1. New & Digital Literacies
Jon Jarc
@trendingedtech
jjarc@ignatius.edu
Saint Ignatius High School
Jim Harmon
@jimharmon
jharmon@euclidschools.org
Euclid High School
“More literate
digital citizens”
The guidebook for this session
http://bit.ly/1pAJm9K
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3. What are “digital” literacies?
• Made possible with new technology
• Different scholars define it differently
• Variations thereof
• Content curation
• Content validation
• Digital citizenship
• New skill sets (new social pratices)
• social, creative, reading, writing, etc...
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10. Why iPads & Literacy?
• Students with iPads:
• Are more realistic in identifying their own
literacy abilities
• Are more likely to pass standards-based
assessments
• Are less likely to identify technology as a support
to do well in English class
• Are more likely to regularly attend class
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11. How does the use of iPads
affect student literacies?
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12. Students without iPads
• What one thing motivates you to attend
English class?
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13. Students with iPads
• What one thing motivates you to attend
English class?
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14. Nearpod
• Related to Nearpod
• HaikuDeck
• Prezi
• Google Presentations
• Keynote
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15. Subtext
• Related to Subtext
• Curriculet (web-based)
• NEWSELA (web-based)
• e-readers (limited functionality)
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16. Paper/53
• Related to Paper/53
• Penultimate
• Notability
• iAnnotate PDF
• Evernote
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20. What does this mean for teachers?
• Simply putting an iPad in a student’s hands
will NOT change teaching or learning
• Teachers open to new tools provide more
opportunities for differentiating instruction/
learning
• Lead, follow, or get out of the way!
• iTunesU course: best practices
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25. Coming soon...
• We’re in the process of curating an iTunesU
course that deals with these apps and
theories
• It’ll also include SAMR-leveled lesson
plans from national experts in the field
• Follow us (see third slide) for updates
• If you’d like to contribute, drop us a line
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