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.
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