VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF

ADOLECENT LITERACY IN THE

21ST CENTURY

What does is mean to be literate?

BEING LITERATE INCLUDES THE ABILITY TO

ANALYZE A WIDE RANGE OF SOURCES AND

INTERPRET THEM TO HAVE MEANING.

"THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS ILLITERATE, THERE

ARE JUST CERTAIN THINGS IN LIFE THAT PEOPLE

ARE MORE OR LESS LITERATE ABOUT." -SHERRIFF

TO HELP PROMOTE LITERACY EDUCATORS

SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO TEACH TO

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES, ALLOWING STUDENTS

TO DISPLAY THEIR LEARNING IN DIFFERENT WAYS

What is different in the 21st century?

THE 21ST CENTURY CLASSROOM IS

CONSTANTLY EVOLVING TO KEEP UP

WITH THE EVER CHANGING

GENERATIONS. STUDENTS ARE USED TO

AND WATCH TO USE TECHNOLOGY AND

INTEGRATING IT INT0 THE CLASSROOM IS

A SIMPLE WAY TO KEEP STUDENTS

ENGAGED IN LESSONS. IN THE 21ST

CENTURY, LEARNING IS NOT JUST

HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOM,

STUDENTS ARE ACCESSING AN

ABUNDANCE OF KNOWLEDGE FROM

MEDIA. TEACHERS CAN UTALIZE THIS

AND ASSIGN LECTURES TO WATCH AS

HOMEWORK AND HAVE CLASS TIME BE A

COLLABRATIVE SPACE TO DISCUSS OR

ASK QUESTIONS ON THE MATERIAL.

Benefits to students
TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM

BENEFITS ALL STUDENTS. WITH THE

WIDE RANGE OF SOURCES THEY

HAVE ACCESS TO NOW, TEACHERS

CAN ASSIST THEM TO BE INTELLIGENT

IN THEIR CHOICES AND TO ADHERE

TO THE LEGAL AND ETHICAL

PRACTICES OF USING AND CREATING

INFORMATION. FOR STUDENTS WITH

DISABILITIES, TECHNOLOGY CAN

MAKE THEIR LEARNING MUCH MORE

ACCESSIBLE AND ALLOW THEM TO

CHOOSE THEIR MEDIUM.

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