DIGITAL MAP
DIGITAL MAP allows participants to think about digital uses and practices. It also allows a reflection of each person's needs and responsibilities in the digital world.
This activity is included in the EVALUATE module, along with DIGITAL SKILLS UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT and FEATURES & IMPACTS OF THE INTERNET.
Please browse below for more information (objectives, time, materials, briefing, step-by-step, and tips).
Objective
To reflect about digital uses, needs, expectations and obstacles related with online uses and activities.
Time
45 minutes
Materials
PDF: "Digital Map"
PDF: "Icons"
Pencils or pens
Digital map.pdfDigital map
(please select the image to download pdf)
Pictures.pdfIcons
(please select the image to download pdf)
Briefing
This activity should be conducted with small groups (until 8 participants).
Enlarge and print out the digital map, according to the group size.
Printed and cut enough number of icons, assuring that participants have several copies of each one.
Step by step
1. Looking at the whole digital map, call participants' attention to the six areas related to online activities: Communicating; Learning; Taking Care; Socialising & Connecting; Being Safe & Secure; Information.
Notes:
Communicating means comunication with friends, relatives, teachers and others.
Learning is related with school learning activities.
2. To complete the digital map:
For each one of the six areas, invite participants to reflect on their needs, obstacles that they may encounter and each one's responsibilities. Then, participants should put the icons they consider most appropriate in each area.
Point out that participants can also add written comments inside each area.
Encourage dialogue and comments on their choices.
Examples of questions:
What are the digital technologies (resources, tools) that help you?
What are the opportunities that digital resources offer you?
What kind of obstacles and risks do digital resources present?
What responsibilities do you acquire when using digital technologies?
3. After reflecting on digital needs, obstacles and responsabilities, please introduce the topic of digital skills to fill the center box of the digital map.
Having digital skills means to be able to use technology in a way that achieves good results for yourself and others, and to be able to reduce the dangers of the digital world.
Examples of question:
What digital skills have you acquired when you use digital technologies in each area?
4. Reflecting on the filled digital map
Examples of questions:
Have you identified new risks or obstacles?
Have you acquired new skills or responsibilities?
What would your ‘ideal’ digital technology do for you?
Tips
For facilitating the dialogue with participants, please point out that all opinions and ideas are important.
Image copyrights: photo by Rita Baptista; digital map from Giles Lane, Proboscis, with LSE to ySKILLS project; tips image by vectorjuice from Freepik.