The ABC's of Digital Literacy

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The ABC’s of Digital Literacy

“Everyone has to achieve a degree of digital literacy to contribute to, and participate in, the world we inhabit. The question should not be if we should teach digital literacy, but how to do teach it well.”

Definitions

“The ability to locate, organize, understand, evaluate, and analyze information using digital technology”

Definitions

“Digital literacy is not simply a means by which we consume ever-increasing amounts of data and information, but

a critical and creative means of interacting with the world.”

3 Core Competencies

USE: technical fluency

UNDERSTAND: comprehend, contextualize, critically evaluate

CREATE: produce content and effectively communicate through various digital media tools

Multi-Literacies

Multiple Literacies

Technology: basic operating skills up through complex tasks

Information: assess, critically evaluate, apply

Visual: messages through objects, actions, symbols

Communication: think, organize, connect

Social: participation

Media: images, audio, digital

8 Elements of Digital Literacy

8 Key Elements

1. Cultural: Be sensitive to cultural differences

2. Cognitive: How we think more than what we do

3. Constructive: We need to engage, not just watch

4. Communicative: How we communicate has changed

5. Confident: Make mistakes and learn. Try.

6. Creative: New approaches

7. Critical: Read between the lines

8.Civic: Responsibility. World view.

5 Literacies

Definitions

“digital literacy does not replace, or take precedence over,

any other literacy”

Infographics

“Information graphics or infographics are graphic visual representations of

information, data or knowledge intended to present information

quickly and clearly. ”

Infographics

Infographics

Memes

"an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person

within a culture".

Memes

Very powerful & rapid ways to:

Communicate messages

Engage a community

Create awareness

Make A Meme

The Digital Divide

“The digital divide is a problem that goes beyond schools that needs to be closed not just with social policies but with the technology industry making sure their products are affordable.”

The Digital Divide

“Individual freedom and creativity, and societal and economic

development, are becoming dependent on a degree of digital

literacy.”

Critical Thinking

Safety & Awareness

Look for discrepancies, bad grammar, spelling errors

Don’t follow blindly

Wait! Don’t click that link

Malvertising

Sponsored Ads

Privacy

Safety & Awareness

Teaching Our Kids & Their Schools

"As we introduce technology in our private and public schools, are we

thinking of creating thinkers so as to advance our country's technology?"

Digital Literacy Across the Curriculum

Teaching Our Kids & Their Schools

We need to teach our teachers first

Parents need to give consent before kids get access

Teachers need to be on Social Media to help lead by example

The shifting role of educator to facilitator

Free education apps come with a price

New learning tools need checks & balances in place

Sponsored Social

Sponsored Social

“In whatever format they might appear, readers should be able to

understand when they’re being advertised to.”

Ed Murphy, founder, IZEA marketing

Sponsored Social

“It’s not a question of forgetting; it is that people are purposely not disclosing,” he charged. “That is a real detractor for the industry and people are trying to do things right, because the currency that we’re dealing with here is ultimately trust—the trust of the audience. As soon as that trust starts to erode, the value of a sponsored post or tweet or whatever it may be erodes along with it.”

Privacy Issues

67% Of 1494 websites surveyed globally collect children’s personal information

20 Sites surveyed in Alberta

70% did NOT

17 sites of the 20 had privacy policies

BUT 71% did not have accessible ways to delete account info

Privacy Issues

Privacy Issues

Privacy Issues

A Plan of Action

Per Renee Hobbs, Digital and Media Literacy: A Plan of Action

Make responsible choices and access information by locating and sharing materials and comprehending information and ideas

Analyze messages in a variety of forms by identifying the author, purpose and point of view, and evaluating the quality and credibility of the content

Create content in a variety of forms, making use of language, images, sound, and new digital tools and technologies

A Plan of Action con't

Reflect on one’s own conduct and communication behavior by applying social responsibility and ethical principles

Take social action by working individually and collaboratively to share knowledge and solve problems in the family, workplace and community, and by participating as a member of a community

Learning & Resources

http://www.netliteracy.org/digital-literacy

https://digitalliteracy.cornell.edu/

http://digitalliteracy.us/

http://mediasmarts.ca/

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/digiteralliteracy

https://www.canva.com/

https://imgflip.com/memegenerator

My sincere thanks to Tech Soup for this opportunity, and to everyone who is listening.

• JIGTechnologies@JIGTechnolgies• Ch3rylB1sw4s@3ncr1pt3d• www.jigitsupport.com

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