The document discusses teaching millennial students and integrating new literacies. It notes that millennial students think in a nonlinear, hypertext style due to growing up with the internet. It recommends teaching millennial students through high interaction, engaging them in the learning process using technology to increase customization, convenience and collaboration. It also discusses traditional literacies like books versus new literacies enabled by technologies like the internet, email, blogs, wikis and more. It argues educators should integrate new literacies to make school literacy more engaging and meaningful to students' digital lives.

1. The Social Web for Early Elementary Jeremy Brueck e-Read Ohio Web Services Manager, University of Akron, OH President, Brueck Educational Innovations [email_address] http://brueckei.org This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

3. Previous generations raised reading books The Millennial Student

4. Books reinforce a linear style of thinking and reasoning The Millennial Student

5. Millennial thought process has evolved around the web The Millennial Student

6. Millennials have developed a “ hypertext ” style of thinking The Millennial Student

7. Shift Happens… Used with permission from Dr. Alec Couros, University of Regina, http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/

8. High level of interaction, online and in person Teaching the Millennial Student

9. Engaged in the learning process, not just passive receptors of learning Teaching the Millennial Student Photo Credit: class dismissed by Robert S. Donovan on Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/booleansplit/3510951967/

10. Use technology to increase customization , convenience and collaboration Teaching the Millennial Student Photo Credits: Logo 2.0 part I & Logo 2.0 part II by Stabilo Boss on Flickr.

11. Teaching the Millennial Student Photo Credits: Logo 2.0 part I & Logo 2.0 part II by Stabilo Boss on Flickr.

15. Young people will continue to socially engage in a variety of new literacies Why integrate New Literacies?

16. To make school literacy more engaging & more meaningful to life in a digital world Why integrate New Literacies?

17. Educators MUST understand the shifts in practices and pedagogy that have taken place and consider how these shifts should inform our teaching of reading and writing. Why integrate New Literacies?