Purpose of this page: Use this page to build a collaborative center of enjoyment of reading, writing, speaking, listening, creative creations, movies, podcasts, connections to authors and creators, organizations and all kinds of literacy initiatives. It is the place not only to build literacy skills but a life-long enjoyment of the best of the best.
Connections, Lists, Sources, Bibs, and Best of the Best Recommended by Everyone
In this column, connections to all types of lists and sources might appear. There could be lists of the regulars, but also a blog on which the users might draw attention to the best of the best of any media from:
While some attention could be given here to reading, writing, listening and speaking skills, this area of the VLC might be reserved more for building a lifetime of both the consumption and the creation of cultural content across the media; as a way of building a lifetime habit of consuming and creation, sorting and recommending the best of the best, and celebrating literacy and content creation in all their forms.
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Literacy Initiatives Underway
This column might be reserved for various initiatives such as:
current book clubs,
school wide reading initiatives,
writing contests,
book trailers,
YouTube creations,
poetry readings,
movie reviews written by adults and/or students.
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Opportunities
This column might contain opportunities and archives of past successes such as local, national, and international creative competitions.
It could contain ads for startups of:
bookclubs
video clubs
computer programming groups
past exhibitions
It could also be a center of content creation such as how to:
construct videos,
create book trailers,
how to initiate a book discussion blog or club.
Exhibitions This column might also be reserved for exhibitions of student or faculty or class works.
It could also connect to a museum of past great work by the community in the school.
Literacy Culture
Purpose of this page: Use this page to build a collaborative center of enjoyment of reading, writing, speaking, listening, creative creations, movies, podcasts, connections to authors and creators, organizations and all kinds of literacy initiatives. It is the place not only to build literacy skills but a life-long enjoyment of the best of the best.
In this column, connections to all types of lists and sources might appear. There could be lists of the regulars, but also a blog on which the users might draw attention to the best of the best of any media from:
For example:http://flavorwire.com/280070/watch-10-celebrities-reading-famous-poems-aloud?all=1
While some attention could be given here to reading, writing, listening and speaking skills, this area of the VLC might be reserved more for building a lifetime of both the consumption and the creation of cultural content across the media; as a way of building a lifetime habit of consuming and creation, sorting and recommending the best of the best, and celebrating literacy and content creation in all their forms.
VLC Examples:
This column might be reserved for various initiatives such as:
VLC Examples:
This column might contain opportunities and archives of past successes such as local, national, and international creative competitions.
It could contain ads for startups of:
It could also be a center of content creation such as how to:
Exhibitions
This column might also be reserved for exhibitions of student or faculty or class works.
It could also connect to a museum of past great work by the community in the school.
VLC Examples: