21st Century Literacies

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Technology has increased the intensity and complexity of literate environments. Join this group to share and benefit from current best practices on this topic.

Website: http://www.ncte.org/about/gov/129117.htm
Members: 335
Latest Activity: Jan 9

Group Facilitators - Elizabeth Beagle and Dr. Laurie A. Henry

Listen to an interview podcast with Dr. Donald J. Leu from the New Literacies Research Lab, University of Connecticut. This interview (following a brief news wrap up and commercial break) was featured on the NPR station at the University of Illinois.

http://www.will.uiuc.edu/media/focus080904a.mp3

Discussion Forum

NCTE Media & Digital Lit Collaborative - Chicago '11

Started by Ryan Goble Nov 13, 2011.

Not Just Bums in the Seats: Television Buys Content So You will Watch

Started by Mike Gange Jul 31, 2011.

Circling the Galaxy

Started by Mike Gange Jun 30, 2011.

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Comment by Robert C. Barker on December 22, 2010 at 12:49pm: Edmodo is a great social networking site for electronic submission and grading of papers, as well as online discussions.

Comment by Lara J. Handsfield on July 20, 2010 at 5:31pm: Thank you, all for your suggestions! Your ideas are very helpful. I've been thinking that if I didn't find anything else I'd default to a Google Group, but I will check out the other online spaces you've recommended.

Comment by Marilyn J. Hollman on July 20, 2010 at 8:42am: If you have access to "The Chronicle of Higher Ed" be sure to look for the Prof Hacker columns. I find them useful and frequently humorous, something sorely needed these days.

Comment by Katrina Gonzales on July 19, 2010 at 10:32pm: Lara,
Through my graduate classes in Instructional Tech Leadership, we were introduced to a new tool called Schoology. You might check it out. It has a world of features that I think would work well for what you are needing to do.

Katrina

Comment by Anna J. Small Roseboro on July 19, 2010 at 9:29pm: I believe you can create your own on a site called Wet Paint. We used it one year for NCTE's Early Career Educators of Color. It's not a robust as the NING and educators can request an ad-free version.

It may serve your purposes.

Let us know.

Comment by Lara J. Handsfield on July 19, 2010 at 8:05pm: Does anyone have any suggestions of social networking sites (like ning, but that I don't need to pay for) that might be good for university course use? I'm looking for something for my literacy methods course that has a discussion thread feature, messaging capabilities, blog, as well as document sharing, etc. I've used PbWorks in the past, but I'm finding it a bit cumbersome and would like to experiment with something new.

Comment by Buffy Hamilton on July 10, 2010 at 8:38am: Does anyone have a broadcast date for the interview with Dr. Leu posted above and/or a link to the broadcast transcript? Thank you.

Comment by Dana Maloney on April 29, 2010 at 10:40am: If you have a second to vote for my project on this Web site, I'd really appreciate your help!! http://www.weareteachers.com/web/719173/microgrant (I'm on page 10)

Comment by Renee Hobbs on April 22, 2010 at 11:44am: K-8 teachers should join us this summer for the Powerful Voices for Kids Summer Institute for Teachers in Philadelphia July 5 - 9.
http://mediaeducationlab.com/powerful-voices-kids

Comment by Marilyn J. Hollman on April 22, 2010 at 10:27am: http://www.fleen.com/archives/2010/04/21/i-smell-meme/
Saw this on Bucky Carter's "ENSANE" blog, and I thought some of you might find it of interest.