prepare them for after school. Therefore, I will integrate both traditional and new literacies into my classroom. Works CitedSweeny, SM (2010). Writing for the instant messaging and text messaging generation: Using new literacies to support writing instruction. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 52(2), 121-130. Retrieved February 2, 2012, from Wilson Web Database..