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Twitteresque Transcript from Warlick's Presentation

Here is the transcript for our online conversation at the VAIS conference

David Warlick (NC) • 2008-04-07 07:29:23
I look forward to reading your comments.

Susan (VA) • 2008-04-07 07:29:58
Hello!

Gail Ford-Westbrook (VA) • 2008-04-07 07:30:08
Good Morning

Jennifer (VA) • 2008-04-07 07:30:58
Good morning

Susan (VA) • 2008-04-07 07:38:57
defining literacy for a school can be challenging

Yes, but I think it may be easier to redefining literacy for a networked digital information environment, than to integrate technology. All of us agree that information has changed an that it is important to teach students to critically evaluate information and the other things. Technology, for technology's sake is still a hard sell.

Laura Kane (VA) • 2008-04-07 07:43:59
I do digital detective work like URL backtracking all the time, but I never thought of teaching kids how to do it.

Sandi Margolis (Ri) • 2008-04-07 07:47:22
this is such a real life everyday skill needed. Even in emails- so many people forward warnings and don't think about or have a clue how to check them

When we were taught how to tell face and opinion, the ability to evaluate information was a working skill for only a hand full of professionals (lawyer, crime investigators, journalists, etc.). Today, its a working skill for all of us. It's why we have to teach literacy as "habit," not just the skills.

Jim MOrgan (NC) • 2008-04-07 08:03:40
We, as educators, must be prepared for those moments when there is a "system crash." We must also teach our students how to handle situations during a "system crash." Sometimes, technological difficulties can turn into the most powerful "teachable moments."

Susan (VA) • 2008-04-07 08:04:16
And David handles this so well.

Thank you! That Exel didn't work was a huge disappointment. Seeing that map of the world with the earthquakes and tectonic plates is a real "Aha!" generator.

ed (US) • 2008-04-07 08:15:21
do any of you teach digital literacy or media literacy?

Jennifer (VA) • 2008-04-07 08:17:33
I am part of that long tail: http://www.amazon.com/secret-middle-school-hero-MO THERING-JOURNEY/dp/B000ALRN5E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8

Coo!

Sherry (VA) • 2008-04-07 08:18:46
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Sherry (VA) • 2008-04-07 08:19:36
Ed, we are currently trying to develop a "curriculum" for teaching digital literacy for K-8.

Susan (VA) • 2008-04-07 08:19:50
teacher George Mayo used lulu to publish a class novel based on twitter.

Yes! That was a great project. Like I said yesterday, there are so many barriers that have crumbled. It's another reason why rethinking literacy is so important.

Jim MOrgan (NC) • 2008-04-07 08:22:18
Following up on his information overload question: Just as important as it is to teach our students to turn on and plug in, we must also education them how unplug and turn off. We must teach them that the warm glow of a computer screen must be balanced by the warm grip of a handshake or hug.

Read this blog entry about my need for a Zipper. http://snurl.com/23oqe

Sherry (VA) • 2008-04-07 08:23:05
This idea of teaching literacy by requiring students to prove their thoughts reminds me of trying to move teachers away from basal readers to novels. It is a lot more work in the minds of many teachers and little scary.

Yes! Yes! Yes! We've always taught from a point of authority -- and I'm suggesting that we let go of that. It's hard, because what we're talking about is redefining what it is to be a teacher. To me, it means that teaching involves, in no small way, being a master learner, illustrating our own learning every day.

Jim MOrgan (NC) • 2008-04-07 08:23:44
Correction to my comment: "we must also educate them..." :)

Jeanmarie (VA) • 2008-04-07 08:25:10
How do you encourage students to create compelling content and yet respect intellectual property? Would most students use freely available photos and music? Where do they find the graphic and musical content legally?

''An excellent question. It would fall under Ethics, which houses three major elements: 1)information property, 2)information reliability, and 3)information infrastructure)

I usually talk about Creative Commons here and also my citation tool, the Citation Machine.''

Susan (VA) • 2008-04-07 08:25:55
We use creative commons for audio and vidio now...and teach what that means

Bingo!

ed (US) • 2008-04-07 08:26:16
Sherry, yes AND it needs to be part of their education... they get exposed to so much that is so far beyond their experience that they don't comprehend the meaning but they buy into the message.

Thanks for your back-channeling!