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This post is about the site "What about Me" which takes your social media and creates an infographic about you. A great idea for a lesson on digital presence and analyze how they might be perceived based on their social media footprint. 

Jerome Harste in "What Do We Mean by Literacy Now?" shares his thoughts about literacy informed by insights into "multiple literacies" and "literacy as social practice." He states that a good ELA program for the twenty-first century continues to be composed of three components -- meaning-making, language study, and inquiry-based learning.

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FROM THE SITE: The time is finally here for my annual list of favorite sites of the year.  This year, I decided to up my post to the top 100 instead of 25 due to the number of sites that I reviewed and due to the popularity of the post.  I tried to cover a wide range of sites, from flash card creators to digital storytelling and of course, social networks, which really shined in 2011.  I hope everybody enjoys the read and has as much fun reading it as I did creating it!

" Goodreads is a social network site designed around books. Users add books to their "shelves" and get to post updates about the books they are reading. Users can rate books they've read, add reviews, and my favorite feature, recommend books to their "friends" on Goodreads. "

Great list of hashtags and scheduled conversations to chech out and tips for getting started on twitter.

In this series of three posts, we aim to provide an overview of the ELA Common Core State Standards (ELA CCSS) to inform educators, parents, and community members about basic concepts and implementation. In this first post, we will introduce the ELA CCSS and provide context to those who are new to the standards. In the second post, we will go into further detail on the key features of the ELA CCSS and discuss the opportunities that they provide. In the third post, we will take a look at how various states are starting to implement the standards.