2. Education is not the filling of a pail, but
the lighting of a fire.
William Butler Yeats
3. What Is Literacy?
•“Literacy is the ability to read and use written
information and to write appropriately in a range
of contexts…”
Australian language and literacy policy (2001)
•Social communication
•Human survival instinct
•History, place, culture, technological advances
•Ability to decode and encode text
4. What is Digital Literacy ?
“ . .the ability to understand and use
information in multiple formats from a
wide range of sources when it is
presented via computers in an ethical
and responsible manner.”
Paul Gilster , Digital Literacy (1997)
5. Theorists
•With technology changing so rapidly and
a part of so many people’s lives,
researchers have delved into the process
of understanding how this technology will
enhance student’s lives within the school
curriculum.
6. Researchers / Educators
Game play is deeply productive in the
way that the players can solve problems,
share their solutions and strategies,
develop skills, test themselves and
maintain identities represented through
using these games.
8. Technology in the 21st Century
Teacher tube
Blogs
Twitter
Wikieducator
Wikispaces
Wordpress
Google
Yahoo
MSN
Facebook
Myspace
Youtube,
Teacher tube
9. •Extend our own knowledge.
•Proactive/ hands on
•Collaborate.
•Personal development.
•Pedagogies / Strategies
Embrace technology and the wonders of
digital literacy.
10. Old dogs teaching new pups.
• Task definition
• Information seeking strategies
• Location and access
• Use of information
• Synthesise
• Evaluation
• Reviewing
11. Digital Literacy Competencies
Digital Literacy
Competencies
Critical Thinking
Writing Skills
Social Networks
Collaborative Work
Shared
knowledge
Information
Process
Web
Search
Appropriate
selection
Of Information
Required
Reading /
Comprehension
Of oral and
written texts
Internet
and
Web tool
use
12. Essentials
“Students select and use tools and technologies,
including information and communication
technologies (ICT), in purposeful ways. They make
use of ICTs when interpreting and constructing
texts.”
“Students use their imagination and creativity to
interpret and construct English texts that share their
experiences of the world, to explore ideas and
information”
13. Why Teach Digital Literacy ?
“Information and communication technology enables
individuals to access, construct and publish
information for particular purposes and audiences.
It also allows Communication and collaboration with
others in real and virtual spaces.
Individuals can use information and communication
technology as a medium to express ideas and be
creative
Interaction takes place at the interface between
humans and machines. Interfaces can be designed
and controlled to meet the needs of users.” (Page
3)Good news Lutheran school.
With technology changing so rapidly and a part of so many people’s lives, researchers have delved into the process of understanding how this technology will enhance student’s lives within the school curriculum.
