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Digital Storytelling with Daniel Meadows [from web2literacy]
Filmmaker Daniel Meadows speaks succinctly and eloquently about the digital storytelling form.
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Why Do You Abandon A Book? [from Edudemic]
This blog post includes an infographic on the psychology of book abandonment based on the tastes and habits of users at the GoodReads social media site.The data within the infographic could be the basis for discussion on how to abandon books and how to choose better books that will maintain interest without taxing one's stamina.
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If Radical Change theory "is known as a spatial/temporal theory, rooted in the belief that authors and illustrators are influenced by the time and place within which they write" Dresang, 2008), then B.J. Novak's new book is a Radical Change text, remarkably without illustrations. It is a twist on Radical Change theory in children's literature. From the publisher's site: "At once perfectly simple and ingeniously imaginative, The Book With No Pictures inspires laughter every time it is opened, creating a warm and joyous experience to share—and introducing young children to the powerful idea that the written word can be an unending source of mischief and delight."
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Looking through a Disciplinary Lens [from the Literacy & NCTE blog]
A great list of questions to consider as a discussion/research guide for what it really means to teach "disciplinary literacy" in your field
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Preparing Students to Be Creators of Knowledge [from the Literacy & NCTE blog]
A nice example of disciplinary literacy, in this case, what it means to be "scientifically literate" by the awesome Neil DeGrasse Tyson
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