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Literacy Today. By Bret Brielmaier , Linnea Vong , Marie McGee, and Mario Maza. Re-Defining Literacy …. Reading and writing were the original definitions of literacy. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Literacy TodayBy Bret Brielmaier, Linnea Vong, Marie McGee, and Mario Maza
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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.
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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
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Ways to Teach Visual Literacy Incorporate:
Diagrams, flow charts, graphs
Maps Videos Picture Images
Other suggestions in teaching visual literacy
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A New Day and Age…
Today, people of all ages share in the technological advances…
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