Multiple literacies "...are made up of words, gestures, attitudes, ways of speaking, writing, evaluating; ways of becoming with the world. These are texts that take on multiple meanings and are captured as visual, oral, written, tactile, olfactory and digitally multimodal" (Masny, 2010). Before understanding what multiple literacy means, one must understand what it means to be literate. In today's society, literacy is defined in many ways, whether it is understanding how to read and write, being able to understand language, or making meaning using language. Multiple Literacies focuses on understanding how the social environment and integration of technology attribute to literacy in today's society. This type of literacy connects the classroom to the community, so authentic learning can occur. Sociocultural theory is a major component of what multiple literacy actually means. Sociocultural theory and multiple literacies share the idea that a child can become literate through exposure to his or her cultural environment, with or without the academic definition of understanding literacy. Multiple literacies also allow students to learn outside of school in more complex ways with their local and global communities. Since the late 1990s, technology has become increasingly present in the life of our society. Technology has made our children become digitally literate. Technology is an incredible resource that teachers should leverage in their classrooms because it is the bridge to effective teaching in our digital society. Our society is not only immersed in technology, but also very diverse. By understanding what multiple literacies mean, educators can better teach our culturally diverse… center of paper… Multiple literacies attract me because I see that this type of literacy has formed because of our current society. Each year, students bring their different cultural backgrounds and academic experiences to the classroom, which the teacher must find ways to accommodate for each student's learning style. Multiple literacy reminds me a lot of progressive education. Progressive education is the type of learning that focuses on children becoming active in their learning, such as developing problem solving and critical thinking skills, including community as an extension of the classroom, and gaining knowledge through experience and social interaction with their peers. I want my students to experience authentic learning and I believe that by incorporating multiple literacies into my teachings, my students will achieve this type of learning.