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21st Century Reading and Writing

Posted in Communication, Literacy, Online Community on February 27, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Historically, we humans have experienced an impulse to write; we have found the materials to write; we have endured the labor of composition; we have understood that writing offers new possibility and a unique agency…It’s time for us to join the future and support all forms of 21st century literacies, inside school and outside school. —Kathleen [...]

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Online Reading Resources

Posted in Communication, Literacy, Motivation, Technology on February 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »

You don’t have to be a reading teacher to include reading activities and strategies in your classroom. If a student has to read content, whether its computer languages to zoology, they’re reading. Period. The PLS online course Reading Across the Curriculum addresses the issue of, well, reading across many topics, not just in “reading” class.
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Literacy From a Different Perspective

Posted in Literacy, tagged , , on February 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Last September, we did a series of posts on math and science education. This month we’re going to take a similar look at reading and writing education.
One of Ira Socol’s recent blog posts has really gotten me thinking about reading, writing, and literacy. In it, he describes curling up in bed with a good story.
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Ten-Minute Tasks for 21st Century Literacy

Posted in Literacy on March 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Inspired by this list of Ten Web 2.0 Things You Can Do in Ten Minutes to Be a More Successful E-learning Professional from eLearn Magazine, I created this list of tasks you can do to improve your own 21st century literacy skills. All of us have too much to do, and it can feel overwhelming [...]

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Reflection – Example of 21st Literacy Education in Action

Posted in Literacy, Net Generation on March 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »

It’s Friday. Time for a video. Videos are nice on Friday afternoons. I found this wonderful example of the King Middle School in Portland, Maine. I believe that this school is really putting the approaches to 21st Literacy Education in a Action. The video provides examples of how the school integrates subjects like science, English, [...]

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RSS: Controlling the Flow of Information

Posted in Literacy, Net Generation, tagged , , on March 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »

There are so many different ways that we receive information over the Internet. We read blogs, wikis, news feeds. We also watch videos and listen to podcasts. Truly, it can become overwhelming to read, watch and listen to all the things we want, and even need, to keep abreast of our field.
There is a solution [...]

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88% of American Voters Agree

Posted in Literacy on March 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »

The skills students need to learn now in the 21st century aren’t the same as they were 20 years ago; just knowing the 3 Rs isn’t enough. According to a survey conducted last fall, 88% of voters “believe that schools can and should incorporate 21st century skills” into their curriculum. You can read the key [...]

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What Is Information Literacy?

Posted in Literacy on November 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Information Literacy Helps Us Fight Data Smog
In my previous post on Mobile Learning, I mentioned the importance of teaching information literacy to students. I thought you might enjoy this video/slide show that describes the elements of Information Literacy in more detail. To me Information Literacy equals the skills and ability to filter through and [...]

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