enGauge 21st Century Skills: Literacy in the Digital Age

Wow - a lot of information! Lots of great research has been done and many very prominent people have been quoted throughout this document. My favorite one was this:
"The research indicates that all children—regardless
of age, gender, socioeconomic status, and academic
status—can excel when immersed in such meaningful,
challenging work" (Newmann et al., 2001).

There were also 3 main ideas outlined in the introduction:
1. Education leaders must formally incorpo-
rate them into the mainstream of school curriculum,
instruction, and assessment.
2. Technology serves as a bridge to more engaged,
relevant, meaningful, and personalized learning—
all of which can lead to higher academic achievement.
3. Technology provides a platform for more informed
decision making using timely, meaningful data to
shape learning opportunities.

Finally, I liked how they described in detail the different types of literacies that must be addresses in the digital age.
1.Basic Literacy
2.Scientific
3.Economic
4.Technological
5.Visual
6.Information
7.Multicultural
8.Global Awareness