Terry Heick – Page 53

4 Principles Of Digital Literacy

In the 21st century, new literacies are emerging and digital media forms allow communication to be more nuanced than ever before.

But the whole ‘universe at your fingertips’ via Google is unhelpful in this sense: what you’ll actually find is strangely limited.

Swiping, pinching, zooming, and other ‘non-typing’ interactions are emerging, moving us closer to a ‘touchless’ future of hardware.

Like thinking, reading in the 21st century is endlessly linked in an increasingly visible web of physical and digital media forms.

Placing an iPad into the lap of every student is nothing if not a sign that teachers are more than willing to give up control of pace and access,

Want to be a mediocre teacher? Don’t listen to students, keep learning in the classroom, and focus on preparing students for the future.

Here is a historical perspective of the iPad’s first 20 months in schools, broken down into 3 distinct epochs, each marked by a ‘big idea.’

Here are 4 distinct areas of instruction and instructional design that can help frame the concept of integration in an iPad-ready classroom.