Thursday, February 05, 2009

Paradigm Shift - Web 2.0 into the classroom

This article discusses the how to connect young people with the technology they use in their personal lives  into the education setting to improve learning.  The article also shows how this is supported by  International Society for Technology in Education, or ISTE.

This article entitled "Tech Literacy Confusion" is from the educational journal Education Week and is written by the technology editor Andrew Trotter.

Quote for article:

"Teaching literacy—reading and writing—is a core mission for schools, but today's young people increasingly "read" 3-D computer simulations and "write" via social networks such as Facebook. A growing chorus of experts say schools should add these forms of communication to their literacy mission as "technology literacy."

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