Digital Literacy: Collaboratively Celebrating the Story CEA Convention 2007 Marj Terpstra
Objectives Describe digital literacy Define Web 2.0 Explore applications Brainstorm classroom uses Discuss ways to claim this technology for God’s work Collaborate with colleagues Reflect on how internet technology impacts students
PreTest Grade Level Google groups, blogs, docs, calendar, web pages Wikis Podcasts BubblePly Second Life Know about it? Used it?
Literacies Literacy- reading and writing Literacy- reading and writing signs, symbols, gestures, ways of speaking, etc. Meaning making involves more than just reading the text, it involves reading the writer as well
21st Century Learning From: Literacy for the 21st Century: An Overview & Orientation Guide to Media Literacy Education
21st Century Learning From: Literacy for the 21st Century: An Overview & Orientation Guide to Media Literacy Education
Digital Literacy Text literacy Visual literacy Media/Critical Literacy c/readstrat/readingstrategies.viewlet/readingstrate gies_viewlet_swf.html c/readstrat/readingstrategies.viewlet/readingstrate gies_viewlet_swf.html Cultural literacy Social/Collaborative Literacy
Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0 Reading, publishing Information artifacts Experts Britannica Netscape From A New Literacies Sampler, Knobel and Lankshear Reading, participating Editable Information Anyone Wikipedia GooglePages
Google Calendar Groups Documents Web Pages Blogs
Blogs Classroom and Professional Applications Classroom Pose Q’s on line-Students assigned to give collaborative responses Students reflect on line to differentiate personal and professional use of lap tops Research on composers and post a blog and peers respond on line to the presentation Summary of what’s coming up this week - parents can keep up - post links Schoolnotes.com - Free!!! Professional
Wikis Online software for web page creation and linking information Used collaboratively Wikipedia WikiMatrix Pbwiki.com Add to your resources to your group’s assigned page
Wikis Classroom and Professional Applications Classroom List of links Create, edit scripts across classrooms as homework - multiple topics possible Page for each topic - combine later -each has a separate link joined to one later I.e. solar system Current events posted - students update in response - revising on line- thoughts on line but protect privacy Professional Meetings on line across schools
Podcasts/Vodcasts YouTube Movies Interact with the world Ask the presidential candidates as question BubblePly Train Runs Through Bangkok Market (2007). Add your own comments to your assigned online video Share your link on our wiki
Podcasts/Vodcasts Audio/Video recordings subscribing GarageBand, Audacity iMovie, Windows Movie Maker Lit2Go iTunesU Create a podcast in GarageBand- each group member offers one idea for how the internet can be used in reclaiming the world for Christ Share as mp4 and post on pbwiki
Podcasts/Vodcasts Classroom and Professional Applications Classroom Students can produce book podcasts Middle school social studies students can make radio shows from particular time periods Language vocabulary can be recorded for listening Professional Share how-tos
Second Life Online community Meet people, own property Take classes
Second Life Classroom and Professional Applications Classroom Setting up an island community- economy Communicating with others around the world Professional
More to Explore Fan Fiction- books, movies, comics, etc. Bookmark Sharing Survey Monkey Lots of other cool tools VideoChat iChat and web cam
References Abilock, D. (2007). 21st Century Tools for Reading the World. NoodleTools, Center for Media Literacy (2006). Literacy for the 21st Century: An Overview & Orientation Guide to Media Literacy Education Do You Have a Facebook? (2007). Facebook Stalker (2006). Fisch, C. & McLeod S. (2007). Did You Know 2.0, Introduction to Second Life (2006). Ironman Triathlon (2007). Team Hoyt- Redeemer, Knobel, M. & Lankshear, C. (2007). A New Literacies Sampler. New York: Peter Lang Publishing. Madden & Fox (2006). Riding the Waves of “Web 2.0”, Pew/Internet, Piper, T. (2006). Dove Evolution. Schwartzberg, L. (2006). "YAC"-New York Bike Messenger, Train Runs Through Bangkok Market (2007). Wesch, M. (2007). Information R/evolution, Wesch, M. (2007). The Machine is Us/ing Us,
Resources Technology Resources: Audacity: Google: iTunes U: NPR podcasting: Second Life: