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A thorough article about various aspects of games and information literacy in the digital age. Includes a list of references and an embedded TEDx talk from noted teacher-librarian and researcher Joyce Valenza.

Literacy blog with apps posted with links to the apps and an explanation of the app and how it can best be used within the classroom.

A journal article from 2010 that discusses a variety of online tools for information literacy, such as embedding resources into course management software and specific academic organizations' web sites and using podcasts, screencasts, blogs, Web-based board games, and virtual three-dimensional environments. This article also explores the influence these methods have on information literacy skills of undergraduate students.

In this article Librarian Andrea Wilson Brooks discusses how the educational theory of connectivism can be used to enhance the delivery of information literacy instruction. She begins the article with a discussion of the connectivist theory and then moves on to the specific role that this theory can play in 21st century library instruction. The instruction that Brooks talks about in this article utilizes mobile technology, in particular, tablets. She concludes the article with a series of specific examples of lessons based on connectivism. Each activity involves the use of mobile devices, various apps, and social media platforms to engage the learner while developing his or her information literacy skills.

This Edutopia article explains what a PLN is, how they develop through thought, that PLNs are collaborative, what PLNs can do for you, and how to build a PLN. The article brings up three deterrents of PLNs for educators: PLN is a mindset, there is an overwhelming amount of techno-babble, and requires more digital literacy than a Google search. A good quote from this article is, "We must remember that lifelong learning requires effort." The article ends with a list of resources on PLNs.

Edutopia's article defines PLN and provides concrete ways for educators to establish one. While it addresses the barriers for mass adoption of PLN, the focus is to highlight the collaborative nature of PLN. It is this collaboration that allows for personal and professional growth.

This is yet another great and practical article. I especially like how the author outlined how we can each develop a PLN in 20 min/ day and gave some great suggestions for what we should do with those 20 minutes. 20 min/day feels very doable, even to someone new to PLNs or social media.

This article discusses the evolving use of technology in the classroom and the fact that digital inequality between educator and student is beginning to be a huge problem in today's education system. It explores issues in new literacy practices and new learning theories as they relate to Web 2.0 and the importance of changing our education systems to keep up with these continuously changing technologies.

Literacy, finance, problem solving simulations

This software allows students another opportunity, beyond Excel, to investigate, analyze, and represent data and information in dynamic graphs and charts. It fosters critical thinking, analytic skills, and data literacy.

This website offers a plethora of useful links. In this case, they have curated websites that would help fifth grade students with various facets of literacy: writing, communication, language, research, logic, informational text, media, literature, and review help.

Fun, student-friendly interactive literacy tools "from organizing their thoughts to learning about language".

In January 2010, the Department offered a program of free, online conferences to support teacher professional learning. The program of web conferences covered the domains of Literacy, Maths, Science and ICT

Breakthrough Learning in a Digital Age

Breakthrough Learning in a Digital Age

This author has great ideas to integrate history and social studies into ELA to ensure students receive social studies lessons. Sometimes, in primary school, in particular, students do not receive social studies and science lessons. With this bloggers ideas, you can integrate social studies into ELA.

A PDF document created jointly by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) that outlines core ideas and learning objectives to develop literacy skills in using primary source documents as distinguished from secondary source documents.

Part of a LibGuide from the University of Pittsburgh, this page discusses online tools and technology ideas that can be used to teach information literacy to college students.