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We know students do plenty of listening in our classes, but what about the other three communication skills they should be engaging in and practicing daily?

The ultimate goal of literacy instruction is to build a student's comprehension, writing skills, and overall skills in communication.

Students need to be writing every day, in every classroom

Educators have always needed to master the understanding of at least two fields of endeavor to be successful. First, they needed to master their content field. They are required to be experts of content. Second, they needed to master the field of education with a clear understanding of the latest and greatest methodology and pedagogy available. The 21st Century has now further complicated the teaching profession by requiring an additional third area of mastery, digital literacy.

It requires an understanding of the connected culture in order to reap the full benefits of collaboration.

ThumbScribes is a platform for creating collaborative content.

Understanding and integrating new literacies related to the production and consumption of digital content has become essential for education in this digital age.