LITERACY FOR THE 21st CENTURY
by Graciana Boettner

1. HOW TO ATTAIN GOALS
1.1. Incorporate more games into curriculum
1.2. Keep students engaged, avoiding "down" time as Dr. Welsh suggests
1.3. Make learning meaningful
1.4. Teach students to teach themselves (David Warlick, Defining Literacy 2.0)
1.5. Promote connections between students and the teacher (Dr. Welsh)
2. CHALLENGES
2.1. For STUDENTS
2.2. For TEACHERS
2.3. For LIBRARIES
3. Old Literacy
3.1. Reading
3.2. Writing
3.3. Arithmetic
4. GOALS
4.1. Extract meaning and truth from information
4.2. Efficient decision-making
4.3. Incorporate and apply knowledge of latest forms of information adquisition
4.4. Communicate and present effectively
5. New dynamics of Information
5.1. Fast pace
5.1.1. Cellphones, Computers, Twitter, Search engines
5.2. Instant feedback
5.2.1. Twitter, Text messages, Emails, Facebook
5.3. Constant output and retrieval of information
5.3.1. Computers, cellphones, Internet, Wikipedia, Search engines, hyperlinking, tagging
5.4. More efficient methods of communicating
5.4.1. Youtube, Emails, Skype, Facebook, Twitter