Digital Literacy

I’ve been meaning to send this out for awhile.  At the inservice, prior to the start of school, there was a discussion in one of the meetings about different types of teaching (the lecture method of teaching was the primary target) and ways of transmitting information to students.  I mentioned this paper which talks about changing forms of knowledge and information (oral->written->digital) in Western culture and the impacts it has had on teaching.  Here’s the link:

Why Johnny and Janey Can’t Read and Why Mr. and Mrs. Smith Can’t Teach: The Challenge of Multiple Media Literacies in a Tumultous Time