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Reading in the 21 st Century. Central Valley Region VII Literacy Conference Sue Z. Beers suebeers@netins.net. Digital Generation…. Neural Networks: Visual Memory Processing Learning skills. Processing Information.
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Reading in the 21st Century Central Valley Region VII Literacy Conference Sue Z. Beers suebeers@netins.net
Digital Generation… Neural Networks: • Visual Memory • Processing • Learning skills Processing Information Intensive / Progressively challenging stimulation over extended periods of time
Retention and Visuals • 2,500 pictures • 90% accuracy after several days • 10 second exposure • 1 year = 63% Oral Information: 10 % after 72 hours Add picture content = 65% retention
Changing How Students Learn… = Different preferences for learning! Understanding the Digital Generation / 21st Century Fluency Project By Age 21: • 10,000+ hours of video games • 250,000 emails and texts • 10,000 hours on phones • 20,000+ hours of TV • 500,000+ commercials • 9,000 hours in school • 4,000 hours reading (mostly unengaged!)
Learning Preference #1 Receive information quickly from multimedia sources …at twitch speed - Marc Prensky (2006)
Learning Preference #2 Parallel Processing Multitasking
Visual Learners Learning Preference #3 STUDENTS EDUCATORS Pictures Sounds Color Video TEXT
Classroom Random Access Hyperlink Connections Learning Preference #4
Classroom Students Learning Preference #5 Facebook Twitter Social Networking Blogs Texting Digital Weapons of Mass Collaboration The Digital Generation / 21st Century Fluency Project
Classroom Students Learning Preference #6 RELEVANCE! “Just in case…” “Just in time…”
Instant Gratification Immediate and Deferred Rewards Learning Preference #7 What MOTIVATES? • Autonomy (Choice) • Challenge • Mastery
Learning Preference #8 Relevant Active Instantly Useful Fun!!!
http://www.polleverywhere.com/free_text_polls/MjA0MDg5NDY1Nw
Online Readers… Identify questions and find potential resources New York Times, July 27, 2008. Based on the work of Donald Leu and Julie Coiro.
Online Readers… CCR Standards: R.7: Integrate and evaluate content… R.9: Analyze how two or more texts address a similar theme W.7: Conduct… research…based on focused questions W.8: Gather relevant information from… digital sources… Identify questions and find potential resources New York Times, July 27, 2008. Based on the work of Donald Leu and Julie Coiro.
CCR Standards: R.2: Determine central ideas… R.7: Integrate and evaluate content… R.9: Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics… W.8 Gather relevant information from multiple… digital sources… W.9: Draw evidence… to support analysis, reflection and research. Evaluate and synthesize the information
Communicate! CCR Standards: W.4: Produce clear and coherent writing… W.6: Use technology… to produce and publish writing… W.9: Draw evidence from… texts to support analysis, reflection and research. S.2: Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats… S.5: Make strategic use of digital media… to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.
Digital Readers Golden Triangle F-Shaped Reading Pattern http://www.useit.com/alertbox/reading_pattern.html
VSTF Formatting Visual-syntactic text formatting (VSTF) has been developed to improve reading comprehension of natural language presented digitally. Visual-Syntactic Text Formatting:A New Method to Enhance Online Reading, Walker, etal. http://www.readingonline.org/articles/r_walker/
VSTF Formatting… Traditional Text Format VSTF Formatted Text
Web Parsing Sites: • http://liveink.winternet.com/HtmlCR/HtmlClipRead80.htm
Some Tools for Online Reading… • www.diigo.com • Readability • Quick Note • Wikipedia Books