Digital literacy: How it affects teaching practices and networked learning futures - a proposal for action research. Digital literacy: How it affects teaching practices and networked learning futures - a proposal for action research Leigh Blackall Leigh Blackall is an experienced educator with a background in secondary and vocational education and training, based in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales Australia. Leigh's core interest is in using social software with learners. Leigh maintains the Teach and Learn Online Web Log and facilitates the Teach and Learn Online e- Group to maintain a community of practice around social software and distributed network learning. He gives presentations and workshops, provides professional development to teachers and develops multimedia learning resources. Click to view an archive of Leigh's recent Elluminate Live! In this critique Leigh Blackall discusses how digital literacy affects teaching practices in Australian education.
In developing this critique Leigh has collated and annotated, in a wiki, a fantastic range of links to relevant research. K-5 Integrated Technology Lessons. Technology Lesson Plans | K-5 Computer Lab. Definition of Digital Literacy. How to Infuse Digital Literacy Throughout the Curriculum. So how are we doing on the push to teach “digital literacy” across the K12 school spectrum? From my perspective as a school-based technology coach and history teacher, I’d say not as well as we might wish – in part because our traditional approach to curriculum and instruction wants to sort everything into its place. Digital literacy is defined as “the ability to effectively and critically navigate, evaluate, and create information using a range of digital technologies.” Many educational and business professional cite is as a critical 21st century skill. Even so, many schools have struggled to adapt it into their curriculum. This is often because most institutions already have rigorous, established curricula with little wiggle room – and this is especially true in schools subject to state and federal testing.
Content becomes king. Evaluating online content is a research skill Engaging online is a modern communication skill Students need to create. WhatResearchTellsUs-DigitalCitizenship.pdf. National Forum on Information Literacy. Digital Literacy and Citizenship Classroom Curriculum. NEW! Learn the fundamentals of digital citizenship through choose-your-own-adventure interactive experiences DIGITAL COMPASS - Where are you headed?
The only educational game that gives kids the freedom to explore how decisions made in their digital lives can impact their relationships and future. Bring a blended-learning approach to teaching digital citizenship DIGITAL BYTES teaches teens digital citizenship through student-directed, media-rich activities that tackle real-world dilemmas. Teens learn from peers' experiences then create collaborative projects that voice their ideas for making smart choices online.
Measure Student Learning with Interactive Assessments We offer THREE WAYS to assess student learning about digital literacy and citizenship. Decorate with Digital Citizenship Classroom Posters Download our colorful POSTERS to remind your students about digital citizenship and device care and maintenance. How to Infuse Digital Literacy Throughout the Curriculum. Digital Literacy & Citizenship Classroom Curriculum. Webmaker. DigiLit-Leicester-report-130625-FINAL.pdf. Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum – Know your web – Good to Know – Google. At Google we believe in the power of education and the promise of technology to improve the lives of students and educators -- leading the way for a new generation of learning in the classroom and beyond. But no matter what subject you teach, it is important for your students to know how to think critically and evaluate online sources, understand how to protect themselves from online threats from bullies to scammers, and to think before they share and be good digital citizens.
Google has partnered with child safety experts at iKeepSafe, and also worked with educators themselves to develop lessons that will work in the classroom, are appropriate for kids, and incorporate some of the best advice and tips that Google's security team has to offer. Class 1: Become an Online Sleuth In this class, students will identify guidelines for evaluating the credibility of content online. We are always looking to improve these classes. Classroom Aid | Resources for Teaching Digital Literacy.
Search Tools Search is the essential 21st century skill. Developing search literacy in students should be the priority of our education. Teachers and students need the ability, search tools and strategies to effectively mine for information, evaluate and validate information. FindingEducation, it’s for teachers to find best education resources on the web , backed by FindingDulcinea’s hand-selected and professionally edited education resource library. Check out this Web search tutorial called “Ten Steps to Better Web Research” by SweetSearch, this presentation provides background, reference material: Teaching the Ten Steps to Better Web Research.
WolframAlpha, it’s a real know-it-all, instead of sending users to another source for information, this “computational knowledge engine” answers questions as completely as it knows how. Twoogle lets you search multiple social sites and search engines from one page. The Infopeople Project is supported by the U.S. Bookmark : Digital Literacy: Professional Development Resource. This resource is designed to support primary and secondary teachers to integrate the development of students’ digital literacy into everyday learning.
The activities cover the following areas: Developing practitioners’ understanding of digital literacy and its relevance to their own contexts.Planning activities that can be integrated into everyday teaching to support students to develop both subject knowledge and digital literacy.Practical ideas for the classroom, including explorations of free web-based tools and activities. The materials, developed with primary and secondary school teachers as part of Futurelab’s digital participation project, can be downloaded from our website.