Media, Information and Computer Literacy Skills

1. Media, Presented Information by
and
Computer Ina Smith
Literacy Skills
Grades 1 - 7
Madalé van Deventer

2. Technology in the classroom
• Governance
– Web page
– School photos
– Video clips
– Communication
– Learning material and many many more …
• Integration with school subjects

3. Context
• About Kids in the Cloud
• Information and Communication Syllabus
Grades 4 – 7 (Namibia Ministry of Education)
• UNESCO Media and Information Literacy
(2011)
• Media, Information, Computer Literacy

4. Media Literacy
• 21st century approach to education
• Provides a framework to access, analyse,
evaluate, create and participate with
messages in a variety of forms incl. print,
video, Internet

5. “Media literacy empowers people to be both critical
thinkers and creative producers of an increasingly wide
range of messages using image, language and sound. It is
the skillful application of literacy skills to media and
technology messages. As communication technologies
transform society, they impact our understanding of
ourselves, our communities and our diverse cultures,
making media literacy an essential life skill for the 21st
Century.”
Alliance for a Media Literate America
http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/teachersguide/tips.html

6. Information Literacy
• Set of abilities to:
– Recognise when information is needed
– Locate
– Evaluate
– Effectively use information

7. Computer Literacy
• Knowledge & ability to:
– Utilise computers and technology (computers,
tablets, smartphones and more) efficiently
– Skills from elementary (end user) to advanced
problem solving (programming)
– Downloaders & uploaders

8. Kids in the Cloud
• Accessing, analysing, critically evaluating
information – responsibly
• Using information – responsibly
• Communicating (publishing and sharing) -
responsibly

9. Learners become …
• Critical thinkers
• Problem solvers
• Effective communicators
• Active citizens
• Advance principles of a democratic society

10. Learner-Centered Education (LCE)
• Learners learn with understanding
• Knowledge, skills, attitudes contribute to
development of better and just society
• Active involvement by learners
• High degree of participation, contribution,
production
• MSOffice and other Internet tools

11. Objectives
• Instill curiosity within learners – lifelong
learners – inquiring & thinking minds
• Encourage asking questions, find answers
• Locate, evaluate, use information responsibly
• Publish information responsibly
• Reinforce learners’ understanding & learning
through hands-on media making & sharing

12. Hands on
• WordPress
– Gmail
– Blog (class newsletter)
– Web page (class notes, interesting links)
– Online form
– Video clip from YouTube
– Image from Google Images
– Publish!