Class lecture based on Rheingold's 21st century literacies

1. 2 1 S T C E N T U R Y
L I T E R A C I E S

2. – H O W A R D R H E I N G O L D
21st Century Literacies
"Increasingly I think the digital divide is less about
access to technology and more about the difference
between those who know how and those who don't
know how"

3. • A T T E N T I O N
P A R T I C I P A T I O N
C O L L A B O R A T I O N
N E T W O R K
A W A R E N E S S
C R I T I C A L
C O N S U M P T I O N
2 1 S T C E N T U R Y
L I T E R A C I E S

4. Attention: Multi-Tasking, Focused Attention,

5. P A R T I C I P A T I O
N
• Become an active
participant of media
(producer rather than
consumer)
• Myth of digital native
• Communicate opinions and
concerns in productive
manner.

6. C O L L A B O R A T I O N
• Working together to
problem solve socially.
• Example: Kahn Academy

7. N E T W O R K A W A R E N E S S
6 degrees, circumvent the physical barriers

8. C R I T I C A L
C O N S U M P T I O N
• Crap Detection
• Ask questions
• Analyze the source
• Who has the authority?

9. F U L L C I R C L E :
C R A P D E T E C T I O N C I R C L E S
B A C K T O A T T E N T I O N