Literacy as defined in the past is no longer enough in 2009. Traditionally, people defined literacy as the ability to read or write. With the multiple sources of information that we enjoy today, we need to be able to assess, evaluate, analyze and synthesize information. Anyone can put a blog post up, so we need to read things with discerning eyes. Do we agree with what the author said? Can we validate the information using other sources? In the article, Connecting the Digital Dots: Literacy of the 21st Century, the need for critical thinking skills is discussed, "Literacy includes the ability to read and interpret media (text, sound, images), to reproduce data and images through digital manipulation, and to evaluate and apply new knowledge gained from digital environments." Our world has grown with complexities and navigating these new complexities takes a higher skill-set. Let's embrace these skills and grow to be literate for the 21st Century.