Digital Literacy Fundamentals: What Every Teacher Need to Know Dr. Howie DiBlasi “Emerging Technologies Evangelist” Digital Journey [email protected]

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Dr. Howie DiBlasiDr. Howie DiBlasi ““Emerging Technologies Evangelist”Emerging Technologies Evangelist”

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What Is Digital Literacy?What Is Digital Literacy?

Wikipedia defines Wikipedia defines Digital LiteracyDigital Literacy as follows: as follows:

The ability toThe ability to locate, organize, understand, locate, organize, understand, evaluate, and analyze informationevaluate, and analyze information using digital technology.using digital technology.

It involves aIt involves a working knowledgeworking knowledge of currentof current high-technologyhigh-technology, , and anand an understanding understanding of how it can be used.of how it can be used.

Digitally literate peopleDigitally literate people can can

communicate and work more communicate and work more efficientlyefficiently, , especially with those who possess especially with those who possess

the same knowledge and skillsthe same knowledge and skills..

Possesses the variety of skills – technical and cognitive – required to Possesses the variety of skills – technical and cognitive – required to find, understand, evaluate, create, and communicatefind, understand, evaluate, create, and communicate digital digital information in a wide variety of formats;information in a wide variety of formats; Is able to Is able to use diverse technologiesuse diverse technologies appropriately and effectively to appropriately and effectively to retrieve information, interpret results, and judge the quality of that retrieve information, interpret results, and judge the quality of that information;information; Understands the Understands the relationship between technology, life-long learning, relationship between technology, life-long learning, personal privacy, and stewardship of information;personal privacy, and stewardship of information; Uses these skills and the appropriate technology to Uses these skills and the appropriate technology to communicate and communicate and collaboratecollaborate with peers, colleagues, family, and on occasion, the with peers, colleagues, family, and on occasion, the general public; andgeneral public; and Uses these skills to actively participateUses these skills to actively participate in civic society and contribute in civic society and contribute to a vibrant, informed, and engaged community.to a vibrant, informed, and engaged community.

- See more at: http://connect.ala.org/node/181197#sthash.SiexUv0Q.dpuf- See more at: http://connect.ala.org/node/181197#sthash.SiexUv0Q.dpuf

A Digitally Literate Person:From:From:

http://connect.ala.org/node/181197http://connect.ala.org/node/181197

The Multi-Literacies of the Digital AgeThe Multi-Literacies of the Digital Age

Media literacy:Media literacy:

Technology literacy:Technology literacy:

Information literacy:Information literacy:

Visual literacy:Visual literacy:

Communication literacy:Communication literacy:

Social literacy:Social literacy:

My favorite definition of Digital Literacy My favorite definition of Digital Literacy Digital Literacy in Primary School SitesDigital Literacy in Primary School Sites

From:From:http://connect.ala.org/node/181197http://connect.ala.org/node/181197

Digital Literacy is the ability

to use information and communication

technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills.Full Definition of COGNITIVE: of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)

www.ic.gc.cawww.ic.gc.ca

www.mathiaspoulsen.comwww.mathiaspoulsen.com

hblanchett.wordpress.comhblanchett.wordpress.com

Competencies for digital literacy can be classified Competencies for digital literacy can be classified according to three main principles:according to three main principles:

Use.Use.

Understand.Understand.

CreateCreate..

Use Use represents the technical fluencyrepresents the technical fluency

needed to needed to engage with computersengage with computers and the Internet. and the Internet.

Skills and competencies that fall under “use” range from Skills and competencies that fall under “use” range from basic technical know-howbasic technical know-how – – using computer programsusing computer programs such as word processors, web browsers, email, and other such as word processors, web browsers, email, and other communication toolscommunication tools – –


to the more sophisticated abilities for to the more sophisticated abilities for accessing accessing and and using knowledge resourcesusing knowledge resources, such as , such as search search engines engines and online databasesand online databases, and emerging technologies such as , and emerging technologies such as cloud computingcloud computing..


to the more sophisticated abilities for to the more sophisticated abilities for accessing accessing and and using knowledge resourcesusing knowledge resources, ,

such as such as search enginessearch engines and online databases and online databases, , and emerging and emerging technologies such as technologies such as cloud computingcloud computing..


to the more sophisticated abilities for to the more sophisticated abilities for accessing accessing and and using knowledge resourcesusing knowledge resources, ,

such as such as search engines and online databasessearch engines and online databases, , and emerging and emerging technologies such as technologies such as cloud computingcloud computing..

http://www.unc.edu/courses/2010spring/law/357c/001/cloudcomputing/examples.html

http://cloudcomputing.sys-con.com/node/http://cloudcomputing.sys-con.com/node/770174770174

Social NetworkingSocial NetworkingE-MailE-MailDocument/SpreadsheetDocument/SpreadsheetPhoto Sharing/StoragePhoto Sharing/StorageBackup ServicesBackup ServicesBanking and Financial ServicesBanking and Financial ServicesHealth CareHealth CareGovernmentGovernment

Understand Understand is a critical piece –is a critical piece –Essential skillsEssential skills that we need to start teaching our kids as that we need to start teaching our kids as

soon as they go online.soon as they go online.

Set of skills that help us Set of skills that help us comprehend, comprehend, contextualize, and critically evaluate digital mediacontextualize, and critically evaluate digital media

www.boundless.com

Truth or TrashTruth or Trash

Republic of Cascadia - Canadian province of British Columbia must join Republic of Cascadia - Canadian province of British Columbia must join together as a sovereign nation. Only then can we have self-together as a sovereign nation. Only then can we have self-determination and take our rightful place in the Global Community. determination and take our rightful place in the Global Community. GenoChoice -Create your own genetically healthy child online.GenoChoice -Create your own genetically healthy child online.Haggis Hunt -This funny site adamantly proclaims that a Haggis is a wild Haggis Hunt -This funny site adamantly proclaims that a Haggis is a wild animal.animal.All About Explorers All About Explorers http://http://allaboutexplorers.comallaboutexplorers.com// Today the new Today the new version of All About Explorers launches! version of All About Explorers launches! Guide To Metric Time - Metric Time (MT) is an attempt to create a Guide To Metric Time - Metric Time (MT) is an attempt to create a decimalized time system for ourdecimalized time system for our modern base-10 using world. modern base-10 using world.

so they can so they can make informed make informed decisionsdecisions about what they about what they do and encounter online.do and encounter online.

UnderstandUnderstand

also also prepares studentsprepares students for a for a knowledge knowledge economyeconomy as we develop – individually and as we develop – individually and collectivelycollectively

www.collaboration-incontext.com

The knowledge economy is the use of knowledge to generate tangible and intangible values. Technology and in particular knowledge technology help to transform a part of human knowledge to machines. This knowledge can be used by decision support systems in various fields and generate economic values. Knowledge economy is also possible without technology.[1] From Wikipedia

Use Use Understand Understand CreateCreate

– – information management skillsinformation management skills forfor finding, evaluating and effectively finding, evaluating and effectively using informationusing information

Use Use Understand Understand CreateCreate

How to How to communicate, collaborate and communicate, collaborate and solve problemssolve problems..

Why and how you should get your students to collaborate

Connect, Communicate, Collaborate

Communication and collaboration in learning - Teachers ..

Communicate, Collect & Collaborate with Sticky Notes

6 Online Collaboration Tools and Strategies 10 Ways to Enhance Communication and Collaboration in EducationCollaborate, Communicate, and Differentiate!

Use UnderstandUse Understand CreateCreate

Create Create is the ability to produce content and is the ability to produce content and effectively communicate through a variety of effectively communicate through a variety of digital media tools. Creation with digital media is digital media tools. Creation with digital media is more than knowing how to use a word processor more than knowing how to use a word processor or write an email: it includes being able to adapt or write an email: it includes being able to adapt what we produce for various contexts and what we produce for various contexts and audiences; to create and communicate using audiences; to create and communicate using rich media such as images, video and sound; rich media such as images, video and sound; and to effectively and responsibly engage with and to effectively and responsibly engage with Web 2.0 user-generated content such as blogs Web 2.0 user-generated content such as blogs and discussion forums, video and photo sharing, and discussion forums, video and photo sharing, social gaming and other forms of social media.social gaming and other forms of social media.

Use UnderstandUse Understand CreateCreate

The The ability to ability to createcreate using digital media using digital media provided opportunities for provided opportunities for students to be active students to be active contributors to digital societycontributors to digital society..

CreationCreation – whether through,video, audio, – whether through,video, audio, storytelling, blogs, tweets, wikis, MakerSpace or storytelling, blogs, tweets, wikis, MakerSpace or any of the hundreds of avenues for expression any of the hundreds of avenues for expression and sharing online – and sharing online – is at the heart of is at the heart of citizenship and innovation.citizenship and innovation.


1. Media literacy:1. Media literacy:

2. Technology literacy:2. Technology literacy:

3. Information literacy:3. Information literacy:

4. Visual literacy:4. Visual literacy:

5. Communication literacy:5. Communication literacy:

6. Social literacy:6. Social literacy:

1. 1. Media literacyMedia literacy skills can skills can help students:help students:

- - DevelopDevelop critical thinking skills critical thinking skills- IdentifyIdentify target marketing target marketing strategiesstrategies- NameName the techniques of the techniques of persuasionpersuasion used used - UnderstandUnderstand how media how media messagesmessages shape shape - our culture and societyour culture and society

- - RecognizeRecognize what the media maker wants us to what the media maker wants us to believebelieve or do or do - - RecognizeRecognize bias, spin, misinformation, and lies bias, spin, misinformation, and lies - - DiscoverDiscover the parts of the story that are the parts of the story that are not being toldnot being told - - EvaluateEvaluate media messages based on our media messages based on our own experiences, own experiences, skills, beliefs, and values skills, beliefs, and values - - CreateCreate and and distributedistribute our own media messages our own media messages

2. Technology literacy :2. Technology literacy :Standards (aligned with ISTE’s standards)Standards (aligned with ISTE’s standards)

1. Basic operations and concepts1. Basic operations and concepts2. Social, ethical, and human issues2. Social, ethical, and human issues

3. Problem-solving and decision-making tools 3. Problem-solving and decision-making tools 4. Productivity tools4. Productivity tools5. Communication tools5. Communication tools6. Research tools6. Research tools

http://www.iste.org/standards

Proficiency with technologyProficiency with technology

Ranges from Ranges from basic computer skillsbasic computer skills to more to more complex taskscomplex tasks like like editing a digital film or writing computer code.editing a digital film or writing computer code.

Do not confuse proficiency with Do not confuse proficiency with knowledge and knowledge and understandingunderstanding..

Example My 11 year old GrandsonExample My 11 year old Grandson He can build Minecraft, search for Darth Vader clips on YouTube, He can build Minecraft, search for Darth Vader clips on YouTube, download files and uses a tblet every day… BUTdownload files and uses a tblet every day… BUT

He trusts much of the information he finds online, can copy straight He trusts much of the information he finds online, can copy straight off the Web for school projects, and not give a thought to the privacy off the Web for school projects, and not give a thought to the privacy implications of his online activities. IE…..He HAS puts his full name implications of his online activities. IE…..He HAS puts his full name out on the web and at one time created a Facebookout on the web and at one time created a Facebook account with his account with his full NAME AND PERSONAL DETAILSfull NAME AND PERSONAL DETAILS

3. Information literacy:3. Information literacy:DefineDefine: Articulate a need for information as one or more relevant, focused, and : Articulate a need for information as one or more relevant, focused, and manageable questions. Know where to locate and gain understanding of manageable questions. Know where to locate and gain understanding of acceptable, common definitions of terms associated with the needed information.acceptable, common definitions of terms associated with the needed information.

AccessAccess: Search, find, and retrieve information from a variety of print and electronic : Search, find, and retrieve information from a variety of print and electronic resources (e.g., databases, Internet).resources (e.g., databases, Internet).

EvaluateEvaluate: : Judge the currency, appropriateness, and adequacy of information and Judge the currency, appropriateness, and adequacy of information and information sources for a specific purpose.information sources for a specific purpose.

ManageManage: : Conduct a rudimentary and preliminary organization of accessed Conduct a rudimentary and preliminary organization of accessed information for retrieval and future application.information for retrieval and future application.

IntegrateIntegrate: : Extract and combine information from a variety of sources and draw Extract and combine information from a variety of sources and draw fundamental conclusions.fundamental conclusions.

CreateCreate: : Summarize and adapt information to describe an event, express an opinion, Summarize and adapt information to describe an event, express an opinion, or support a basic argument, viewpoint, or position.or support a basic argument, viewpoint, or position.

CommunicateCommunicate: : Adapt and present information for a peer audience.Adapt and present information for a peer audience.

http://infolit.org/information-literacy-projects-and-programs/

Tips for smarter, more efficient Internet searching

1: Use unique, specific terms1: Use unique, specific terms2: Use the minus operator (-) to narrow the search2: Use the minus operator (-) to narrow the search3: Use quotation marks for exact phrases3: Use quotation marks for exact phrases4: Don't use common words and punctuation4: Don't use common words and punctuation5: Capitalization5: Capitalization6: Drop the suffixes - enter the base word6: Drop the suffixes - enter the base word7: Maximize AutoComplete7: Maximize AutoComplete8: Wildcards -characters to throw a broader search include 8: Wildcards -characters to throw a broader search include *, #, and ?*, #, and ?9: Learn to use advanced search techniques.9: Learn to use advanced search techniques.10: Use other search engines 10: Use other search engines


Reflects ourReflects our ability to understand and produce visual messages, Through ability to understand and produce visual messages, Through objects, actions or symbols.objects, actions or symbols.

noun 1. the ability to apprehend or interpret pictures or other visual images. noun 1. the ability to apprehend or interpret pictures or other visual images.

"The ability to "The ability to understand and produce understand and produce visual imagesvisual images" and "" and "learning how images learning how images convey meaningconvey meaning."." ----teachers.ash.org.auteachers.ash.org.au http://ccb.lis.illinois.edu/Projects/youth/literacies/visual1.htmlhttp://ccb.lis.illinois.edu/Projects/youth/literacies/visual1.html

TThe ability to interpret and understand he ability to interpret and understand visual textsvisual texts,, with "texts" being broadly with "texts" being broadly defined as any defined as any print visual itemprint visual item, , including including artwork, picture books, advertising, web artwork, picture books, advertising, web sitessites, or any other item that can be visually , or any other item that can be visually interpreted. interpreted.

Visual Literacy = Reading PicturesVisual Literacy = Reading Pictures* ISTE* ISTE http://www.iste.org/docs/excerpts/MEDLIT-excerpt.pdfhttp://www.iste.org/docs/excerpts/MEDLIT-excerpt.pdf

Visual literacy has been defined as the Visual literacy has been defined as the ““ability to understand, interpret and ability to understand, interpret and evaluate visual messagesevaluate visual messages” ” (Bristor & Drake, 1994).(Bristor & Drake, 1994). According to Wikipedia (2011),According to Wikipedia (2011), “ “Visual literacy is based Visual literacy is based on the idea that pictures can be ‘read’ and on the idea that pictures can be ‘read’ and that eaning can be communicated through that eaning can be communicated through a process of readinga process of reading.”.”

A visually literate individual is able to:A visually literate individual is able to:

Determine the nature and extent of the Determine the nature and extent of the visual materials visual materials neededneeded

Find and access needed images and visual mediaFind and access needed images and visual media effectively effectively and efficientlyand efficiently

Interpret and analyze the meanings of imagesInterpret and analyze the meanings of images and visual and visual mediamedia

Evaluate images and their sourcesEvaluate images and their sources

UseUse images and visual media images and visual media effectivelyeffectively

Design and createDesign and create meaningful images and visual media meaningful images and visual media

UnderstandUnderstand many of the ethical, legal, social, and economic many of the ethical, legal, social, and economic issues surrounding the creation and use of images and visual issues surrounding the creation and use of images and visual media, and access and use visual materials ethicallymedia, and access and use visual materials ethically

http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/visualliteracy


Form the foundation for thinking, organizing and connecting with Form the foundation for thinking, organizing and connecting with others in a networked society. others in a networked society.

Today’s students need not only to Today’s students need not only to understand how to understand how to integrate knowledge from multiple sourcesintegrate knowledge from multiple sources……

as as music, video, online databases, and music, video, online databases, and other mediaother media;;

they also need to know they also need to know how to use multiple sources how to use multiple sources to disseminate and share knowledgeto disseminate and share knowledge..

http://mediasmarts.ca/digital-media-literacy-fundamentals/digital-literacy-fundamentalshttp://mediasmarts.ca/digital-media-literacy-fundamentals/digital-literacy-fundamentals

Communication literacy:Communication literacy:

https://www.cde.state.co.us/coreadingwriting/statestandards

The Reading, Writing, and Communicating standards

invite students to use texts to better understand others’ experiences in the world and to command language in order to articulate their own perspective on the human experience.

The standards intentionally reflect the read-write connection and the relationship between critically consuming texts to build knowledge and producing texts to convey knowledge.

Resources for Resources for Communication Communication

and Literacy and Literacy Skills MTEL Skills MTEL

http://www.lesley.edu/education/certification/mtel/study-tips/communication-literacy/


Today’s students need not only to Today’s students need not only to understand how to understand how to integrate knowledge from multiple sourcesintegrate knowledge from multiple sources……

as as music, video, online music, video, online databases, and other mediadatabases, and other media;;

they also need to know they also need to know how to use multiple how to use multiple sourcessources to disseminate and to disseminate and share knowledgeshare knowledge..

http://mediasmarts.ca/digital-media-literacy-fundamentals/digital-literacy-fundamentalshttp://mediasmarts.ca/digital-media-literacy-fundamentals/digital-literacy-fundamentals

Poetry in SongPoetry in Songhttp://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/poetry-songhttp://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/poetry-song

A Whole New WorldA Whole New World

OverviewOverview

Students will recognize the poetry in song lyrics and Students will recognize the poetry in song lyrics and understand some of the tools or poetry elements a understand some of the tools or poetry elements a lyricist uses. lyricist uses. By Emy Lopez - Grades: 6–8 Unit Plan: Teaching Slam Poetry By Emy Lopez - Grades: 6–8 Unit Plan: Teaching Slam Poetry

Create a slide show/Video and tell a story Create a slide show/Video and tell a story with imageswith images

A Whole New WorldA Whole New World

I can show you the worldI can show you the worldShining, shimmering, splendidShining, shimmering, splendidTell me, princess, now when didTell me, princess, now when didYou last let your heart decide?You last let your heart decide?

I can open your eyesI can open your eyesTake you wonder by wonderTake you wonder by wonderOver, sideways and underOver, sideways and underOn a magic carpet rideOn a magic carpet ride

A whole new worldA whole new worldA new fantastic point of viewA new fantastic point of viewNo one to tell us noNo one to tell us noOr where to goOr where to goOr say we're only dreamingOr say we're only dreaming


Media scholar Henry Jenkins describes as a Media scholar Henry Jenkins describes as a “participatory culture” that is developed through “participatory culture” that is developed through collaboration and networking.collaboration and networking.

In such a world, youth need In such a world, youth need skills for working skills for working within social networks, for pooling knowledge within social networks, for pooling knowledge within a collective intelligence, for negotiating within a collective intelligence, for negotiating across cultural differences that shape the across cultural differences that shape the governing assumptions in different communities governing assumptions in different communities and for reconciling conflicting bits of data to form and for reconciling conflicting bits of data to form a coherent picture of the world around thema coherent picture of the world around them..[7][7]

What Is Social literacy?What Is Social literacy?

What is Social Literacy?? - Social Literacy TodayWhat is Social Literacy?? - Social Literacy Todaywww.www.socialliteracysocialliteracytoday.com/?p=87today.com/?p=87According to Wikipedia-The According to Wikipedia-The abilityability to read and write and to read and write and use numeracy, to handle information, use numeracy, to handle information, to express to express ideas and opinions, to make decisions and ideas and opinions, to make decisions and solve problems, as family members, workers, solve problems, as family members, workers, citizens and lifelong learnerscitizens and lifelong learners.”.”

Social Literacy: What is Social Literacy?Social Literacy: What is Social Literacy?http://socialliteracybendick.blogspot.com/2008/03/what-http://socialliteracybendick.blogspot.com/2008/03/what-is-social-literacy.htmlis-social-literacy.htmlSocial literacySocial literacy is the development of is the development of social skillssocial skills in a in a socialsocial setting. setting.

Where Does “Digital Citizenship” Fit In?Where Does “Digital Citizenship” Fit In?

Digital Citizenship is “character education” in a Digital Citizenship is “character education” in a networked world. As one teacher puts it:networked world. As one teacher puts it:

One of the big mission statements and themes of our One of the big mission statements and themes of our school is school is building character today for building character today for communities of tomorrowcommunities of tomorrow, so we are always tying , so we are always tying things back into good character and how we want to be things back into good character and how we want to be perceived by others; how we want to treat others; and perceived by others; how we want to treat others; and how we want others to treat us … technology provides how we want others to treat us … technology provides one more way to teach it, one more way to make it one more way to teach it, one more way to make it relevant to students.relevant to students.[10][10]

http://elearning.tki.org.nz/Teaching/Digital-citizenshiphttp://elearning.tki.org.nz/Teaching/Digital-citizenship

‘‘Picture This’: A Step-by-Step Guide on Digital Picture This’: A Step-by-Step Guide on Digital Learning Portfolios in the ClassroomLearning Portfolios in the Classroom

From Rudy BlancoFrom Rudy BlancoRudy Blanco, I am the Digital Learning Coordinator at the Dreamyard Preparatory Rudy Blanco, I am the Digital Learning Coordinator at the Dreamyard Preparatory School and I’m here to share my big takeaways with you. School and I’m here to share my big takeaways with you.

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Digital Literacy Fundamentals:Digital Literacy Fundamentals: What Every Teacher Need to KnowWhat Every Teacher Need to Know

Dr. Howie DiBlasiDr. Howie DiBlasi ““Emerging Technologies Evangelist”Emerging Technologies Evangelist”

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