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Digital Epiphanies

Published on Mar 30, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CTWP DIGITAL INSTITUTE

DIGITAL LITERACY IS LITERACY, TOO!
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WHEN I BEGAN THE INSTITUTE,

I FELT CONFIDENT IN MY ABILITIES AS A LITERATE MEMBER OF SOCIETY...
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I'M AN ENGLISH TEACHER! BOOKS AND WRITING: KIND OF MY THING.

I LOVE TO READ! I LOVE TO WRITE! I LOVE TO LEARN!
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WE READ THOUGHT PROVOKING PIECES.

WE WROTE HEART-WRENCHING ESSAYS.
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SOON, I REALIZED THAT SOMETHING WAS MISSING.

LITERACY ALWAYS MEANT BOOKS AND PAPER BUT...

I HAVE A DIFFERENT RELATIONSHIP

WITH TECHNOLOGY THAN MY STUDENTS.
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SERIOUSLY.

I MEAN, LOOK AT MY SCHOOL-AGED TECHNOLOGY.
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I DON'T THINK I'D EVER CONSIDERED

THAT ALL LITERACY IS A TOOL TO UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD.
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ONCE UPON A TIME

BOOKS AND WRITING WERE NEW TECHNOLOGIES, TOO!

MY UNCONSCIOUS VIEW OF "TRADITIONAL LITERACY" MAY PROVE A TAD OBSOLETE.

DIGITAL LITERACY IS A FORM OF LITERACY.

THE EDITING PROCESS EVOLVED

FROM A RIGID STRUCTURE TO A MALLEABLE PROCESS.

PINTEREST INSPIRES ME SO MUCH

AND STEALS SO MUCH OF MY TIME. THANKS, CTWP!
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SOME OF MY BEST LESSONS ARE BASED ON PINTEREST.

YOU NOW HAVE COLLABORATION AT YOUR FINGERTIPS!
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FIND AMAZING TEACHERS AND

FOLLOW THEM! USE THEIR EXPERTISE!
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DON'T THROW OUT WHAT YOU KNOW.

ADAPT! IT'S EASIER THAN YOU MAY THINK!

A CONCISE, WELL-WRITTEN

GUIDE TO EASY DIGITAL MAKEOVERS.

IN MY ENVIRONMENT,

I HAVE TO ADAPT! YOU CAN, TOO!
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IT'S OKAY NOT TO KNOW!

MODEL HOW TO WORK THROUGH CHALLENGES.

NOT EVERYTHING WILL WORK

THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S HOW LEARNING HAPPENS!
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I REMEMBERED WHAT IT WAS LIKE

NOT TO KNOW HOW IN FRONT OF OTHERS...
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I AM NOW EVEN MORE PATIENT.

THANKS FOR THE REMINDER THAT WE ARE ALL LEARNERS!

I REMEMBERED THE JOY OF TAKING RISKS

WITH OTHERS TO SUPPORT ME

WHILE HAVING THE SAFETY

OF USING WHAT I KNOW.
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I REMEMBERED TO BE FLEXIBLE

IN THE WAY INFORMATION IS PRESENTED BY STUDENTS.
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I REMEMBERED HOW TO PLAY!

NEW TECHNOLOGY CAN BE FUN!
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OUR STUDENTS HAVE EVOLVED

GILLS TO SWIM THE INTERNET.
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I STILL HAVE

FLOATIES!
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WORK WITH YOUR DIGITAL NATIVES

WE CAN ALL LEARN TOGETHER!

TRADITIONAL LITERACIES

AND DIGITAL LITERACIES ARE EQUALLY IMPORTANT.