Persistent Pondering http://persistentpondering.posterous.com Where do social action, art, music, technology, media, pop culture, and most importantly, student needs intersect? posterous.com Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:29:23 -0800 No Literacy Left Behind: Why use digital tools in literacy instruction? http://persistentpondering.posterous.com/no-literacy-left-behind-why-use-digital-tools http://persistentpondering.posterous.com/no-literacy-left-behind-why-use-digital-tools

It's common sense. We have to meet our students where they are. We have to know our students and the cultural wealth they bring to our schools. Using what they already know as a method of mediating new learning is just good teaching. So why not meet our students in a mileu that they already know?

Using digital tools, thus, capitalizing upon a student's digital literacy, will facilitate literacy instruction.

How do we do this? How can we make this a campus-wide practice? How do we sustain it?

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Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:17:00 -0800 Reading, Writing and New Media Literacies | Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning http://persistentpondering.posterous.com/reading-writing-and-new-media-literacies-spot http://persistentpondering.posterous.com/reading-writing-and-new-media-literacies-spot
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New literacies create new purposes and audiences for authentic writing.

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Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:36:00 -0700 Super Book of Web Tools for Educators http://persistentpondering.posterous.com/super-book-of-web-tools-for-educators http://persistentpondering.posterous.com/super-book-of-web-tools-for-educators
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Here's a helpful resource to find out about some tools you might not know about. Information is good.

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Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:50:00 -0700 Skoodio http://persistentpondering.posterous.com/skoodio http://persistentpondering.posterous.com/skoodio

A new way to help teach our students to be media producers...look forward to this.

 

 

Skoodio NewSchools Venture Pitch 2011 from James Truong on Vimeo.

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Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:37:00 -0700 What do new Social Networks tell us about Digital Literacies? | DMLcentral http://persistentpondering.posterous.com/what-do-new-social-networks-tell-us-about-dig http://persistentpondering.posterous.com/what-do-new-social-networks-tell-us-about-dig
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Always thought of literacy as being a social practice, but I never took the time to consider the importance of social networking tools and how they shape our identity. Makes sense. Are you a producer helping to co-construct these tools or a passive consumer allowing the tools to shape your identity?

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