“technology as literacy”
From the August 12 Chicago Tribune…
Training for the Poor Moves Into the Computer Age
“…Promoting computer games as the path to a new literacy has become a central concern among educators and librarians…”
Catch the complete article before it goes archive! There’s mention of GLLS2007 and insights from Jenny Levine, Scott Nicholson, and James Paul Gee.
speaking of gaming in libraries…
This just in (to my emailbox from my library director)…
Critics say ‘Oh no’ to Halo
Specifically, a library hosting Halo 2 contest
…an article from the Daily Herald, a suburban Chicago newspaper.
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