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Basic Digital Literacy Resources Process - Digital Citizenship Scavenger Hunt Directions: Click on the links and read the information presented, then answer the questions on the answer sheet about the link you visited. Digital Citizenship: 1. 2. 3. 4. Internet Safety: 1. 2. Safety Game: 1. Parent Safety Resources: 1. 2. 3. Utah Coalition for Educational Technology (UCET) Learning Through Digital Media What is digital literacy? Digital literacy is the topic that made the ETMOOC learning space so irresistible to me… I think as educators we spout off about wanting our students to be digitally literate, but not many of us (myself included) have a firm grasp about what that actually means, and quite a number of us are still attempting to become digitally literate ourselves. Whatever that means. It turns out, defining digital literacy isn’t such an easy task. The etmooc community was fortunate enough to hear Doug Belshaw speak on this topic in a recent webinar. I’ve followed Doug on Twitter for quite some time, and it turns out his dissertation investigates just what is digital literacy… and his TED talk can be viewed here. Doug explained that digital literacy is quite ambiguous, and he doesn’t have all of the answers when it comes to defining these terms. 30 definitions of digital literacy represented in one of the first texts about the topic (from Gilster, published in 1998!!)

Local Resources for Basic Computer Skills 9 resources for teaching digital citizenship How can we teach kids to use technology responsibly when the technology is changing faster than we can keep up? How do we foster the values of good digital citizenship in students who are old enough to scoff at the “thou shalts” and “thou shalt nots”? Grappling with these questions is just the beginning of the digital citizenship conversation. Most educators recognize the need for it, but many are at a loss for how to teach it. Some have tried creative approaches and failed. In classrooms where digital citizenship is taught effectively, the teachers often share two things in common: They model ethical technology use for their students on a daily basis, and they naturally incorporate conversations about it whenever technology is part of their lesson plan. Here are some resources to help: 1. 2. Technology is changing faster than teachers can keep up, leaving many educators struggling to develop a cohesive digital citizenship curriculum. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9.

Everett Ruess™ | About EVERETT RUESS was an artistic, adventurous young man who set out alone several times to experience the beauty, as well as the fury, of nature in the American West. During the 1930s, he met and discussed art with painter Maynard Dixon, and with well-known photographers Ansel Adams, Edward Weston and Dorothea Lange. He was lured first by the splendors of Yosemite and the California coast, and later by portions of the lonely red rock lands of Utah and Arizona. In November 1934, at age twenty, Everett disappeared from the canyon country near Escalante, Utah, and was never seen again. Although his burros were found hear his camp, his fate remains a mystery. Everett Ruess at a Glance SAY THAT I KEPT MY DREAMWherever poets, adventurers and wanderers of the Southwest gather, the story of Everett Ruess will be told. A sheepherder reported seeing him on November 19 near where Escalante creek flows into the Colorado. Everett's quest began early—and ended early. At 15 Everett was a member of Mrs.