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My StoryMaker
My StoryMaker is a flash-based free online application that students can use to create online digital stories.
Skype an Author Network
Connect your students to their favorite authors via live Skype chat.
New Study Shows Time Spent Online Important for Teen Development - MacArthur Foundation
Key points:
-There is a generation gap in how youth and adults view the value of online activity.
-Youth are navigating complex social and technical worlds by participating online.
-Young people are motivated to learn from their peers online. (this is a key finding in the study and very relevant to educators)
-Most youth are not taking full advantage of the learning opportunities of the Internet. (another finding that could impact the way teachers engage students in online learning)
"The research demonstrates that, although many young people are developing a broad range of sophisticated new literacy and technical skills, they are also facing new challenges in how to manage their visibility and social relationships online."
TRAILS: Tool for Real-time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills
TRAILS is a knowledge assessment with multiple-choice questions targeting a variety of information literacy skills based on sixth and ninth grade standards. This Web-based system was developed to provide an easily accessible and flexible tool for library media specialists and teachers to identify strengths and weaknesses in the information-seeking skills of their students.
Blocking and Filtering and Lockdowns, Oh, My!: The Internet-Security Overreaction | Edutopia
In some school districts and schools, filtering and blocking systems seem to be in overdrive.
Children, Digital Media & Our Nation’s Future: Three Challenges for the Coming Decade
Publication by Rima Shore, Ph.D.
Literacy Debate - Online, R U Really Reading? - Series - NYTimes.com
Terrific article about what literacy really means - books and periodicals, online reading, etc.
"Some Web evangelists say children should be evaluated for their proficiency on the Internet just as they are tested on their print reading comprehension. Starting next year, some countries will participate in new international assessments of digital literacy, but the United States, for now, will not."
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