21st Century Literacies

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richterp on April 1, 2010

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english, school library, media specialist, computer literacy, skills, infomation literacy, information, literacy standards, standards, computer applications, library skills, media, media studies, lit

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21st Century Literacies - skills needed to flourish in today's society and in the future. This combination of information, multicultural, media, and visual literacies can better help K-12 students and adult learners address and solve the issues that confront them. Adapted from... http://www.kn. (see more)

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Accuracy	free from errors and mistakes
Authority	1) A source of correct information and 2) an expert on a subject whose advice or opinion is accepted
Boolean Operators	the Boolean operators of "AND", "OR" and "NOT" [or "AND NOT"] in online searching either narrow or expand the results of the search.
Brainstorming	an informal way of generating topics to write about, or points to make about a topic. The important point about brainstorming is that there should be no pressure to be "brilliant." Students should simply open their minds to whatever pops into them. Think of it as a kind of free association.
Close-up	a Visual Literacy term for a shot or photograph vthat focuses in on details and facial expressions but gives little or no context.
Copyright	a Visual Literacy term for a shot or photograph vthat focuses in on details and facial expressions but gives little or no context.
Core/Supporting Concepts	big ideas in units or lessons that are key to students understanding the material. Knowing core concepts is at the heart of what you teach. This allows you to determine what standards you address and what learning activities you will provide to help students understand the core/supporting concepts.
Currency	how up-to-date an information source is.
Graphic Organizers	tools to help students make sense of gathered information and reflect on whether the information gathered is sufficient.
Information Literacy	the abilities to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate, effectively use, and communicate information in its various formats.
Inquiry-Based Unit	unit of study geared toward the achievement of both subject and information literacy objectives through exposure to and practice with diverse resources.
Intellectual Property	reflects the idea that this subject matter is the product of the mind or the intellect, and that IP rights may be protected at law in the same way as any other form of property. Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property
Layout	one method of evaluating a website. Is the website well organized? Is it easy to find files and information? Is it easy to read? Is there consistency across all the pages of the website?
Look	a Visual Literacy term for a shot or photo that shows the subject in relation to the larger or overall context.
Long Shot	a Visual Literacy term for a shot or photo that shows the subject in relation to the larger or overall context.
Media Elements	one method of evaluating a website. Are there graphics, sounds, and animation? If so, are those features used to enhance the message?
Media Literacy	one method of evaluating a website. Are there graphics, sounds, and animation? If so, are those features used to enhance the message?
Medium Shot	a Visual Literacy term for a shot or photo that shows the subject in relation to the immediate context. Medium shots reveal relationships, be them person-to-person, person-to-thing, person-to-a space.
Multicultural Literacy	knowledge of cultures, languages, and the ways multi-sensory data (text, sound, and graphics) can introduce bias in language, subject matter, and visual content.
Navigation	one method of evaluating a website. Is it easy to get around? Is there a sitemap? Are there different ways to navigate? Are
Plagiarism	using others' ideas and words without clearly acknowledging the source of that information
Point of View	bias of an information source, identified to better evaluate the accuracy and usefulness of the information
Problem-based Learning	a curriculum development and instructional approach that simultaneously develops problem solving strategies, disciplinary knowledge bases, and skills.
Project-based Learning	a curriculum development approach that centers on projects, in-depth investigations of a topic worth learning more about. The key feature of a project is that it is a research effort deliberately focused on finding answers to questions about a topic posed either by the students, the teacher, or the teacher working with the students. The goal of a project is to learn more about the topic rather than to seek right answers to questions posed by the teacher.
Resource-based Learning	the achievement of both subject and information literacy objectives through exposure to and practise with diverse resources.(Stauffer Library, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. What is Resource-Based Learning?)
Scanning	locating specific information quickly and efficiently by moving your eyes down a page looking for specific facts or key words or phrases
Sitemap	a webpage where all the indidual pages of a website are listed and linked. Sitemaps can be used to better understand the purpose of a website, and in some cases, find files more quickly than with traditional navigation.
Skimming	identifying the main ideas of a text by reading first and last paragraphs, beginning sentences in other paragraphs (topic sentences), and noting other organizational clues such as title, bold type, italics, capitalized words, captions, etc.
URL (Uniform Resource Locator)	unique address of a website on the World Wide Web.
Visual Literacy	the ability, through knowledge of the basic visual elements, to understand the meaning and components of the image.