Redefining Literacy in the 21st Century

Literacy is “the ability to read and write,” or so I thought. This is a definition that has spanned many generations, and is still being taught in schools to this day. However, the latest technological advancements have brought about a new kind of learning…

Why it is important to be Digitally Literate in the 21st Century

Digital Literacy in the 21st Century

The definition of what it means to be “literate” has changed drastically in the past few years. In past times one would be considered literate if they were…

What is Critical Literacy and Why the Need?

Thesis: Critical literacy is a timeless needed skill that means you are able to…

What does it mean to be literate in the 21st Century?

If there is anything I have learned from the past four weeks of class, it is that literacy has a broad spectrum of definitions. Before this class began, I believed literacy only applied to the ability to read and write. As a matter of…

What Does Literacy Mean in the 21st Century?

Before this class started, I had heard of literacy before, but I never thought much of it. If I’m being completely honest, I had to look up a basic definition of literacy before I even could complete the Flipgrid assignment. So it’s pretty safe to say…

Technology and Literacy in the 21st Century

Importance of critical literacy

Being critical of digital media and literacy of all kinds is very important for students. As adolescents grow and learn more they have to understand where the information is coming from. When David Foster Wallace brought up the idea of blind certainties in his “What is…

Critical Digital Literacy: What’s Real and Not Real?

Literacy: The Evolving Beast

For years, literacy has been seen as such a concrete term in that there was only one real meaning, and that meaning would hold true for the rest of time. Still today, many think to be “literate” you must fit into a box of a definition that was created in the times of late Middle…