Let's build from alphabetic literacy

Focus Quotation:

Whereas educators may need special training to use new technologies, they are secure in their ability to explicate texts with students. . . . [E]ducators can apply familiar principles of alphabetic literacy to further understanding of new genre and media while their tool skills are getting up to speed. (Tyner 92)

Examples:

The Playlist Profile Carrie Chapman Catt Playlist (file link)

The Playlist Narrative The Story Never Ends

Critical Weaving: Billy Budd

Focus Literacies:

Alphabetic Literacy, Information Literacy, Audio Literacy

Assignments and Resources:

The Playlist Assignment

Downloading Empathy to Your iPod