literacy in a digital world
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Literacy in a Digital World: Wins, Losses & Next Levels What role can web and social media play in supporting literacy skills, particularly among boys. What are the gains and percieved losses of using digital tech in reading and writing activities in schoolTRANSCRIPT
Literacy in a Digital World:Wins, Losses & Next Levels
@cliffmanning / www.makewav.es
Why Bother?
@cliffmanning Gartner Hype Cycle: http://bit.ly/fHMw
Sources: OFCOM / Safer Internet Centre / PEW
86% of 7-11s use some form of online communication tool
Over 30% 3-4 year-olds use the internet
@cliffmanning
28% of 5-15 year olds have a smart phone
14% of 5-15 use a tablet computer at home
Some numbers
Real audience
Interest Driven
Multi-PlatformSocial
Collaborative
Fast access
Real Audiencehttps://www.makewav.es/story/303688/title/whatmakesagoodleader
Socialhttps://kindle.amazon.com/most_popular / http://theopenutopia.org/social-book/
Interest Drivenhttps://www.makewav.es/venturestudentmagazine/c/venturewarhammer/
Collaborativehttps://www.makewav.es/story/378257/title/3girls3worlds
Multi-Platformhttp://myshakespeare.worldshakespearefestival.org.uk/
Losses?
Losses?Safety
Access
Quality
Cost
Use the force for good….
www.makewav.es/monsterread
www.safesocialnetworking.org
Makewaves homepage screenshot Oct 2012
www.makewav.es
Next levels…
DigitalIShttp://digitalis.nwp.org/
Whole Educationhttp://www.wholeeducation.org/
Connected Learninghttp://clrn.dmlhub.net/
Thanks!
