This document summarizes a presentation about literacy and digital literacy given on September 9, 2017. It discusses how literacy enabled the development of human culture and reviews the role of literacy and public libraries. It also highlights International Literacy Day on September 8th and provides translations of the event in different languages. The presentation considers issues of digital literacy and access to information online.

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2. The development of the written word enabled the
development of human culture. This presentation reviews
literacy – the ability to read and write – and digital
literacy. We celebrate International Literacy Day
(September 8) and the role public libraries play. You are
welcome to adapt and reuse with the attribution-
sharealike license. We welcome your interaction --
comments, questions, suggestions, shares, clips,
favorites, likes and hearts.
- Ron Mader (Las Vegas, 2017)
p l a n e t a . c o m / l i t e r a c y • p l a n e t a . w i k i s p a c e s . c o m / l i t e r a c y
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3. planeta.com/literacy

4. @aoinifh
There's a joke in linguistics,
where you study a language
but you can't say hi.

6. p h o t o @ r o n m a d e r

7. What if we addressed digital literacy
as a form of capacity building?

9. How do we
translate
International
Literacy Day
in other
languages?
¿Cómo se traduce el Día Internacional de la Alfabetización en otros idiomas? @ r o n m a d e r

10. 8SEPTEMBER
Image: Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca

11. 8SEPTIEMBRE
Chinanteco de San Felipe Usila: Día Internacional de la Alfabetización
Image: Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca

12. 8
SEPTIEMBRE
Chinanteco de Sochiapam: Día Internacional de la Alfabetización
Image: Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca

13. 8SEPTIEMBRE
Quechua, Rurrenabaque, Bolivia: Día Internacional de la Alfabetización
Image: Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca

14. 8SEPTEMBER
Nyungar, Australia: International Literacy Day
Image: Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca

15. 8
SEPTEMBER
Diné (USA): International Literacy Day
Image: Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca

16. 8
SEPTEMBER

17. The Rosetta Stone
aroused widespread
public interest
with its potential
to decipher
Ancient Egyptian.

18. T h e f u t u r e o f l i b r a r i e s i s n ' t p a p e r
v s d i g i t a l , b u t r a t h e r h o w d i g i t a l
e x t e n d s t h e p o w e r o f w r i t t e n
k n o w l e d g e . - F r a n c e s c o P i s a n o
@ p i s a n o U N
photo: @ronmader

20. ourworldindata.org/literacy

23. O u r o b j e c t i v e m a y n o t
b e t o f i n d a c o m m o n
l a n g u a g e
b u t t o k e e p s p e a k i n g
i n d i f f e r e n t l a n g u a g e s .
M u j e r e s d e A R I P O
F o t o : @ r o n m a d e r
N u e s t r o o b j e t i v o p u e d e
n o s e r e n c o n t r a r
u n l e n g u a j e c o m ú n ,
p e r o s i s e g u i r h a b l a n d o
e n d i f e r e n t e s i d i o m a s

24. P h o t o : N A S A J P L

25. Silos @ Doc Searls

27. The more that you read,
the more things you will know.
The more that you learn,
the more places you'll go.
- Dr. Seuss

28. over one
won’t read
has no advantage
A person who
who can't read.

29. The Internet
is reviving the
read write
culture,moving us from a
passive consumption
of culture
to the kind of culture
where we create and
share what we create.
- L a w r e n c e L e s s i g
Photo @ronmader

30. Are we
digitally
literate?
¿Estámos alfabetizadas digitales? @ r o n m a d e r

31. The world is a smartphone
and those who do not travel
use only one app

35. Gracias para tus retuits
Thank you for your retweets
Ahxéhee’ baa náhwíínílne’ígíí
Tsé Bii’ Ndzisgaii (Monument Valley), Photo @ Daniel Westen

38. planeta.wikispaces.com/literacy

39. Literacy Resources
Planeta
http://planeta.com/literacy
http://planeta.com/books
http://planeta.com/library
Wiki
http://planeta.wikispaces.com/literacy
Diné Bizaad
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dine-bizaad/id914242572?mt=8
Hika
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hika/id604155673?mt=8
Golden Record
http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/goldenrec.html
Henderson Libraries
http://www.mypubliclibrary.com
NetHui
http://nethui.org.nz 2 0 1 7

41. slideshare.net/planeta/literacyday
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42. @ronmader