21st Century Literacies &
the Collaborative Classroom
Andrea Hernandez
for Saskatchewan School Library Association
Educational Consultant
Andreahernandez.org
Andrea Hernandez
Today’s Meet
todaysmeet.com/ssla
It’s
2013 http://www.flickr.com/photos/demandaj/6462748651
And the times,
they are a-changin’
-Bob Dylan
Literacy	

 Inquiry	

The
Collaborative
Classroom
What does it mean to be
LITERATE
In 2013?
Relearn
Unlearn
Learn
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ben_grey/5112538423
Obsolete
Obsolete
“Metaliteracy”
“In hunting culture, kids play with bows & arrows…
In information society, they play with information”
Create
Connect
Collaborate
Imageusedwithpermission:©KarinHallett
Communicate
Critical Thinking
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BasicLiteracy
Information
Literacy
Media Literacy
“If students are not taught the
language of sound & images,
shouldn’t they be considered as
illiterate as if they left college
without being able to read & write?”
-George Lucas
Visual Literacy
Network Literacy
Global
Literacy
AttentionLiteracy
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Curiosity
QuestionsImage used with permission: © Pamela Lewis
Synthesis
Stories
The Collaborative Classroom
Mind	

Shift
Be adaptablehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/pictureperfectpose/76138988/
Experiment
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Document
Reflect
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Share	

http://www.flickr.com/photos/janiellebeh/3180978411
It might willbe messy.
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Learn
Reflect
Share
	

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21st Century Literacies & The Collaborative Classroom