Module+3.2

Here are the notes and citations for readings in Module 3.2

//Multiple Literacies PowerPoint// -"In this increasing global world of information, students must be taught to seek diverse perpectives gather and use information ethically, and use social tools responsibly and safely." -"Today's students need to develop information that will enable them to use technology as an important tool for learning, both now and in the future." -"Educators need support and encouragement to learn these ever-changing technologies and integrate them into the classroom curriculum." -"School library media specialists have the expertise in multiple literacies to collaborate with teachers for effective teaching and learning." -"21st century reading is accomplished through a variety of reasources beyond the traditional print..." -"Teaching critical evaluation of media, called media literacy, is best achieved pursuing participatory collaborative projects involving classroom teachers, special area teachers, and students." -The breakdown of these literacies and explanation of each literacy is very informative for someone like me who is new to the vocabulary and how they are integrated in the classroom. -The slides giving the strategies for each of the literacies really helps me to see how to integrate each of these literacies into my classroom with the help of my campus SLMS. -"SLMS can make a positive impact on students' engagement with texts and reading development by working with other educators to integrate multiple literacies into the classroom curriculum. These literacies are critical learning objectives for 21st century learners." -I appreciate the descriptive slides of the AASL indicators that are addressed in these literacies. This helps me to make connections across the standards of content area and AASL.
 * American Library Association. "Position Statement on the School Library Media Specialist’s Role in Reading." //American Association of School Librarians//. American Library Association. Web. 27 Oct. 2009.** [|**http://ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslissues/positionstatements/roleinreading.cfm**]

-"In turn, new technology challenges our understanding of what it means to be literate" (471); -"We will argue in this article that because of the availability of digital technologies, today's teenagers bring to school a rich and different set of literacy practices and background that is often unacknowledged or underused by educators" (471). -"In the United States and Canada, professional groups sucn as the Alliance for a Media Literate America and the Association for Media Literacy advocate integrating media literacy across the curriculum, emphasizing its importance in developing informted and responsible citizens" (472). -"We live in an era surrounded by media that bombard us with messages through text, images, and sound" (472). -"To prepare today's students to succeed in the 21st century, educators must begin to address the complex, high-tech media environments that are part of everyday life" (472). -"The defining factor that leads to the Millennials distinctive character is that they are the first generation to be immersed in ICT for their entire lives" (473). -"Most Millennials enter formal educational environments that are ill prepared to take advantage of the literacy and ICT skills that they bring" (473). -"If there is a crisis in today's school, it probably has more to do with students' perceptions that school is boring and largely irrelevant to preparation for life outside school" (Howe & Strauss, 2006; National School Boards Association, 2007; Prensky, 2008). -"The emergence of ICT has intensified the impact of media on culture and schooling" (474). -"...electronic media have the potential to negatively influence impressionable children and teens, but more importantly, they can be harnessed for good" (474). -"Media literacy requires teaching about media - the language it uses along with its narrative, codes, and conventions" (474). -"...students who can easily comprehend and master the meaning of printed texts may not be equally adept at comprehending images, sound, or multimedia texts. And second, students have different strengths, so that the use of both sounds and images enriches instruction, enabling us to reach beyond students whose comfort zone is the printed page" (474). -"Media literacy recognizes the pleasure they derive from media texts beyond the classroom and values their exposure to popular culture texts as an important part of who they are as individuals" (475). -"Exposing students to multiple texts that evoke emotional responses and tap into popular culture is not dumbing down the curriculum" (475). -"Without the ability to question, analyze, and authenticate information found online, in print, or any media format, Millennials are open to manipulation and misinformation" (475-476). -"For Millenials, technology and media are intricately interwoven in their lives. This generation lives in an environment where reading and writing, through digital media as well as traditional texts, are pervasive" (479). -"To develop a curriculum that is relevant to this generation, educators need to acknowledge and respect the skills, attitudes, and knowledge that students bring with them to school and build on those to ensure success in the academic disciplines" (479). -"As teachers, we must help all students to analyze and evaluate each media message for text, context, and impact to produce more knowledgeable, creative, and cooperative citizens for the Global Village" (480).
 * Considine, David, Julie Horton, and Gary Moorman "Teaching and Reading the Millennial Generation Through Media Literacy." //Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy// 52.6 (2009): 471-481. //Academic Search Complete//. EBSCO. Web. 1 Nov. 2009.**


 * Abilock, Debbie "HOMEPAGE." //Knowledge Quest// 36.3 (2008): 7-13. //Academic Search Complete//. EBSCO. Web. 1 Nov. 2009.**