Digital Literacy: The Power of Play with New Language

1. Digital Literacy: The Power of Play with New Language

2. YouTubeSoundcloudGoogle docsTwitterVokiVoiceThreadFacebookBlogger

4. I’ve learned that sometimes...

5. Everything is new through the eyes of a baby.

6. It’s fun to pretend.

7. The want you to think outside the box, but they won’t let you out of the box. Ryan 4th grade, San Angelo Texas

8. Money CAN buy you happiness if you are extremely shallow

9. Children teach us to Dream

11. The future is locked until its moment. — Wesley Everyone has a secret.—Brandon Even something so small can make a big difference.—Sally Small things can hold everything together.—Lindsey If you do drugs, you’ll get locked-up.—Donald There’s always a key in life.—Jessica Everyone gets in trouble.—Brandy Some things can’t be opened.—Victor Not everything is unlocked for you. – Joel The truth will set you free. – Jevon Not everything is easy to get through. – Roxanne Unlock your freedom. – Derek You have to work to find the key to life. – Hillary Some things are best sealed up.—Ethan

12. Life has all kinds of adventure.

13. I used to think highschool was a holding tank for adolescents, then I came to the Met Schooland found High school is a holding tank for adolescent teachers.

14. Teach Creativity. Let everyone else teach conformity.They are good at that.

16. Create Your Frame

25. HUMOR not only teaches INFERENCE Humor isinference It doesn’t exist without it.

27. Is a brochure or ad a workplace literacy form? • Is a song? A youtube video? A powerpoint? Prezi? Tweet? Blog? • Is a Poem?

29. Silly is silly but, Funny is true • Humor is Truth, only quicker. • Gilda Radner • Jester do often prove prophets. • Shakespeare • A joke is total knowledge in a nano-second. • Steve Martin • Anything worth taking seriously is worth making fun of. Tom Lehrer

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31. Ask Polygon, the Gal with all the angles. • Dear Poly, • I think I am a Square but other shapes keep making fun of me. The other day this mean circle called me a Rhombus. I don’t know what it means but I think it was an insult. I called her an oval and we had quite a fight. I know my sides are even so why am I not a square. • Signed, • Off Center Dear Off, Just because all your sides are even does not necessarily mean you are a square. Your angles have to all be 90 degrees. If not, I am afraid you are a rhombus, But don’t despair that is just a funny word for a type of parallelogram with even sides, nothing more. I hope you also realize that a rhombus standing on one of its angles is a diamond.. Be proud of the shape you were born with. later , Poly

32. World’s Worst Tour Guide

33. Time Travel Tours Salaam aleikum. Welcome to Saracen Tours of the Crusades, where you will get the other side of the story of what happened in the year 1097. My name is Mr. Saladin, and I will be your tour guide. Please keep your hands inside the magic carpet at all times and observe the no smoking sign.

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37. How to Be a Shark How to Be a Shark Get born with a full set of self-replicating razor-sharp teeth Swim in the oceans for 400 million years, 175 million years before the dinosaurs, (but who’s counting) Devour fish, or squid, or seals And don’t worry if you break a tooth on a bone Because you’ll grow 30,000 new ones in a lifetime Lift up your nose and smell prey two miles away, Roll back your eagle eyes take a bite But don’t eat humans yuck, they taste bad even with ketchup

39. Field Guide to Expository Writing

40. Six Word Memoirs sit in chair learn to teach

41. Suffragette Soufflé • 1 U.S. Constitution • 1 large male-dominated democracy • 30 dozen intelligent women • I Seneca Falls conference • 1/2 cup Susan B. Anthony • 1/2 cup Elizabeth Cady Stanton • 1 tsp “Ain’t I a Woman” speech by Sojourner Truth • ½ tsp Oregon, Kansas, and Arizona • 10,000 women and 500 men • 500,000 onlookers • 1 World War • 1/4 cup hypocritical President Woodrow Wilson • 1/4 cup helpful House of Representatives • 1 pinch stalled Senate • 36 ratifying states • 1 Nineteenth Amendment • Pre-heat oven to 1920 • Read Constitution and set aside • Separate 30 dozen intelligent women from large male-dominated society • Add Seneca Falls conference and whip women until frothy • Combine Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton • Add Sojourner Truth “Ain’t I a Woman,” speech • In separate bowl combine Constitution with Oregon, Kansas, and Arizona • Stir in 10,000 marching women, 500 marching men and 500,000 onlookers • Add in ¼ supportive President Wilson and World War • Sprinkle in 1/4 cup helpful House of Representatives and pinch of stalled Senate • Fold in all ingredients and pour into large pan, greased for over 70 years • Bake in oven with 36 ratifying states and one fresh Nineteenth Amendment. • Cut into to slices • Serves over 100 million U.S. women.

42. Recipe Verbs • beat • mix • whip • mince • cut

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