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Tweet from MassCUE and MASS conference (Superintendents) by Sandy Kelly

Keynote Donald Leu UConn

"LMS are THE informational literacy teachers..they are the leaders in our schools! They should NOT be cut they should be hired. Superintendents should be hiring them!!!!!"

Applause in audience...YAHOO!!!!

Donald Leu has determined that students do not read internet content in the traditional way we read books. Teachers must incoporate the needs and expectations of the new Internet generation. The big idea: Internet is a reading comprehension and learning issue, not a technology issue. Therefore, the Internet requires new literacies. For example, we need to teach how to read search engine results and web pages. Most importantly, we need to have students understand the validity of the sites they read. Effective online communication requires: short amounts of text, links, CTL-F to find a topic to read around, user choice, engagement and movtivation, pictures and graphics. There is no correlation between online and offline reading comprehension, therefore, students who read well offline may not read well online and vice versa. Most important is users are reading to define a problem - locate, evaluate, synthesize, and write to communicate.

3 step model for teaching: Step I: Teacher-led basic internet skills showing nuts and bolts Step II: Problem-based learning Step III: Inquiry

Use of world-wide collaborative projects is useful. Possiblities are ePals or Gaggle. Helps students with another task - email literacies. 10 Points for success: 1. Requires team apporach 2. Define problem correctly 3. Use internet reciprocal teaching 4. Look at: read-write-think 5. Help the last student become first 6. Teach critical evaluation 7. Indluce the reading comprehension skills of locating information 8. Include email in your curriculum 9. Use telecollaborative projects 10. Implement supportive technology policies