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Passport to Survival and Success Literacy - the act of knowing and the ability to use words and thoughts effectively to position yourself for success. New Literacy - the use of technology and communication of words and thoughts in the 21st Century to survive in this fast-changing world. =====

Ebony Jason Free Write
To be literate means to be able to communicate, write, read, with understanding. I think literacy has gone through a complete over haul because the new generation has taken literacy to a different level. Their concern is not grammer but instead getting their point across. Getting their information out in a speedy manner and getting responses in the same manner. Literacy is not just pencil and paper, novels, hard back books and news paper.

New literacies include wikis and google and bing. Literacy is audio versions of books and dialogue through abbreviated text messages, IM’s and tweets. New literacies are at the touch of a finger and can be downloaded within seconds. Information super highway. Reading is still fundamental, but it now has a different purpose. I think some vital things have been lost with the new literacy. Understanding which use to be independent is now collaborative.

Mae Rose Free Write
Literacies encompasses so many disciplines and modalities. Are you literate in the use of a computer, cell phone, wiki, etc? Are you literate financially? It's more than just reading and understanding the written word. It's being able to understand and use for a person's upward mobility. Being literate will take you places. In this ever changing world the definition of literacy is evolving. ..

Annabel Bello Free Write
Literacy – is knowing how to read and write, do mathematical operation

New Literacy- knowing how to survive in this fast-changing world- Not only be able to write and read but how to use the knowledge gained in order to survive and to succeed.

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