One thing that came to mind when I was browsing this site in a coffee shop on my phone, and then later on my laptop at home: I have a smart phone and a laptop. I also have a library card that affords me access to hundreds of computers in various locations around the city. At any one time there are 3 laptops, two iPhones and a tablet or two in my apartment: we are connected. We are connected because we can afford it between our two full time jobs. Digitial literacy is something that is still highly selective. I have many students that would not be able to take part in many of the 'connected learning' ideas that I looked at on the Digital Is website. Even if they had the technology, they also need a full time consistent internet connection, something we've all been astounded by at various points opening Verizon bills.
Moving past this realization of all the ways many students suffer in the 21st-century-technology-run-times, I found some of the resources on the website fascinating. The summer institute the organization offers would be an amazing place for students to begin their journeys to become digitally literate past the point of texting and Instagramming. I loved the idea of keeping digital blog posts and collections in one place as well. It's a great go to for finding like minded individuals with their fingers on the pulse of tech in education.
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