Here are some notes from the session.
Screasel = Screen + Easel
Dr. Ohler talked about a term he coined: Screasel. The screens our kids are using are not just screens; they are also easels. The kids are using these things to view and create things. ex. a cellphone is both a screen and an easel. Students use it to view things, but they also use it to create things.
9 Digital Literacy Guidelines
1. Shift from text-centerism to new media collage (Look at most websites. They are no longer just text, they are collages of text, images, and other forms of media).
2. Value writing more than ever
3. Adopt Art as the 4th (Reading, wRiting, aRithmetic, aRt)
4. Follow the DAOW of literacy (Digital, Art, Oral, Written)
5. Attitude is the aptitude
6. Practice private and social literacy (we need to collaborate and edit each others stuff)
7. Develop literacy about digital tools
8. Fluency, not just literacy
9. Harness both report and story...embrace story! (Sometimes when kids say "I'm bored", they really mean "where's the story". Most information we want the students to "get" can be presented in the form of a story).
Put the story first, and the tech second. What to you really want the students to be learning.
Avoid the "A for anything that moves" syndrome. Assess the process and not just the product.
There is actually too much about assessment to type here on the blog, so you can access Dr. Ohler's assessment page here. http://jasonohler.com/storytelling/assessment.cfm
Something to Think About
The kids are banging to get in and we have to listen to hear where they are knocking and open the right door for them. We are the gate keepers.
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