Literacy has a Whole New Meaning

Literacy- how to read and write.
Computer Literacy- how to navigate your way through and around a computer.
Information Literacy- how to synthesize and organize information.
Integration Literacy- how to implement technology in the classroom.

21st Century Literacy- The Future of Literacy

21st century literacy combines all the above definitions into one complete and loaded term. 21st century literacy is the ability to read and navigate through a plethora of digital images, texts, and applications. It's your way around a computer, in a computer, and how to circumvent the world through your fingertips.

Last night my three year old nephew was upstairs "sleeping" and the adults were outside on the deck hanging out. My brother 'n' law's cell phone rang and it was my nephew calling from his bedroom asking that his father come up and turn the light off. I immediately thought of this class and how relevant it is to our society and the future of children, like my nephew. We didn't grow up the way he is and therefore, we cannot expect the same system to work. What we consider literacy has now changed so much that we cannot teach it as the same term. My nephew like many other children these days has the ability to navigate learning games on the computer, like nickjr. Why shouldn't we as educators give them the opportunities to blog, twitter, research, and create using available technologies. This class has really opened my eyes to this reality.