Literacy and Technology10

Literacy and Technologywith Dr. Smirnova : 

Literacy and Technologywith Dr. Smirnova Week 1. Module 1: Setting up the Stage

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Today We will: Get to know each other better! Take a closer look at Literacy/reading and writing in the digital age Examine the implications of the read/write web Talk about Technology integration in schools & how to use Web 2.0 to cultivate socially constructed thinking and learning in your students

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Welcome to Learning to Teach to 21st C

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Challenges of 21st Century Teaching ‘Information Age’ technologies have made available copious amounts of information to anyone, anywhere, at anytime. Strict age/grade level approaches to education are being questioned as the appropriate way to prepare students for the coming decades.

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Classroom Teaching Environments Education continues to mirror the industrial age ‘assembly line’ approach. We’re trying to produce the most product (to standards) in the shortest time with the fewest defects. Our instruction typically occurs in a room with teacher and students ‘same place - same time.’ Content (learning experience) is usually organized by topics and taught in time slots specified for that topic.

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Looking at Literacy Today Traditional Literacies Paper Pencil Book New Literacies Web logs (blogs) video editors World Wide Web browsers Web & HTML editors e-mail Text messaging Instant Messaging spreadsheets presentation software bulletin boards avatars virtual worlds

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Using information and communication technologies to: identify important questions locate information critically evaluate the usefulness of that information synthesize information to answer those questions communicate the answers to others What are New Literacies?

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Why integrate New Literacies? Young people will continue to socially engage in a variety of new literacies. Educators need to make school literacy more engaging for students and more meaningful to their present and future lives in a digital world. Educators MUST understand the shifts in practices and pedagogy that have taken place and consider how these shifts should inform our teaching of reading and writing.

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Blogs are FREE! 21st C Skills Blogger Live Journal Diaryland Pitas

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wikispaces http://www.wikispaces.com/ pbwiki http://pbwiki.com/ seedwiki http://seedwiki.com/ wetpaint http://www.wetpaint.com/ Free wiki resources

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Digital Storytelling: 21st C Skills Podcasting Playlist.com Pandora Sharkgrove Digital Media Projects iPhoto iMovie VoiceThread http://teachdigital.pbwiki.com/digitalstorytelling

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What is a Wiki? Wiki is a website that allows users to freely create and edit Web page content usually in a Web browser. Wikis are free online writing spaces. Wikis use simple formatting rules--Like word processing. Authors do not always claim ownership. Wikis are published online. Wikis provide a history and anyone can revisit prior versions of text. Why are Wikis useful? This ease of interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for mass collaborative authoring. 21st Century Skills

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Moodle has it ALL!

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Activity Reports

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Activity Reports

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Week 2 Upcoming events