October 22

In Class

Topics:  Networked Learning

Literacy focus:

Networking

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In Class

Tutorials, special features of platforms, Network development work.

Guest: Caitlan Maxwell, Education Librarian:  Critical Information Literacy

Readings: (have read by class time and annotate article)

For millions of Immigrants, A Common Language

Big Picture readings:

Text: Chayko, Superconnected.  Chapters 6 and 7

Text: Rheingold, Introduction, Chapter 1.

“Read” the  first four working free episodes of Inanimate Alice (needs to open on Firefox or Safari with flash. Won’t work on Chrome).  What literacies do young people need to critically read digital content like this?  To create such content?

Links to Critical Evaluation Resources from Caitlan   Focus on the Search readings (we’ll do the rest later). 

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Due by class time:

Ongoing  Blogging/Commenting.

Find 5 more people/groups to follow on Twitter.

Weekly Play

 

 

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