Peabloggy

As our society becomes increasingly globalized and dependent on technology, educators must stress a new kind of literacy that goes beyond the written text. Students need to effectively navigate the web, evaluate information for validity, and use a variety of technological tools to create texts, not to mention the as-yet-unknown implications of social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace. What is the most effective way to introduce these emerging literacies into the classroom?

Ben Wilkoff’s post, The Ripe Environment Discourse, raises some thought-provoking points on collaboration, and pushes for a more meaningful use of technology in the classroom. This post has also been nominated for Edublog’s 2007 most influential post.

–Katie Harris