Digital Literacy: Rethinking Education

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If we aren’t awestruck with learning, we get bored and distracted. Photo by JetBoy2006 Presentation Design by Camaalmoten.com

Restoring Fascination • Use digital media to plant seeds of learning • Use augmented reality to engage visual and kinesthetic learners • Google Earth can transform the typical geography and history lessons into an interactive experience • Mobile devices to create learning Photo by JetBoy2006 Presentation Design by Camaalmoten.com

PROJECTS Georgia Historic Site Investigation (GHSI) My thesis project at Full Sail University using augmented reality to transform the tradition textbook into an interactive learning experience. Storymaps Promote children’s literacy and mapping skills by connecting children’s books to countries within the continent of Africa. Historic Site Exploration (HSE) HSE combines student-directed text, drawings, images, video, and audio, HSE encourages participants to connect their neighborhoods to layers of history and to re-imagine familiar environments. Presentation Design by Camaalmoten.com

Digital Literacy • The functional skills of operating and communicating with technology and media • Knowing how technology and media affect how we ﬁnd and interact with information • Knowing when to use technology to advance meaningful learning rather than using technology for the sake of Photo by JetBoy2006 Presentation Design by Camaalmoten.com

Augmented Reality • The computer-aided process of superimposing virtual information within the context of a real-world environment • Global Positioning Systems (GPS) • Image Recognition • Mobile and desktop devices with webcam and GPS/Wiﬁ tracking Photo by JetBoy2006 Presentation Design by Camaalmoten.com

Geotagging • Connecting text, pictures, video to a speciﬁc location using longitude and latitude coordinates • Geobrowsers (e.g. Google Earth) • GPS technology • Good for ﬁltering information by the context in which you are standing Photo by JetBoy2006 Presentation Design by Camaalmoten.com

Making an Impact • Provide learners with engaging and empowering learning experiences both in and outside of school that prepare them to be active, creative, knowledgeable, and ethical participants in our globally networked society. • Support teachers with technology that connects them to data, content, resources, expertise, and learning experiences that enable and inspire more effective teaching for all learners. • Provide students and teachers with a platform for learning when and where they need it. Photo by JetBoy2006 • Create a personal learning experience Presentation Design by Camaalmoten.com

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Digital Literacy: Rethinking Education

by Camaal Moten on Apr 13, 2010

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