Welcome to Digital Literacy 7! Digital Literacy is a pass/fail exploratory course taught to seventh graders.
Engagement through a digital platform is central to our personal, social and educational landscape. While technology may surround them, it does not guarantee that students are comfortable or fully reflective about its application. It's useful for students to participate in a structured and guided program where they are introduced to key concepts and ideas regarding why, how, when and where to utilize various digital tools effectively and responsibly.
Applications to be used: Gmail, Google Classroom, Google Docs, Drawings, Screen Castify, Forms, Spreadsheet, Presentation, Slides, Maps, EdPuzzle, Pear Deck, Remove.bg, Jamboard and typing.com.
Additionally, this course will allow the practice for correct keyboarding skills during the typing unit.
l introduce strategies for conducting efficient and effective internet research, key aspects of internet and personal privacy, online safety and assist students with developing an overall comfort with the tools and digital formats that are increasingly embedded within their different classes and the projects the teachers assign.The time management/self discipline project REMAINS an integral part of my course!!!!
HOMEWORK:
When classwork is NOT completed on time, it will be homework.
However, there is only one homework assignment in this course. Please do this each day as it is assigned with specific instructions.
1. Time Management Project Logging - Every night for one school week, students are required to write down where all time is spent from AFTER SCHOOL until BED. This will be assigned approximately around the fourth-fifth week of semester.
In Class Assignments include:
1. Organizing our Google Drive
2. Typing/Keyboarding
3. Time Management Project -
Google Keep, Data Analysis, Google Sheets, Pie Chart, Reflection.
4. Digital Citizenship Unit
Common Sense Media, Digital Drama, Posts, Comments, Fake News, The Social Dilemma documentary on Netflix, Breaking News, Website Evaluation, CyberCrimes/CyberSafety with Detective Campbell or Penney
8. Techno Timeline Project
9. Techno Debate Project
10. Google My Maps Project
The Time Management Project Logging for the Fall 2022 Semester - September 24-September 30th
Be sure to have a log for every single day of one week!
DUE: - 5 each day late!
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