Heidi Hayes Jacobs - Mastering Digital Literacy

CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES on LITERACY

Heidi Hayes Jacobs

SERIES EDITOR

Marie ALCOCK

Michael L. FISHER

Steve HARGADON

Heidi HAYES JACOBS

Bill SHESKEY

Silvia ROSENTHAL TOLISANO

Copyright 2014 by Solution Tree Press

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Mastering digital literacy / Heidi Hayes Jacobs, Marie Alcock, Michael L. Fisher, Steve Hargadon, Heidi Hayes Jacobs, Bill Sheskey, Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano.

pages cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-936764-54-9 (perfectbound)

1. Educational technology--Study and teaching. 2. Technological literacy--Study and teaching. I. Jacobs, Heidi Hayes.

LB1028.3.M326 2014
371.33071--dc23

2013046288

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The process of writing a book is both personal and collaborative. Many individuals contributed to the building of this series, bit by bit, page by page, experience by experience. I want to start with a deeply felt thank you to our chapter authors. Each one of them juggles multiple responsibilities, and I value and appreciate the time and effort each has invested in reflecting on, wrestling with, and defining the new literacies.

In two memorable conversationsone in Melbourne, Australia, and one in San FranciscoDouglas Rife, president of Solution Tree Press, prompted me to consider creating the four-book series Contemporary Perspectives on Literacy. I am grateful for the personal encouragement and coaching he has provided while concurrently displaying remarkable patience. Outside reviewers, under the direction of Solution Tree Press, gave us solid and incisive feedback on our first drafts that helped our authors rework and craft their text. The editorial staff at Solution Tree Press are of the highest quality, and we continue to appreciate their direction.

Countless numbers of teachers and administrators from around the world work diligently to bring the best to their students every day, and they have provided inspiration for our work at the Curriculum 21 Project. The faculty at Curriculum 21 has been supporting educators since 2003, and this support has been unflaggingly expansive.

In particular, I want to give a round of applause to Elisa Black and Kathy Scoli for their outstanding and meticulous editorial work preparing chapters for review. Justin Fleisher and Michele Griffin were extremely helpful in assisting me with the research for Curriculum and Canon. Earl Nicholas proved to be a constant anchor and creative soundboard in projects related to merging curriculum and technology.

With constant support and humor, my husband, Jeffrey, is always there for me when I take the plunge into a new project idea. As always, our adult children, Rebecca and Matt, are my ultimate inspiration.

Heidi Hayes Jacobs, Series Editor

Solution Tree Press would like to thank the following reviewers:

Deborah P. Berrill
Professor Emeritus
School of Education and Professional Learning
Trent University
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Robin Jocius
PhD Candidate, Department of Teaching and Learning
Peabody College of Education and Human Development
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

Jayne C. Lammers
Assistant Professor, Department of Teaching and Curriculum
Director, English Education Teacher Program
Warner School of Education
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York

Thomas DeVere Wolsey
Specialization Coordinator: Literacy Programs
The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership
Walden University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Visit go.solution-tree.com/21stcenturyskills to find direct
links to the many tools and resources cited in this book.

In Memory

The Contemporary Perspectives on Literacy series is dedicated to Jane Bullowa, former assistant superintendent for instructional services at the Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services in upstate New York, where she worked for thirty-seven years. It has been my experience that regional service center leaders are among the most talented and forward-thinking educators in the United States. In that tradition, Jane was relentlessly progressive yet had the easiest style. She encouraged innovation and provided educators with opportunities to try out new approaches. In particular, she prompted me to engage in the integration of emerging technologies from the onset of the first CD-ROMs to Netscape Navigator as a browser. I vividly remember the day she introduced me to my first videoconference on a Polycom, and I could see the world expanding in our classrooms. Jane opened learning portals for thousands of students, teachers, and administrators. Thank you, Jane.

Heidi Hayes Jacobs

By Michael L. Fisher and Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano

By Heidi Hayes Jacobs

By Steve Hargadon

By Marie Alcock

By Bill Sheskey and Marie Alcock

Heidi Hayes Jacobs, EdD, is an internationally recognized expert in the fields of curriculum and instruction. She writes and consults on issues and practices pertaining to curriculum mapping, dynamic instruction, and 21st century strategic planning. She is president of Curriculum Designers and director of the Curriculum 21 Project, whose faculty provides professional development services and support to schools and education organizations. Featured prominently as a speaker at conferences, at workshops, and on webinars, Heidi is noted for her engaging, provocative, and forward-thinking presentations. She is an accomplished author, having published eleven books, journal articles, online media, and software platforms. Above all, Heidi views her profession as grounded in a K12 perspective, thanks to her early years as a high school, middle school, and elementary teacher in Utah, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York.

Heidi completed her doctoral work at Columbia Universitys Teachers College, where she studied under a national Graduate Leadership Fellowship from the U.S. Department of Education. Her masters degree is from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and she did her undergraduate studies at the University of Utah. She is married, has two adult children, and lives in Rye, New York.