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Including media literacy in science education teaches the skills needed for doing science.

Welcome to the Maine Content Literacy Project's Technology, Literacy, and Content (TLC) site. TLC contains a collection of unit exemplars that were designed to strategically utilize technology and literacy instruction in order to support and deepen content area understanding.  The site includes units for elementary, middle, and secondary school students that provide examples of effective literacy and technology integration in the core content areas of Social Studies, English Language Arts, Math, and Science.  Each unit contains unit plans, lesson plans, resource materials, instructional tools, and exemplar videos.    The units, lessons, videos, and resources are free to use by schools for instruction or professional development.  

"So I asked everyone on Twitter for some advice on what th best apps were out there, and @narthernlad came back with so many suggestions I'm going to split them over a couple of posts! Here are some suggestions for literacy apps to try with your students. If you have any other suggestions for a great iPad literacy app, I'd love to hear them. Just add them in the comments below."

"iRead- Using iPods for Literacy By Tom | August 27, 2009 Here's a 10 minute video describing how one of our great elementary school teachers is using iPods to help with elementary literacy and reading fluency. The video needs some work1 but the idea is sound and interesting2. It's a bit of a HEF ad but they're a good group that helps fund projects like this so I'm happy to help them out."

Computer program helps students with music, literacy skills Students at a Florida middle school are enhancing their musical literacy through SmartMusic, a software program that scores students' attempts to play along with sheet music on a computer screen. Teachers can review the students' work and type in feedback and grades. The program does more than just improve musical knowledge, the school's band director said. "I have seen the results of their growth academically alongside what they are doing musically," he said. The Tampa Tribune (Fla.)

Teaching Media Literacy - Middle Schoolers make PSA announcements.

"I've been working with teachers on learning strategies to support the literacy and comprehension skills that students commonly use across the content areas. This pdf includes 18 lessons organized in two ways: by comprehension strategy - defining, summarizing and comparing and by target reader - non-reader, word caller and turned-off reader. The lessons are designed as templates which teachers can modify to use in their specific subject areas. Strategies for Struggling Readers 3MB pdf "

"Unfortunately, the Common Core State Standards and the related ACT Quality Core standards-on which our curriculum is based-come up way short with regards to digital literacy."

"My official title at school is "21st Century Learning Specialist". My work focuses on bringing 21st Century skills and literacies to educators and students. I know…I know… many of you don't like the term "21st Century Something"."

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"TRAILS is a knowledge assessment with multiple-choice questions targeting a variety of information literacy skills based on sixth and ninth grade standards. This Web-based system was developed to provide an easily accessible and flexible tool for library media specialists and teachers to identify strengths and weaknesses in the information-seeking skills of their students."

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This FREE, pioneering curriculum is designed to empower teens to be smart about how they create, communicate, and treat others in our 24/7 digital world.