The Social Web for Early Elementary Jeremy Brueck e-Read Ohio Web Services Manager, University of Akron, OH President, Brueck Educational Innovations [email_address] http://brueckei.org This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

The Millennial Student Digital Natives Always Connected Immediate Access Multitasking Engagement and Experience Social – Enjoy teamwork Visual

Digital Natives

Always Connected

Immediate Access

Multitasking

Engagement and Experience

Social – Enjoy teamwork

Visual

Previous generations raised reading books The Millennial Student

Books reinforce a linear style of thinking and reasoning The Millennial Student

Millennial thought process has evolved around the web The Millennial Student

Millennials have developed a “ hypertext ” style of thinking The Millennial Student

Shift Happens… Used with permission from Dr. Alec Couros, University of Regina, http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/

High level of interaction, online and in person Teaching the Millennial Student

Engaged in the learning process, not just passive receptors of learning Teaching the Millennial Student Photo Credit: class dismissed by Robert S. Donovan on Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/booleansplit/3510951967/

Use technology to increase customization , convenience and collaboration Teaching the Millennial Student Photo Credits: Logo 2.0 part I & Logo 2.0 part II by Stabilo Boss on Flickr.

Teaching the Millennial Student Photo Credits: Logo 2.0 part I & Logo 2.0 part II by Stabilo Boss on Flickr.

A look at literacy Traditional Literacies Paper Pencil Book Newspaper Magazine Photo Credits: child reading by apdk on Flickr.

Traditional Literacies

Paper

Pencil

Book

Newspaper

Magazine

A NEW look at literacy Traditional Literacies Paper Pencil Book Newspaper Magazine New Literacies e-Mail Web & HTML editors Web logs (blogs) Wikis e-Books Video editing Text messaging Instant Messaging Photo and Video Sharing Screencasting Podcasting Virtual Worlds Photo Credits: OLPC ebook by misterbisson on Flickr.

Traditional Literacies

Paper

Pencil

Book

Newspaper

Magazine

New Literacies

e-Mail

Web & HTML editors

Web logs (blogs)

Wikis

e-Books

Video editing

Text messaging

Instant Messaging

Photo and Video Sharing

Screencasting

Podcasting

Virtual Worlds

What are New Literacies? Using information & communication technologies to: identify important questions locate information critically evaluate the usefulness of that information synthesize information to answer those questions communicate the answers to others

Using information & communication technologies to:

identify important questions

locate information

critically evaluate the usefulness of that information

synthesize information to answer those questions

communicate the answers to others

Young people will continue to socially engage in a variety of new literacies Why integrate New Literacies?

To make school literacy more engaging & more meaningful to life in a digital world Why integrate New Literacies?

Educators MUST understand the shifts in practices and pedagogy that have taken place and consider how these shifts should inform our teaching of reading and writing. Why integrate New Literacies?