Information Literacy and Trans-literacy

The onslaught of stimuli in a variety of formats, platforms, and social media has changed. It is a multidimensional world of 3D and 4G information. The nonstatic nature of learning on a variety of devices allows for this. From an educational standpoint, this means designing complex information (bit.

Here is a cool lesson plan to help students improve speaking skills. Using technology and podcasting, Mr. Van Owen has his Literacy students produce a podcast for peer critique. Students use a Rubric to provide critical feedback.

Here is a quick and simple video introduction to the everyday use of Transliteracy. I hope you enjoy it and if you would like the recipe for the Delicious Blueberry Smoothie, pick the medium or format you're most comfortable with and let me know.

Transforming Information Literacy ...

Today's guest blogger is Kate Brown, a K-8 Librarian and information literacy advocate. She is also an active participant in Edutopia's Library Media Specialists group. Below is her response to a recent thread entitled "School librarians being cut." I, too, am extremely disheartened by the course of events over the past several months.

To enhance the experience of reading curricular novels such as 1984, and Fahrenheit 451 students are introduced to a long list of fiction books with a dystopian theme. Students are introduced to these books through creative booktalks "performed" by the library media specialists. Students then choose any book from the list that they are interested in reading.