Literacy+2.0

A great [|post by Kim Cofino and 2 slideshare presentations] on 21st century literacy and 21st century educators

Links from the current ongoing literacy debate [|Will Richardson refutes Jay Matthews] - check out Sylvia Martinez's comments Literacy Discussion Home

Great [|information literacy lesson plan] for elementary students (maybe send to Graham?) by Mike Romard at Shanghai International School.

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 * THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO I HAVE SEEN YET ON HOW A STUDENT WILL LEARN IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Great Video** on how to use Google more effectively

http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=806


 * Numeracy 2.0**
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Digital Literacy Resources**

This great blog post from [|Educational Origiami] does a great job connecting different literacy and thinking skills with available technology alternatives.

Macarthur White Paper titled [|Living and Learning with New Media]


 * Blogging Resources**

Reading Resources from Knowschools course

[|Learning About Blogging and How to Blog] [|**Blogging to learn**] [|**Technorati: The State of the Blogosphere**]


 * For your Library:**

[|**Blogging Tips**] [|Exploring the use of blogs as learning spaces in the higher education sector] [|**My So-Called Blog**] [|Blogs and Journalism need each other] [|"I'm Blogging This” A Closer Look at Why People Blog]  [|Blogs @ anywhere: High fidelity online communication]   [|Essential Blogging]   [|Blogs Are a Natural for Librarians]   [|Blogs to disseminate Best Online learning Practices and technology news]

[|MerrellZone] looks like quite a good student blog. I really like the [|Class Blogging Guidelines]

This video of Seth Godin does a great job summarising the value of a blog

http://www.openforum.com/marketing/video_hearitfortheblog.html


 * Google Docs Resources**

[|Eleven Interesting ways to use Google Docs in the classroom]. Online Google Present format.


 * Curriculum Resources**

ISTE resources on different aspects of teaching 21st century skills

[|Project Based Learning] [|Web 2.0] [|Envisioning the Future] [|Innovative Learning Technologies] [|Digital Citizenship]

Curriculum 2.0 Wiki A wiki put together by [|Justin Medved] and Dennis Harter to explore the essential question: //How does an information and technology curriculum stay relevant and meaningful in the 21st Century?//

They were recently on Jeff Utecht's '[|On Deck]' Podcast talking about their roles as Technology Learning Coordinators (TLC's).

They have great ideas about working from Essential Questions down so that the main idea is a constant. Their work also seems to be very much influenced by the MYP technology design cycle.

ISB 21 Wiki The International School Bangkok model of 21st century learning skills. Nicely ties these skills into Guiding Questions and Enduring Understandings.


 * Video Resources**

[|The Machine is Us/ing Us]

2 million minutes trailer - maybe I should purchase the movie.

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