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Literacy in all its forms EDUC 550: July 2

Literacy in all its forms EDUC 550: July 2. lit·er·a·cy noun 1. the quality or state of being literate, especially the ability to read and write . 2. possession of education: to question someone's literacy.

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Literacy in all its forms EDUC 550: July 2

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  1. Literacy in all its formsEDUC 550: July 2 lit·er·a·cy noun 1. the quality or state of being literate, especially the ability to read and write. 2. possession of education: to question someone's literacy. 3. a person's knowledge of a particular subject or field: to acquire computer literacy

  2. “Thomas Jefferson survives” http://www.history.com/videos/fourth-of-july-history#fourth-of-july-history John Adams uttered this phrase just before his death July 4, 1826 – 50 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence Both men died on the same day

  3. The History of Literacy http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/voting_literacy.html Cuneiform The minstrel – worked in a singing capacity – ballads Literacy barriers for voting, signing contracts

  4. Media literacy - the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and communicate information in all forms Critical Enjoyment -a pedagogical approach that extends the historical purposes of media literacy for an adolescent population growing up in a digitally mediated world.

  5. Key Principles of Media Literacy http://www.mediaed.org/wp/about-mef 1.All media are constructed 2.Media are constructed for a purpose 3. Audiences negotiate meaning

  6. Media education built on critical inquiry encourages students to ask probing questions: What social, cultural, historical, and political contexts are shaping the message and the meaning I am making of it? How and why was the message constructed?. How could different people understand this information differently? Whose perspective, values and ideology are represented and whose are missing? Who or what group benefits and/or is hurt by this message?

  7. What types of literacy most affects teachers? http://www.ala.org/ The American Library Association Traditional literacy – reading and writing Media literacy Computer literacy

  8. Consumer choice? http://www.socialstudies.org/positions/medialiteracy1 “If we hope to make learning relevant and meaningful for students in the 21st century, social studies classrooms need to reflect this digital world so as to better enable young people to interact with ideas, information, and other people for academic and civic purposes.”

  9. How will you use media in the classroom?

  10. Encourage reading in the classroom Assign books to go along with the material Reading aloud strategies – popcorn, reader’s theater Graphic Organizers Guided notes Textbook reading strategies

  11. Graphic Organizers timeline • A way to transfer abstract concepts into visual representations Types: - Hierarchical • Comparative • Sequential

  12. Pros and Cons of Graphic Organizers Pros: Cons:

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