The document discusses the changing needs and expectations for education in the modern, globalized world. Literacy now encompasses not just traditional reading and writing but also visual, media, computer, and cultural literacies. It emphasizes teaching students to think critically, solve problems, and synthesize information from various sources. The document proposes bringing real-world technologies and multimedia into the classroom to engage students and prepare them for 21st century skills.

1. The "Worlds" Wishes Presented by Angela Maiers

5. The World is Changed The Internet is the new economy’s defining technology for generating productivity gains (Friedman, 2005)

7. What If....

11. Page Screen

12. Literacy Change : Online=offline Trad-S Online-W STRONG BOTH! WEAK BOTH! Trad-W Online-S Lue, 2006

14. Bring the Outside In Merge

17. Merging Old and New Literacies Already Do Could Do ??????????????????? ??????????????????? Podcasts Presentations Powerpoint Report Blog Journal Website Newsletter Class Web Message Morning Messages Digital Storytelling Write/Tell Stories

20. BIG IDEAS IN NONFICTION P E N G U I N F R A N L A N T I N G

26. Explicit Teaching

29. On Line Example

31. It tells me if I need to narrow my search better It helps me decide if the site will have the information I need I looked at the top of the search results page It said it had teacher lesson ideas not just facts How many websites were found using this search? 11,500,000 Which site is more likely to be helpful for history teacher rather than students? Memory.loc.gov Why is that important? How do you know? Question

33. They really CAN have the world at their fingertips! Thank You For Your Time!