21st Century Literacy: Information Literacy
Over the past few weeks I’ve been highlighting the importance of contemporary literacy and 21st century skills. Basic Literacy describes the knowledge and skills necessary for success in the digital...
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21st Century Literacy: Network Literacy
A few weeks ago I began a series of posts that focused on the idea of 21st Century Literacy. Several organizations, including the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, NCREL/Metri Group, and ISTE have...
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Engaging the Eye Generation
Stenhouse Publishers have invited readers of Technology in the Middle to participate in a book blog tour for Johanna Riddle’s Engaging the Eye Generation: Visual Literacy Strategies for the K-5...
View ArticleWeekend Reading: Visual Literacy and Social Networking
This occasional series, Weekend Reading, offers suggestions for books, articles, and research papers that can foster professional growth. This latest installment includes Johanna Riddle’s recently...
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Book Blog Tour: Engaging the Eye Generation
Today is the third stop on author Johanna Riddle’s book blog tour for Engaging the Eye Generation: Visual Literacy Strategies for the K-5 Classroom. A number of colleagues and Technology in the...
View ArticleBasic Literacy: Technology Literacy
Earlier this year I wrote a series of posts that outlined our tentative approach to 21st century literacy. Drawing from research and frameworks developed by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills,...
View ArticleDigital Literacy 09: Website Evaluation
The third topic in our Digital Literacy course, website evaluation, examined some basic principles for determining the usefulness of online information: Website Evaluation 2009 View more presentations...
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Turning the Digital Page
It was in Romeo and Juliet that William Shakespeare had his leading lady claim, “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” She was declaring her unconditional love for Romeo by...
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Digital Literacy 2010: Website Evaluation
Information shapes our understanding of the world, and there is no shortage of digital information. According to an EMC Corporation report released earlier this year, the amount of digital information...
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Digital Literacy 2010: Networked Learning
Note: This post is part of a series chronicling my 7th Grade Digital Literacy course. As I noted at the beginning of the school year, the focus of Digital Literacy 2010 is Passion-Based Learning....
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