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1.    Jennifer Sisul said,
   
   

   on February 5th, 2009 at 11:21 pm

   So, here is my musing in response to a blog by Bill Ferriter. He has an article in this months Ed Leadershipo: Learning with Blogs and Wikis.

   As a staff developer, I have had to undergo a paradigm shift in my support of teachers. It is not our job as educators to teach students to grow into the world as we know it. To borrow what is turning into a cliche, we really are preparing students for a world that we cannot even imagine. Is it ok to be digitally illiterate? To me that is like asking, is it acceptable for an educator to NOT be a proficient reader and writer. Our answer would be a resounding no. Why? Because reading and writing are cornerstones of a success…as we (digital immigrants) define it. How brazen of us digital immigrants to NOT acknowledge the digital literacy movement and the learning styles of our students. Rather than tiptoe hesitantly around YouTube (which my district blocks) texting, twitter and whatever else is bubbling on the horizon, what would it look like to embrace it as NEW and teach our students to be responsible consumers and stewards of the digital landscape?

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