Comments on: Transliteracy for Middle Graders

By: Transliteracy and transmedia in the middle grades classroom | MiddleWeb | greggfesta::TODAY

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 02:42:58 +0000

[...] for sharing a blueberry smoothie recipe is easy for students to understand.”See on http://www.middleweb.com Like this:LikeBe the first to like [...]

By: Transliteracy and transmedia in the middle grades classroom | MiddleWeb | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:04:06 +0000

[...] By Susan Curtis"Essentially, according to Professor Sue Thomas of the UK’s De Montfort University’s Institute of Creative Technologies, transliteracy is “the ability to read, write and interact across a range of platforms, tools and media from signing and orality through handwriting, print, TV, radio and film, to digital social networks.”"K-12 teacher librarians have adapted the concept for their students. Joyce Valenza, writing in her School Library Journal blog Neverending Search, is concerned that students understand and can use literacies that take them beyond reading and writing and provides links to several resources. She illustrates the potential of multiple platforms with librarian Brian Hulsey’s video, “Everyday Transliteracy,” from his blog, Strange Dichotomy. His catalog of possible media resources (“avenues for communication”) for sharing a blueberry smoothie recipe is easy for students to understand." [...]

By: Transliteracy and transmedia in the middle grades classroom | MiddleWeb | Transliterate | Scoop.it

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:33:34 +0000

[...] Help middle grades students understand and integrate transliteracy into the classroom to boost their learning and engagement. Transmedia is one tool to help. A lot of great links available on this page. [...]

By: Transliteracy and transmedia in the middle grades classroom | MiddleWeb | Transliteracy | Scoop.it

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 05:09:15 +0000

[...] Help middle grades students understand and integrate transliteracy into the classroom to boost their learning and engagement. Transmedia is one tool to help. [...]

By: Transliteracy and transmedia in the middle grades classroom | MiddleWeb | Translittératie | Scoop.it

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 11:17:02 +0000

[...] "What does transliteracy mean to you? What is its place in your classroom? Answers vary. Academic librarians Bobbi Newman and Tom Ipri provide a succinct introduction of the background and use of transliteracy in their “Beginner’s Guide.” Newman, the Librarian by Day who writes with Ipri and others at the blog Libraries and Transliteracy, has created a 2012 slideshare to update ideas surrounding transliteracy, stressing the scope and inclusiveness of transliteracy encompassing other literacies. In part, the piece responds to some of the concerns on the usefulness of the word." [...]

By: Transliteracy and transmedia in the middle grades classroom | MiddleWeb | Los Storytellers | Scoop.it

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:49:58 +0000

[...] Help middle grades students understand and integrate transliteracy into the classroom to boost their learning and engagement. Transmedia is one tool to help. (Is transmedia the result of transliteracy? [...]

By: Transliteracy and transmedia in the middle grades classroom | MiddleWeb | InformationFluencyTransliteracyResearchTools | Scoop.it

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:30:46 +0000

[...] Help middle grades students understand and integrate transliteracy into the classroom to boost their learning and engagement. Transmedia is one tool to help. [...]