The third topic in our Digital Literacy course, website evaluation, examined some basic principles for determining the usefulness of online information: Website Evaluation 2009 View more presentations from Patrick Woessner. 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]