Activity #1 Seven Power Lens on 21st Century Literacy

Questions:

1.What is semiotics? Semiotics is the study of how the reading of signs and symbols togethere communicate complicated ideas in the form of codes.

2. How can teachers capitalize on students preferred literacy behaviors? We can teach simple techniques, such as cutting back the URL, or pasting the author's name or an asserted fact into a search engind, can validate authority or confirm bias.

3. According to this article why is it important for students to learn to analyze the news media?  Students don't visually distinguish between content and advertising, we can explicitly point out the difference in an online new article.

4. Copy and Paste a West Virginia CSO that a photo analysis activity might address in a content area.

Learning Skills & Technology Tools
Teaching Strategies Culminating Activity
Evidence of Success

Information and Communication Skills:
 21C.O.3-4.1.LS3 - Student, cognizant of audience and purpose, articulates thoughts and ideas accurately and effectively through oral, written or multimedia communications.

21C.O.3-4.1.TT1 - Student uses keyboard, mouse and other common input and output devices (including adaptive devices when necessary) efficiently and effectively; student handles diskettes, CD/DVDs, USB drives, microphones, and headphones with care; student opens files independently, saves documents, and sends documents to the printer.

21C.O.3-4.1.TT2 - Student demonstrates correct keyboarding posture and technique, uses correct hand and finger placement for alphabetic, numeric, and special purpose keys such as arrows, escape, backspace, delete, caps lock, and control; student knows how to correctly use these keys; students know how to use Edit menu to cut, copy, paste, change font, and other common editing features.

21C.O.3-4.1.TT3 - Student uses menu options in software applications to create documents, simple spreadsheets and presentations and to save files to various locations (e.g., USB drive, diskette, hard drive, server).  Student begins to use e-mail to exchange documents with other teachers and students.   Students know how to organize files through the use of folders.

21C.O.3-4.1.TT5 - Student uses word processing software to create and format a document (e.g., paragraphs, tabs, page justification, margins, spell check, grammar check, word count, insert page breaks, page numbers), uses Edit menu to cut, copy, paste, change font type, size and color, select and highlight text, and other common editing features.

21C.O.3-4.1.TT7 - Student creates a presentation of at least four to six slides.  Student inserts slides and chooses backgrounds, fonts, and slide layouts.  Student understands and uses different formats for viewing (e.g., slide sorter menu, slide show menu, normal view).