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Sept. 15, 2010 Are we becoming lazy thinkers, because of our ready access to Google? Nicholas Carr doesn’t believe so. In his article “The Web Shatters Focus and Rewires Brains” he talks about the fact that we need to have a knowledge base before we can make sense of anything that comes into our brains. It’s the whole idea that if we don’t learn history, we are doomed to repeat it. We cannot discount all the learning that takes place on a daily basis without technology, but simply through experience. Critical thinking skills are extremely important to teach students these days. It’s not about simply regurgitating facts. New media literacy??? What does it mean? Is it our responsibility to teach media literacy in this day in age? What does it mean to be literate? -read and write and explain it – demonstrate comprehension of text -comprehend it, synthesize it, apply it – do something with the information Media literacy – understand how to read on the internet, navigate the internet (links, pictures, multi-level aspect of computers), understand the text itself, recognize fact from fiction
 * __ What does it mean to think and learn in the 21st Century __**

Blog in Media Literacy(ies) **__ What does it mean to be literate in the 21st Century __** How have I brought technology into the classroom? What do I expect the students to “know” about technology? What do I expect the parents to know? What skills do I expect the students to have to work with and understand media? Skills to have The ability to: play, perform, simulate, appropriate, multi-task According to the National Council of Teachers of English, the definition of literacy has changed over the years as societies and technologies have changed. Now, individuals are required to possess a number of literacies or a range of abilities and competencies. For instance: · Develop proficiency with the tools of technology

· Build relationships with others to pose and solve problems collaboratively and cross-culturally

What does this mean for the 21st century student? What are they required to know when they step into my grade 6/7 classroom? What am I required to teach these students?
 * Design and share information for global communities to meet a variety of purposes
 * Manage, analyze and synthesize multiple streams of simultaneous information
 * Create, critique, analyze, and evaluate multi-media texts
 * Attend to the ethical responsibilities required by these complex environments (NTCE 2008)