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This site provides an overview of Understanding Media Literacy: Inside Plato's Cave, a 13 unit, 3-credit course for those wishing to know more about the nexus between children and media literacy. The course is especially designed for those who teach at the grades 7 - 12 levels,

Comprehensive literacy lesson plans and student materials from any content in minutes from ClassTools.net

A new study has shown that educational videos and interactive games can have a positive impact on preschooler literacy when incorporated into the curriculum in a classroom setting.

"Digital Literacy across the Curriculum handbook"

Summary and Storify from #UKEdChat Literacy Subject Special

"Knowing how to improve literacy is crucial if we are to improve the life chances of our students. The attainment gap between highly literate students and their less literate peers is stark. Add to that the complexity of examination questions and the texts that often accompany them and you have a perfect storm."

The developer of a digital literacy curriculum reveals how to bring substance to its instruction. By David Truss

An extensive literacy site with hundreds of resources to download and use on whiteboards. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English

Great trailblazer page re different digital literacies

Google Digital Literacy Tour along with videos. Here are some great lessons and videos and a full curriculum. Just realize that you should involve students in discussions and activities, this is a pretty poor candidate for lecture-based delivery because it is changing so quickly. I use Digiteen but these are great resources. (Hat tip to Theresa Allen for sending this through the Digiteen google group.)

Through the end of the year, Discovery just sent me a note that they are offering these three common core academies at no cost. Here's the info from Steve Dembo. I've done some work with their SIEMENS STEM Academy and am a sTAR Educator and everything they do is top notch. If you can work it out before the end of the year, this is something you'll want to do. From Steve Dembo: "We know that implementing the Common Core can be an uphill climb. That's why Discovery Education is proud to partner with educators to offer Common Core Academies in ELA, Math, and Leadership at no cost. From now until the end of the school year, educators across America are invited to sign up for an Academy and receive: practical strategies to implement CCSS reseach-based instructional practices best practices in using digital content resources and digital tools for immediate classroom integration Discovery Education Common Core Academies offer one day of immersive professional development and two follow-up virtual sessions at no cost to support educators and leaders in effectively implementing the Common Core State Standards. Educators may choose from three Academies offering a unique combination that brings together best practices in digital integration with proven research-based instructional practices: Literacy and the Common Core in a Digital World Teaching and Assessing Common Core Math in a Digital World Leadership Strategies to Support Digital Literacy and the Common Core"

Here's a great example of how Librarians are using the information fluency / literacy games from 21cif.com.

intersting article of literacy skills used in commonly played games

We make these changes not because we want to include technology but because we understand that there are new skills, new literacies kids need and we can't explore those literacies with students without harnessing the ingenuity technology affords us. (Also note Simpsons 3D metaphor)

Visual Literacy Lessons

Great lessons on media literacy

Site designed by Donna DesRoches to help teachers integrate information literacy skills into their curriculum

Preparing Students, Teachers and School Leadership Teams for the New Literacies of the Internet and other ICTs