I have identified thirteen literacies important for students to master, which you can see below. This is the second in a series. Last month I discussed financial literacy. The topic for this month is visual literacy. Visual literacy, as defined by the Association of College and Research Libraries, “is a set of abilities that enables
ThingLink – Make Your Images Interactive
Do you like to make your images interactive? Would you like to do so very, very easily? Some of you may have come across a ‘fairly’ new web application recently called ThingLink but don’t just read the homepage, head on over to the Gallery to REALLY get a feel for what this application can do! (It
What Do Your Students Know About Google? Part 2
Advanced Search under “Search Picking up where I left off on my last post, What Do Your Students Know About Google, Jennifer Brinson toured Google’s main menu features. Let’s continue with NEWS. If you are, for example, researching STEM cells, you have the option to create an ADVANCED NEWS SEARCH. The benefits: your results are
Beyond A Make-Believe Story: Monjan's Making History
Image by girlwithpearls22 via Flickr If I had to count the ways and reasons I love Discovery, I wouldn’t have enough fingers and toes. Let’s just say they deliver on demand the best everything in educational technology. Then multiply it exponentially and you begin to get close to how phenomenally good the DEN and its
Get Ready to Spring into Action!
You are invited to join the NY DEN at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum for DEN Spring Training. Does it get any better? This DEN Spring Training will give you an opportunity to connect with a like-minded community of educators and learn more about DE Streaming. Session presentations explain how to integrate
Nancy Sharoff ~ Definitely DEN GURU
When it comes to leading many lives, Nancy Sharoff has most of us beaten. A multitasker and multitalented STAR turned GURU in real life, Nancy has another persona in Second Life. She is an active member of the Leadership Council. It is not difficult to see why Discovery awarded Guru status to Nancy (one of