Literacy for the iGeneration

Remember way back during Fall semester when Allison and I talked about the public representation of self – and particularly Facebook? Well, it’s real. Here’s an article from the NY Times about a woman who was dismissed from her student teaching placement because of a Facebook photo.

Here’s an example of why I like the NYTimes online edition as a place to pull current events and to discuss literacy. In High School Football an Injury Nobody Sees The article uses typographic text, graphics, and video to build a powerful story. In working with students a teacher could use this article to teach [...]

Here is an example of a NY Times article that I might refer to in a blog or use in teaching.
Virus possible cause of killing honeybees You’ll need a free subscription to the NY Times to access the article.
I think this article is interesting because it really captures the interconnectivity of things. First, honeybees [...]