English 808: Technology & Literacy – Sample: Research Topic Web Page on Literacy

Dr. Gian Pagnucci

Literacy

by Gian Pagnucci

This page is focused on technology-based developments which have impacted the nature of literacy. This page is designed for the beginning literacy researcher who is trying to learn more about new ways of conceiving of literacy.

“The medium is the message.” Marshall McLuan

Flicker (Pictures)

come read picture

• http://flickr.com/photos/stpaulpubliclibrary/508137602/

literacy test

• http://flickr.com/photos/7667925@N07/456185300/

full literacy list

• http://flickr.com/search/?q=literacy
   

Slide Share (Power Points)

The Avatar as new literacy

• http://www.slideshare.net/anya/the-avatar-as-a-new-literacy

on need for teaching literacy

• http://www.slideshare.net/dwarlick/literacy-learning-in-the-21st-century/

CALL and literacy

• http://www.slideshare.net/michael_krauss/call-for-a-new-literacy-new-tools-and-rules-of-engagement/

You Tube (videos)

Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3RVtdF8wGI

Google (videos)

Bollywood with subtitles promoting literacy

• http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9029958148800251461&q=literacy&total=2284&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=3

How to Teach Literacy

• http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8931420048200731120&q=literacy&total=2284&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=8

Discover Information Literacy

• http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2696779326108593960&q=literacy&total=2298&start=10&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

Blogs about Literacy

WordPress

Blogger

blog about literacy

Wikipedia Entries on Literacy

 

References

Cynthia Selfe Literacy in the 21st Century