Foundation on digital literacy

1. Digital Literacies for All
Catherine Bosco
Naugatuck Public Schools
CAACE
March 26, 2015
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2. ● What choices have I given my students lately?
● Which students would benefit from one of these activities?
● How do I use technology in the classroom for student
centered learning?
● What are my expectations for this workshop?
● What do I need more support with?
● What can I use for my students now?
● What specific tool would I like to investigate for deeper
understanding?
● Draw a picture…
Questions to keep us thinking...

3. As educators, the first step to enhancing digital and web literacy in the classroom is to improve these
skills in ourselves. Digital technology is not new for our students. They are growing up in a world in
which technology is ubiquitous. However, many of them don’t know how to utilize these digital tools to
complement and strengthen their learning.
Digital tools have made learning more accessible, more interactive, and more collaborative. This is
especially true for cloud-based learning (or learning on the internet). No matter what subject you
teach, it is important to educate your students on how to think critically and evaluate online
resources; use a variety of technologies to access the information they need; understand how to
protect themselves from online threats, including bullies and scammers; to think before they share;
and to be good digital citizens.
https://www.google.com/edu/training/tools/more/digital-literacy/level1.html
Why is Digital Literacy Important?

4. Digital literacy is defined as “the ability to effectively and critically navigate, evaluate, and create
information using a range of digital technologies.”
● evaluating online content is a research skill
(CRAAP test)
● engaging online is a modern communication tool
(digital citizenship and blogging)
● students need to create - digital projects
How to Infuse Digital Literacy...

5. ORMS - Online Research Media Skills
MOOC - Massive Open Online Classroom
Consume
Collaborate
Create
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How to use the tools...

6. Newsela - non-fiction text - lexile levels
Wingclips - short movie clips to support content (Signposts)
ProCon.org - argumentative writing
Khan Academy - tutorials for a variety of content - infuse into curriculum
YouTube - finding resources to support content (tutorials)
Consume

7. Edmodo - blogging, collaborating - Class Page
Padlet site - virtual poster board and working together
Prezi - presenting
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Educreations - iPad app - flipping lessons
Collaborate

8. Coggle - mindmapping
Padlet - collaboration and creation
YouTube Networked Learning Project
Screencast-o-matic - creating tutorials, presentations
Educreations
Toontastic - creating cartoons with story element template
Create

9. Please use this resource list created by Ian O’Byrne to find
tutorials to help you on your journey.
Tech Tutorials

10. GoodNotes - use to present text during lesson for annotating
Educreations - flipping lessons
Movie Downloader - when wi-fi is not as reliable as what IT says it is…
Apps to make life easier...

11. Google for Educators
https://www.google.com/edu/training/tools/more/digital-literacy/level1.html
Digital Tools and Texts
https://sites.google.com/site/textsandtools/techtutorials/padlet
How to Infuse Digital Literacy Throughout the Curriculum
http://plpnetwork.com/2014/03/26/infuse-digital-literacy-curriculum/
Resources