Create to Learn: Introduction to Digital Literacy

Creativity in education is huge subject and this gives a great overview of the different facets that can entail. There is another benefit to this book and it's the fact that each chapter gives a practical exercise to explore the information given. This helps increase the value of the book, especially for educators and librarians.

This book is essential for anyone who wants to learn more about why we should be concentrating on digital composition as an essential driving component of literacy learning. The book is divided into two parts. The first part describes the choices that a composer can make in order to design the message behind a media composition. The second half of the book offers a large variety of ways to create the end product--- infographics, YouTubes, screencasts, animations, and others. The two parts work together to become the quintessential resource for any person who wants to learn more about creating digital compositions. Academics and students, digital natives and novices, adults and youth: each audience will discover that the book sparks the creative side of digital learning in different and very appealing ways. It is a must-own text for digital composition theory and application.

If your a teacher in today's tech culture you need to read this book. Teachers must understand Media Literacy Education is necessary for Democracy to .survive. Teachers must educate better--they must teach students to be able to access information and critically analyze information that they receive. They need to ask questions, like who created this and why, who profits and who does not profit, is this truth or is this Fake. They must be taught how to create to learn---this book gives teachers and students the tools to do all of the above. It will help them understand the basic forms of media in use today.

This book is a treasure trove of ideas for educators in the classroom, instructional coaches, and administrators planning shifts in school wide curricula. From philosophical roots of thought about creating meaning through symbolism from the philosoper Jean-Paul Sartre, to step-by-step implementation of filming and logging footage. This is the go-to resrouce for developing engaging and meaningful digital literacy in schools.

An outstanding text for practitioners and pre-service educators. The author provides great background research with real-world applications in a manageable and readable format. This would be a great textbook too given the lessons provided at the end of each chapter. I highly recommend this book for those who are serious about digital literacy.

great book to read::)) The book will help you make informed and strategic communication decisions, and show you the great media forms for any academic, personal and professional project, such as blogs, websites, digital audio and podcasting, images, infographics and data visualization, vlogs and screencasts, video production, animation, remix production, social media.