This document summarizes a presentation about literacy and digital literacy given on September 9, 2017. It discusses how literacy enabled the development of human culture and reviews the role of literacy and public libraries. It also highlights International Literacy Day on September 8th and provides translations of the event in different languages. The presentation considers issues of digital literacy and access to information online.
Fostering Friendships - Enhancing Social Bonds in the Classroom
September 8 is International Literacy Day
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2. The development of the written word enabled the
development of human culture. This presentation reviews
literacy – the ability to read and write – and digital
literacy. We celebrate International Literacy Day
(September 8) and the role public libraries play. You are
welcome to adapt and reuse with the attribution-
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- Ron Mader (Las Vegas, 2017)
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About This Presentation
17. The Rosetta Stone
aroused widespread
public interest
with its potential
to decipher
Ancient Egyptian.
18. T h e f u t u r e o f l i b r a r i e s i s n ' t p a p e r
v s d i g i t a l , b u t r a t h e r h o w d i g i t a l
e x t e n d s t h e p o w e r o f w r i t t e n
k n o w l e d g e . - F r a n c e s c o P i s a n o
@ p i s a n o U N
photo: @ronmader
23. O u r o b j e c t i v e m a y n o t
b e t o f i n d a c o m m o n
l a n g u a g e
b u t t o k e e p s p e a k i n g
i n d i f f e r e n t l a n g u a g e s .
M u j e r e s d e A R I P O
F o t o : @ r o n m a d e r
N u e s t r o o b j e t i v o p u e d e
n o s e r e n c o n t r a r
u n l e n g u a j e c o m ú n ,
p e r o s i s e g u i r h a b l a n d o
e n d i f e r e n t e s i d i o m a s
29. The Internet
is reviving the
read write
culture,moving us from a
passive consumption
of culture
to the kind of culture
where we create and
share what we create.
- L a w r e n c e L e s s i g
Photo @ronmader