Literacy in a Digital World:Wins, Losses & Next Levels

@cliffmanning / www.makewav.es

Why Bother?

@cliffmanning Gartner Hype Cycle: http://bit.ly/fHMw

Sources: OFCOM / Safer Internet Centre / PEW

86% of 7-11s use some form of online communication tool

Over 30% 3-4 year-olds use the internet

@cliffmanning

28% of 5-15 year olds have a smart phone

14% of 5-15 use a tablet computer at home

Some numbers

Real audience

Interest Driven

Multi-PlatformSocial

Collaborative

Fast access

Real Audiencehttps://www.makewav.es/story/303688/title/whatmakesagoodleader

Socialhttps://kindle.amazon.com/most_popular / http://theopenutopia.org/social-book/

Interest Drivenhttps://www.makewav.es/venturestudentmagazine/c/venturewarhammer/

Collaborativehttps://www.makewav.es/story/378257/title/3girls3worlds

Multi-Platformhttp://myshakespeare.worldshakespearefestival.org.uk/

Losses?

Losses?Safety

Access

Quality

Cost

Use the force for good….

www.makewav.es/monsterread

www.safesocialnetworking.org

Makewaves homepage screenshot Oct 2012

www.makewav.es

Next levels…

DigitalIShttp://digitalis.nwp.org/

Whole Educationhttp://www.wholeeducation.org/

Connected Learninghttp://clrn.dmlhub.net/

Thanks!

@cliffmanningcliff.manning@makewav.es

www.makewav.es