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As I consider the kind of literacy teacher I am and how I include media into these practices the idiom "wax and wane" comes to mind. In our district we work on incorporating a Balanced Literacy Program. There is a serious percentage of students below the 50% in reading and a three year goal is to lower this to 20%. Learning targets are an important component to consider, as Educate is being used to monitor targets. We are fortunate to have literacy coaches working together, analyzing data, providing suggestions, and assisting with assessment and next steps. I teach literacy within the umbrella labeled; be flexible, plan, do, assess, revise. I incorporate media as I can within this framework. I have access to laptops, i pads, a smart board, and resources in Educate. The use of media might include a short video related to the content, an interactive smart notebook lesson I may have compiled for phonetic skill practice, using a laptop to view an audio/video mentor text selection for comprehension. Children might use laptops to practice fluency or to capture certain moments. Last Monday, using IPads and Cameras some of the children took snapshots of their classmates in guided reading lessons and independently focusing on quality work.

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Modern Literacy for Individuals
is a multifaceted communication system used for lifelong experiences of knowing, understanding, analyzing, and creating. Modern literacy's timeline for an individual begins before the first lifetime breath is taken and continues until the letting go of our consciousness.

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What are the child development milestones?by Susan Sherwood, Ph.D.
		

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What are the child development milestones?by Susan Sherwood, Ph.D.
		

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Cultural Differences in Milestones

Cultural differences in milestones have been observed in all developmental areas.
Once 3-year-olds develop a theory of mind (the realization that people think), then this cognitive ability can be combined with language and social skills. One result: Children begin to lie. They understand rules, actions and outcomes.

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The Following Three Clips Reflect my Philosophical beliefs and concerns...

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The Following Three Clips Reflect my Philosophical beliefs and concerns...

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I see Modern Literacy as the process of communication linking cultural understandings, and analysis, followed by creation.

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Ray Bradbury's best-selling science fiction masterpiece about a future without books takes on a chillingly realistic dimension in this film classic directed by one of the most important screen innovators of all time, the late François Truffaut . Julie Christie stars in the challenging dual role of Oskar Werner's pleasure-seeking conformist wife, Linda, and his rebellious, book-collecting mistress, Clarisse.

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This is a combination of the two last scenes from François Trauffaut's 1966 film, "Fahrenheit 451" starring Oskar Werner and Julie Christie. Trauffaut is considered one of the main filmmakers of the so-called "French New Wave" of the 1960's. It's a must-see for any student, aficianado, or anyone interested in the history and development of film.

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Modern Literacy for Humanity
I believe, needs to provide opportunities in society to develop a global, collective consciousness that comes to value, support, and respect the differences, and similarities of all, that contributes to finding the common civil ground of acceptance, and understanding.

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Councilman Greenfield Denounces Anti-Semitic Outburst in NYC Council Chamber

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New York City Councilman David G. Greenfield makes impromptu remarks on the floor of the council moments after Pro-Palestine activists protested the commemoration of 1.1 million people killed in Auschwitz. Greenfield is the grandson of holocaust survivors. He can be followed on Twitter at @NYCGreenfield and at Facebook.com/David.G.Greenfield