What is literacy in the 21st century?

Readin', wRitin', and Rithmatic... these are the literacies of the 19th and 20th centuries.  A time reflected by the factory model economy that drove our America to a great world power.  But what about now?  What about today?  Are the students in 2011 destined for the same future as the students from 1911? or 1991 for that matter?  

Literacy in the 21st century is characterized by

• critical thinking and problem solving skills,
• technological fluency, and
• effective oral and written communication.

How are we as teachers supposed to reach these students and teach them the way they learn?  Watch the video that follows and comment with questions you have to get our discussions going!