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Marcia Philbrick%0D%0A%0D%0ANow%2C%20I%20know%20some%20folks%20will%20cheer%20when%20they%20read%20these%2C%20and%20others%20will%20vehemently%20protest.%20I%20think%20it's%20important%20to%20remember%20that%20they%20aren't%20throwing%20away%20the%20%22old%22%20literacie
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Now, I know some folks will cheer when they read these, and others will vehemently protest. I think it's important to remember that they aren't throwing away the "old" literacies, they are just expanding what it means to be literate. But what I think is most important about this is the fact that NCTE is apparently basing their convention around these ideas. I think this is a major shift. This is not ISTE promoting NETS, or a coalition of folks from corporations wanting better prepared employees, this is NCTE - perhaps fundamentally redefining literacy and how we teach our children. Perhaps I'm reading (pun intended) too much into this, but I think this is huge.
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26 Feb 08
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Jon TannerThe National Council of Teachers of English is (uncharacteristically, in my opinion) embracing a future-aware literacy including digital media and cooperatively developed literature. Seems downright earth-shaking considering this is NCTE, not a typical fo
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