Plan to complete in 3 hours with 10 min break in the middle

1. Plan to complete in 3 hours with 10 min break in the middle 21st Century Literacies ICSDAugust 16, 2006

2. American PhotographyA Century of Imagespart III

3. People absorb impressions rather than substanceMichael DeaverPresident Ronald Reagan’s Press Secretary

4. In March, 2003, 57% of Americans were under the impression that Saddam Hussein “helped the terrorists in the September 11 attacks.” Pew Research Center

5. Harris PollJuly, 2006 50% of Americans now believe that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction when the U.S. invaded in 2003. That is up from 36% a year ago.

6. "An enlightened citizenry is indispensable for the proper functioning of a republic. Self-government is not possible unless the citizens are educated sufficiently to enable them to exercise oversight. It is therefore imperative that the nation see to it that a suitable education be provided for all its citizens."Thomas Jefferson

7. 21st century literacies… are essential for the development of informed, reflective and active citizens in a democratic society

8. Who are we teaching?Where are they going? • The average student in ICSD is 11 or 12. • In 30 years she will reach her prime at age 42. (We can quibble about what prime means.) • That will be the year 2036!

9. What will our students need to operate effectively in 2036? Please go to www.new-lit.blogspot.com and share your thoughts on this.

10. The average number of books read per year by an American adult after leaving school is… less than one • 60% of the adult population has never read a book of any kind (Berman, 2001) • 73% of Americans can name the Three Stooges 42% can name the three branches of government (Zogby International, 2006) .

11. Generation M: Media ln the Lives of 8-18 year olds 2005 Kaiser Family Foundation study www.kfff.org the average time 8-18 year-olds spend with media (not school related) per day? 6:21hours per day 8:21 hours of media content 2005. Kaiser Family Foundation

12. time spent with different media reading………………………… books/magazines/newspapers listening to music……………… Radio/CD/tapes/MP3s watching movies………………. in the theatre watching TV…………………… TV/videos/DVDs/prerecorded shows using the computer……………. online/offline playing video games…………… console/handheld 2005. Kaiser Family Foundation

13. time spent with different media reading………………………… :43 books/magazines/newspapers listening to music……………… 1:44 Radio/CD/tapes/MP3s watching movies………………. :25 in the theatre watching TV…………………… 3:51 TV/videos/DVDs/prerecorded shows using the computer……………. 1:02 online/offline playing video games…………… :49 console/handheld 2005. Kaiser Family Foundation

14. Where Americans learn about the candidates and campaigns:from Pew Research Center (2004)regularly learn something from 18-29 30-49 50+ local TV news 29 42 49 Nightly network news 23 32 46 Daily newspaper 23 27 40 Internet 20 16 7 Web sites and news orgs 15 13 8 ISP news pages (e.g. AOL, Yahoo) 15 13 5 Comedy TV shows 21 6 3 Late night TV shows 13 7 8

15. Where did we go to get quick access to information… 40 years ago? 100 years ago? 15 years ago? Where do our students go today?

24. 46% of college students report having had some training in how to judge the credibility of sources on the internet.This isup from 10% in 2001.Mostreported that they learned tojudge credibility based solely on evaluating the URL -.edu, .org, and .govare credible.com and .netare not credible(Scheibe, 2006)

25. Bloom’s Taxonomy- Higher Level Thinking Evaluation: Make recommendations, assess value and make choices, critique ideas Synthesis: Discuss “what if” situations, create new ideas, predict and draw conclusions Analysis: Recognize patterns and meaning, see parts and whole Application:Use information in new situation, solve problems Comprehension:Finding meaning,compare, restate,summarize Knowledge: dates,events, places,vocabulary, key ideas

26. 21st century literacies… are an expansion of traditional literacy that insists on the use of both analysis and production of all mediated forms of communication, from books to web sites are not a matter of integrating a new area into our curriculum, this is core literacy work. Technology has given us the tools to really teach true constructive literacy… and the kids are already using it… author

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28. 21st century literacies have multiple interwoven strands • Most dictionaries define literacy as the ability to read and write. Today the definition has been expanded. Many now consider literacy to be the ability to locate, evaluate, use, and communicate using a wide range of resources including text, visual, audio, and video sources. (http://eduscapes.com/info/evolve.html#2 ) • the variety of new literacies can be appreciated by visiting: http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/skills/agelit.htm

29. “Teens and Technology” 7/27/2005 Amanda Lenhart, Mary Madden, Paul Hitlin Pew Internet and American Life Project www.pewinternet.org .

30. Wired Teens 87%of 12 to 17 year-olds use the internet(vs 66% of adults) Of these online teens: 51% go online every day. 51% live in homes with broadband connections. 81% play games online (52% increase since 2000) vs 32% of adults 76% get news online (38% increase since 2000) 57% create content for the internet (web pages, blogs, etc.) 4 million young Americans have created their own “Blog”

31. Content Creators Most teens who use the Internet have done one or more of the following: * created a blog or webpage, * posted original artwork, photography, stories or videos online * remixed online content into their own new creations. * downloaded music and video from the internet using multiple sources to get their files.

32. the 7th grade surge 60% of 6th graders used the Internet (44% boys, 79% girls) 82% of 7th graders 94% of 11th and 12th graders. Teen Demographics the Power Users Girls ages 15-17-year-old are the power users of the online teen cohort. Older girls dominate in use of email, IM, text messaging, and selected information-seeking activities: of girls ages 15-17: 97% have used IM vs 87% of older boys 57% have ever sent a text message vs 40% of older boys 51% have bought something online .

33. Teen Demographics Teen Internet use by ethnicity :White teens: 87%Latino teens: 89%African American teens: 77%

34. Teen Demographics Teen Internet use by family income 73% of teens from families earning under $30,000 go on line 90% of teens from families earning over $30,000 go on line

35. The Internet and school Teen metaphors - the Internet is a virtual: textbook and reference library tutor and study shortcut study group guidance counselor locker, backpack, and notebook.

36. The Internet and school The vast majority of students report that their teachers do not give homework assignments that require using the Internet Students report wanting to have more - and more engaging - Internet activities in school

38. New Technologies include:Instant Messengeron line social networkingblogswikisvideo gamescell phonespodcasting

39. Questions to ask about these new technologies: What are the qualities of these new media? Why are they so popular with teens? What concerns do they raise for us as educators? What are the implications for teaching and learning?

40. Qualities of New Technologies: non-linear interactive open source personalized co-created mobile

41. linear or non-linear communication?

42. linear or non-linear communication? storytelling………

43. linear or non-linear communication? storytelling……… linear

44. linear or non-linear communication? storytelling……… linear books …………...

45. linear or non-linear communication? storytelling……… linear books …………... linear

46. linear or non-linear communication? storytelling……… linear books …………... linear movies/TV………

47. linear or non-linear communication? storytelling……… linear books …………... linear movies/TV……… linear

48. linear or non-linear communication? storytelling……… linear books …………... linear movies/TV……... linear the internet ……..

49. linear or non-linear communication? storytelling……… linear books …………... linear movies/TV….….. linear the internet …….. non-linear

50. linear or non-linear communication? storytelling……… linear books …………... linear movies/TV……... linear the internet …….. non-linear video games…….