Topics:  New Literacies and Formal Education

 In Class

In class activities:

Beta testing New Literacies book.

Readings: (have read by class time)

Big Picture readings:

Thomas and Seeley Brown, Chapters 7-9

National Council of Teachers of English Definition of 21st Century Literacies

Common Core Standards: Digital Writing:  where_is_digital_writing_matters_in_the_common_core_ela_standards

Eight Digital Life Skills That All Children Should Learn

Examples of games and simulations in education (review at least two)

Dip into the Twitter stream and read class blogs.

Due By Class Time

Ongoing blogging, tweeting.

Portfolio