Gaming Literacy

Here is an interesting article by Jason Dobbs about a new school in NYC that is to be based on "gaming literacy".

New Skills for New Media / Media Is Dying

This is an old post but still yet may provide a useful guide especially in light of the imminent death of old media.
See also: The Media Is Dying on Twitter
http://twitter.com/themediaisdying


New Skills for New Media
http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2007/06/needed-skills-for-new-media.html

Wordle.net

I am interested in preparing today’s 21st century learners with the tools, perspectives, skills and experiences that prepare them for their futures. More than a prescribed set of software skills or specific technologies I encourage my students to approach technology in a creative, open-ended and imaginative way so as to expand their expressive capabilities.
The ultimate goal that I set for the students is to be able to create an animation, to compose and arrange music, to manipulate images and to publish in any range of media from blogs, wikis, or podcasts comfortably, intelligently and with a critical awareness of the possibilities offered by these diverse media. Through creative and collaborative teaching and learning we can model the kinds of immersive, shared and communicative spaces afforded us by today’s connected communities. -Al Doyle

Wordle ; Really Cool!

http://www.wordle.net/