Literacy in 21st Century....

Literacy has change so much in recent times. I found some clips that offer to shed some light of literacy today.

This clip shows how media in a technological world is shaping the lives of youth and how redefining the literacy skills will be necessary for youth to be able to function successfully in the world they live in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn0_H-kvxkU

This clip looks at different forms of media.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9ZRDRPqoXo

This last clip questions how teachers can use emerging literacy to enhance learning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHSwxT4kJWQ

TL's need to have a clear understanding of what Literacy entails in today's schools, as literacy is central to teaching most activities.

I took the concept of Information literacy very lightly. I learned that Information Literacy is a title that encompasses so much more than I expected. I tend to look at literacy and think of reading....but I understand now that literacy is reading, composing and more and includes multimedia as well as traditional forms like books, magazines and comics.

This is a topic I would like to look deeper into....