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Digital Literacy - a must have 21st century skill
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Renee Hobbs introduces a four-part definition of digital literacy in a presentation at the American Library Association on June 23, 2012.youtube.com
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A good overview of the digital literacy competencies students and academics need to develop. Delete the scoop?
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The number of websites currently in existence is unimaginable.
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Learn how to properly construct a search. It takes longer to scan the page of results that it does to retrieve. Venn images clearly show how using brackets to better employ boolean logic can change a search and the results. Delete the scoop?
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McClure, R and Purdy, J. (Eds) (2013) The New Digital Scholar: Exploring and Enriching the Research and Writing Practices of NextGen Students. Information Today. Delete the scoop?
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Bowles-Terry, M. (2012) "Library Instruction and Academic Success: A Mixed-Methods Assessment of a Library Instruction Program." Evidence based library and information practice, 7 (1). Delete the scoop?
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"How To Do Research" game is presented by Kentucky Virtual Library. It's designed for kids to learn how to do research independently with kids-friendly user experience. Did you know that you can ac... Via Susan Bainbridge 
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April 19, 8:14 AM
Engage students in learning through games! My students love these kinds of activities. 
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May 22, 12:14 PM
We should adapt this awesome organizer... Delete the scoop?
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The whole thing that powers a PechaKucha event -- whether it's a city-based PechaKucha Night or a "Powered by PechaKucha" event -- is the "20 images x 20 seconds" format. WATCH is where you'll find presentations from all over the world -- get inspired! Via Baiba Svenca
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PechaKucha show digital literacy and act as inspiration. 
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April 10, 2:59 PM
A vast collection of PechaKucha 20x20 presentations that may be a great source of inspiration for learning how to do it and creating one's own presentation. The site hosts presentations in more than 20 languages from events in a huge number of cities all around the world. PechaKucha is a fantastic activity for students who need to practice their speaking skills. Why not organize a PechaKucha event in your school? 
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April 11, 2:39 PM
I have used this presentation format in my class and it really causes the students to think and plan accordingly. Delete the scoop?
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UKOER International Case study. e activities of two UK higher education sector librarians, using existing open educational resources (OER), created to support information literacy and digital literacy teaching, to promote OER ... Delete the scoop?
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I wanted to connect digital storytelling with thinking skills (as described in Bloom's Revised Taxonomy of Thinking Skills – my own agenda) and digital literacies (as discussed by Howard Rheingold and Doug Belshaw – last ... Via Cindy Rudy 
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March 22, 11:05 AM
It's a bit of an effort to digest all of this, but some useful information for digital curators. 
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March 23, 9:37 PM
Tying digital storytelling to Bloom's revised taxonomy. Delete the scoop?
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Cardiff University's Information Literacy Resource Bank has videos, activities etc., most of which are available to everyone. In some cases you can reuse under a Creative Commons license. A useful resource!
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Information Services and Digital Literacy: In Search of the Boundaries of Knowing, by Isto Huvila (Chandos Publishing). The impact of the social web on information literacy is the focus of this new release, available through ... Delete the scoop?
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There is a call for presenters for a series of Information Literacy Summits: Bridging the Gap: Knowledge Creation, Information Literacy, and the Role of Technology in Education. Delete the scoop?
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Today I've been to the Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE) Conference, on my home campus of Plymouth. These were my highlights… 23 Things for Digital Literacy (Dr Helen Webster: ...
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Flea Palmer, a Learning technologist at the University of Plymouth gives her insight in a 23 Things session being run by Dr. Helen Webster of Cambridge which introduces digitaltools for participants to try, provide reflective commentary and, perhaps, incorporate into their workflow. Flea isgoign to work with Dr. Webster. I think 23 Things is a good method to try different digital tools and share your experience with others. Highly recommended. Delete the scoop?
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The effective use of technology is an important part of an Avenues education, making digital literacy a key skill for both students and faculty. Via joyrosario
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Digital technology is an expected part of education. Using it effectively is vital for students to benefit from lessons. Employing it effectively in lessons stops tech being an add-on instead of an essential part of a lesson. Delete the scoop?
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This framework for digital literacy competencies is provided to the wider community by the Open University. Delete the scoop?
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If you are a librarian, it's pretty much guaranteed that you know the ACRL's definition of information literacy by heart. Or at least something pretty close to it. The ACRL's definition of visual l... Delete the scoop?
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Syracuse iSchool News Center for Digital Literacy Marks 10th Anniversary Syracuse iSchool News Standout work of the past 10 years includes S.O.S.for Information Literacy, a web-based multimedia resource for educators to enhance the teaching of... Delete the scoop?
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Dot Dash is one of the creative tools in BBC Pinball. It's a fun and simple tool for getting your thoughts out fast. Organise and present ideas in a quick and easy way. Via Baiba Svenca
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One of the Pinball tools for organise and presenting ideas in a creative fashion. 
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April 16, 10:22 PM
loved it as a hook to get Ss interested in using concept mapping
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April 25, 5:38 PM
Play w/ a colourful mind map and save the image ! Delete the scoop?
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The presentations and the session recording from the JISC webinar Rising to the Digital Literacy Challenge, held on 28 February 2013, are online. Delete the scoop?
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There was a blog-comment discussion on the Guardian website last week: Beyond access: Turning information into knowledge and power. The lead panel included IFLA's Stuart Hamilton and Jelena Rajic, librarian, Jagodina Public Library, Jagodina, Serbia. Delete the scoop?
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Digital literacy is the topic that made the ETMOOC learning space so irresistible to me… I think as educators we spout off about wanting our students to be digitally literate, but not many of... Via Pierre Levy 
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March 16, 5:56 PM
An interesting summary of the challenges implementing digital literacy imposes on curriulum planning and teachers 
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May 3, 12:11 PM
The work of teaching and learning in young and adult literacy, digital inclusion, education for the media, has the role of providing people in vulnerable conditions in the central region of São Paulo, in Brazil, the recovery of full citizenship and the practice of justice social.
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There are abstracts and presentations from the major Canadian conference, WILU, which took place in May 2012. Numerous very interesting presentations e.g. (to choose a few at random)- Massive! Open! Online! Delete the scoop?
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Can the Digital Generation Do Anything Right? Delete the scoop?
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A great post on how blogging helped a quiet student develop and demonstrate a voice. The tone is uplifting and positive.