Literacy Today

By Bret Brielmaier, Linnea Vong, Marie McGee, and Mario Maza

Re-Defining Literacy… Reading and writing

were the original definitions of literacy.

However, due to the advance in technology over the years, literacy is now more along the lines of applying what is learned from reading, writing, and technology as well.

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Technological Literacy is… The ability to effectively use and manage

technology to improve dynamic learning and promote success.

Ways to Teach Technological Literacy

Incorporate up-to-date technology in all curriculum and subject areas by:

Using software, programs, andonline resources to teach

President Clinton's 4 "pillars" of technological literacy

Allow students to look for theirown information and research from reliable sources such as:

Databases Libraries Official documents Internet articles

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Informational Literacy is… The ability to effectively

evaluate and organize information from several different sources. This is important in the

classroom because there are so many places to obtain information other than from a teacher or textbook nowadays (i.e. web pages, television, etc).

Understanding Informational Literacy

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Visual Literacy is… The ability to create, interpret,

process, and utilize information presented visually.

visualtec.com visual-technologies.net visual-literacy.org

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Visual Literacy can be accessed in many ways.

PowerPoint

RF Clickers

I Clickers

The above listed clickers can be use as an interactive quizzing tool

The On-Line Visual Literacy Project

Ways to Teach Visual Literacy

Incorporate: Diagrams, flow

charts, graphs Maps Videos Picture Images

Other suggestions in teaching visual literacy

A New Day and Age…

Today, people of all ages share in the technological advances…

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