21st century literacies - an introduction
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21st Century Literacies
ICSD
August 16, 2006
Plan to complete in 3 hours with 10 min
break in the middle
American Photography
A Century of Images
part III
People absorb impressions rather
than substance
Michael Deaver
President Ronald Reagan’s Press Secretary
In March, 2003, 57% of Americans were under the
Saddam Hussein“helped the terrorists in theSeptember 11 attacks.”
Pew Research Center
impression that
Harris Poll
July, 2006
50% of Americans now believe that
Saddam Hussein had weapons of
mass destruction
when the U.S. invaded in 2003.
That is up from 36% a year ago.
"An enlightened citizenry is indispensable for the proper functioning of a republic. Self-government is not possible unless the citizens are educated sufficiently to enable them to exercise oversight. It is therefore imperative that the nation see to it that a suitable education be provided for all its citizens."
Thomas Jefferson
21st century literacies…
are essential for the development of informed, reflective and active citizens in a democratic society
Who are we teaching?Where are they going?
• The average student in ICSD is 11 or 12.• In 30 years she will reach her prime at
age 42. (We can quibble about what prime means.)
• That will be the year 2036!
What will our students need to operate effectively in 2036?
Please go to www.new-lit.blogspot.com and share your thoughts on this.
• The average number of books read per year by an American adult after leaving school is…
less than one
• 60% of the adult population has never read a book of any kind (Berman, 2001)
• 73% of Americans can name the Three Stooges 42% can name the three branches of government (Zogby International, 2006) .
Generation M:Media ln the Lives of 8-18 year
olds
2005 Kaiser Family Foundation studywww.kfff.org
2005. Kaiser Family Foundation
the average time 8-18 year-olds spend with media (not school related) per
day?
6:21 hours per day
8:21 hours of media content
2005. Kaiser Family Foundation
reading………………………… books/magazines/newspapers
listening to music……………… Radio/CD/tapes/MP3s
watching movies………………. in the theatre
watching TV…………………… TV/videos/DVDs/prerecorded shows
using the computer……………. online/offline
playing video games…………… console/handheld
time spent with different media
2005. Kaiser Family Foundation
reading………………………… :43 books/magazines/newspapers
listening to music……………… 1:44 Radio/CD/tapes/MP3s
watching movies………………. :25 in the theatre
watching TV…………………… 3:51 TV/videos/DVDs/prerecorded shows
using the computer……………. 1:02 online/offline
playing video games…………… :49 console/handheld
time spent with different media
Where Americans learn about the candidates and campaigns:
from Pew Research Center (2004)
regularly learn something from 18-29 30-4950+
local TV news 29 4249 Nightly network news 23 3246 Daily newspaper 23 27 40 Internet 20 167 Web sites and news orgs 15 138 ISP news pages (e.g. AOL, Yahoo) 1513 5
Comedy TV shows 21 6 3 Late night TV shows 13 78
Where did we go to get quick access to information…
40 years ago?
100 years ago?
15 years ago?
Where do our students go today?
46% of college students report having had some training in how to judge the credibility of sources on the internet.
This is up from 10% in 2001.
Most reported that they learned to judge credibility based solely on evaluating the URL -
.edu, .org, and .gov are credible.com and .net are not credible
(Scheibe, 2006)
Bloom’s Taxonomy- Higher Level
Thinking
Evaluation: Make recommendations, assess value and make choices, critique ideas
Synthesis: Discuss “what if” situations, create new ideas, predict and draw conclusions
Analysis: Recognize patterns and meaning, see parts and whole
Application:Use information in new situation, solve problems
Comprehension:Finding meaning,compare, restate,summarize
Knowledge: dates,events, places,vocabulary, key ideas
21st century literacies…
are an expansion of traditional literacy that insists on the use of both analysis and production of all mediated forms of communication, from books to web sites
are not a matter of integrating a new area into our curriculum, this is core literacy work.
Technology has given us the tools to really teach true constructive literacy…
and the kids are already using it… author
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21st century literacies
have multiple interwoven strands• Most dictionaries define literacy as the
ability to read and write. Today the definition has been expanded. Many now consider literacy to be the ability to locate, evaluate, use, and communicate using a wide range of resources including text, visual, audio, and video sources. (http://eduscapes.com/info/evolve.html#2 )
• the variety of new literacies can be appreciated by visiting: http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/skills/agelit.htm
.
“Teens and Technology”
7/27/2005
Amanda Lenhart, Mary Madden, Paul Hitlin
Pew Internet and American Life Project
www.pewinternet
.org
87% of 12 to 17 year-olds use the internet (vs 66% of adults)
Of these online teens:
51% go online every day.
51% live in homes with broadband connections.
81% play games online (52% increase since 2000) vs 32% of adults
76% get news online (38% increase since 2000)
57% create content for the internet (web pages, blogs, etc.)
4 million young Americans have created their own “Blog”
Wired Teens
Content Creators
Most teens who use the Internet have done one or more of the following:
* created a blog or webpage,
* posted original artwork, photography, stories
or videos online
* remixed online content into their own new
creations.
* downloaded music and video from the internet using multiple sources to get their files.
Teen Demographics
the Power UsersGirls ages 15-17-year-old are the power users of the online teen cohort. Older girls dominate in use of email, IM, text messaging, and selected information-seeking activities:
of girls ages 15-17:
97% have used IM vs 87% of older boys
57% have ever sent a text message vs 40% of older boys
51% have bought something online
.
the 7th grade surge60% of 6th graders used the Internet (44% boys, 79% girls)
82% of 7th graders94% of 11th and 12th graders.
Teen Internet use by ethnicity :
White teens: 87%
Latino teens: 89%
African American teens: 77%
Teen Demographics
Teen Internet use by family income
73% of teens from families earning under $30,000 go on line
90% of teens from families earning over $30,000 go on line
Teen Demographics
The Internet and school
Teen metaphors
- the Internet is a virtual:
textbook and reference library
tutor and study shortcut
study group
guidance counselor
locker, backpack, and notebook.
The vast majority of students report that their teachers do not give homework assignments that require using the Internet
Students report wanting to have more - and more engaging - Internet activities in school
The Internet and school
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New Technologies include:
Instant Messengeron line social
networkingblogswikis
video gamescell phonespodcasting
Questions to ask about these new technologies:
What are the qualities of these new media?
Why are they so popular with teens?
What concerns do they raise for us as educators?
What are the implications for teaching and learning?
Qualities of New Technologies:non-linearinteractiveopen sourcepersonalizedco-created
mobile
linear or non-linear communication?
linear or non-linear communication?
storytelling………
linear or non-linear communication?
storytelling……… linear
linear or non-linear communication?
storytelling……… linearbooks …………...
linear or non-linear communication?
storytelling……… linearbooks …………... linear
linear or non-linear communication?
storytelling……… linearbooks …………... linearmovies/TV………
linear or non-linear communication?
storytelling……… linearbooks …………... linearmovies/TV……… linear
linear or non-linear communication?
storytelling……… linearbooks …………... linearmovies/TV……... linearthe internet ……..
linear or non-linear communication?
storytelling……… linearbooks …………... linearmovies/TV….….. linearthe internet …….. non-linear
linear or non-linear communication?
storytelling……… linearbooks …………... linearmovies/TV……... linearthe internet …….. non-linearvideo games…….
linear or non-linear communication?
storytelling……… linearbooks …………... linearmovies/TV……... linearthe internet …….. non-linearvideo games……. non-linear
linear or non-linear communication?
storytelling……… linearbooks …………... linearmovies/TV……... linearthe internet …….. non-linearvideo games……. non-linear
The digital world is…
non-linear
Teaching nonlinear literacies may mean:
A perceived loss of control as students make more choices.
Thus:A need for more linear planning and direct teaching to guide students toward
meaningful learning
The brain learns in a nonlinear fashion.The brain seeks
patterns
connections
relationships
between and among prior and new learning. -Gregory, Kuzmich, 2005
The digital world is…
interactive - social
http://www.epals.com/http://www.iearn.org/
http://www.iearn.org/professional/movingvoices.html
Marzano found a 27% increase in student achievement when
cooperative learning was used consistently
in classrooms…That’s better than aspirin!
Why?The brain is a social organ. Collaboration
facilitates understanding and
higher order thinking.-Parry, Gregory, 2003
75% of online teens use instant messaging.
45% of teens have their own cells phone
33% of teens have sent a text message.Although… teens spend 7.8 hours a week talking with friends via technology (phone, IM, etc.), they spend
10.3 hours socializing with friends outside of school
The landline telephone remains the most often cited communication technology used by teens.
For talking with their friends teens report:
51% choose landline telephone, 24% Instant Messenger
12% cell phone, 5% email, 3% text messaging
Teens Talking
The digital world is…
open sourcewww.wikipedia.org
networkedhttp://www.43things.com/
The digital world is…
personalized“pull in” media vs “push in” media
Blog Readers: www.bloglines.com/
The digital world is…
co-createdwritingblogging
sampling musicpodcasting
producing videowww.primaryaccess.org/
The digital world is…
mobile
iPodsBlackberries cell phones
????
Our students are “technology natives.” They know nothing less than the mobility of literacy: information where and when you need it.
Colonial Williamsburg podcasts http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/animals/pr_rare.cfm
Audio bookswww.audible.com
New Media Old Medianon linear……… interactive.……..open source…….personalized…… co-created……… mobile………….
linearstaticclosed sourcemass produced consumed fixed
The traditional classroom is… non linear……… interactive.…….. open source……. personalized…… co-created……… mobile………….
linearstaticclosed sourcemass produced consumedfixed
New media will spur demands for more
constructivist learning
that allows students to:make their own connections interact with diverse sources and authoritiesactively apply their knowledge and skills publicly present their own workmake choices about what/when/how to learnextend learning outside of the classroom
21st Century Literacies Workshop Outcomes:
• Provide rationale why we need to adapt and expand our approach to literacy
• Introduce new technologies, new literacies, and implications for teaching and learning
• Demystify new media through giving participants hand-on exposure
• Expose participants to on-line classroom models for integrating new literacies
• Identify next steps and support needed for this work at personal and District levels