Literacy in a Digital World: Wins, Losses & Next Levels What role can web and social media play in supporting literacy skills, particularly among boys. What are the gains and percieved losses of using digital tech in reading and writing activities in school

1. Literacy in a Digital World:
Wins, Losses & Next Levels
@cliffmanning / www.makewav.es

2. Why Bother?

3. @cliffmanning Gartner Hype Cycle: http://bit.ly/fHMw

4. Some numbers
86% of 7-11s use
some form of online
communication tool
Over 30% 3-4 year-
olds use the internet
28% of 5-15 year olds have a smart phone
14% of 5-15 use a tablet computer at home
@cliffmanning Sources: OFCOM / Safer Internet Centre / PEW

6. Real audience
Fast access
Social Multi-Platform
Interest Collaborative
Driven

7. Real Audience
https://www.makewav.es/story/303688/title/whatmakesagoodleader

8. Social
https://kindle.amazon.com/most_popular / http://theopenutopia.org/social-book/

9. Interest Driven
https://www.makewav.es/venturestudentmagazine/c/venturewarhammer/

10. Collaborative
https://www.makewav.es/story/378257/title/3girls3worlds

11. Multi-Platform
http://myshakespeare.worldshakespearefestival.org.uk/

12. Losses?

13. Losses? Access
Safety
Cost
Quality

14. Use the force
for good….

16. www.makewav.es/monsterread

17. www.safesocialnetworking.org

18. www.makewav.es
Makewaves homepage screenshot Oct 2012

19. Next levels…

20. DigitalIS Whole Education
http://digitalis.nwp.org/ http://www.wholeeducation.org/
Connected Learning
http://clrn.dmlhub.net/

21. Thanks!

22. @cliffmanning
cliff.manning@makewav.es
www.makewav.es