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Utilizing Digital Media to Develop Digital Literacy and Content Creators Photo credit: © Alberto Pomares/iStockphoto

Kiser Family Foundation Generation M: Media in the Lives of 8 to 18 year olds

**What is a digital bin?**
 * Essential Questions for Today's Session . . .**
 * 1) How do you reconcile the digital consumption of our students with a workshop philosophy of developing creators?
 * 2) How can I use technology to allow my students to become creators of digital content?
 * Similar to a text set, but stored virtually
 * Medium is flexible
 * Imperative to model the use and reading of materials
 * [[file:MusicalResponse.docx|Musical Response to Historical Event Analysis Sheet]]
 * [[file:AnalyzingPhotographs.docx|Photograph Analysis Sheet]]
 * Resources for kids to read, access, and finally produce


 * Brainstorming ideas and logistics . . .**
 * Google Doc

**www.loc.gov/teachers**
 * Sample Digital Bins . . .**
 * Library of Congress

**http://readingandwritingproject.com/resources/classroom-libraries/text-sets.html**
 * TC Reading Writing Project