The third topic in our Digital Literacy course, website evaluation, examined some basic principles for determining the usefulness of online information:
Website Evaluation 2009
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There are a number of excellent resources available for website evaluation, including those created by Kathy Schrock and Joyce Valenza.  To guide our students, we utilize elements [...]

Earlier this year I wrote a series of posts that outlined our tentative approach to 21st century literacy.  Drawing from research and frameworks developed by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, NCREL/Metri Group, and ISTE, we have identified six key literacies for our students:

Basic Literacy
Visual/Media Literacy
Information LIteracy
Citizenship and Ethical Literacy
Network Literacy
Intercultural Literacy

With summer only a [...]

Today is the third stop on author Johanna Riddle’s book blog tour for Engaging the Eye Generation: Visual Literacy Strategies for the K-5 Classroom.  A number of colleagues and  Technology in the Middle readers submitted questions for Johanna, and her responses are simply delightful.
If you have not yet had an opportunity to read Johanna’s work, [...]