Digital Literacy
K-2 Lessons
Below are Digital Literacy Lessons for Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
Week 2 - Be Smart!
Choose 2 or more lessons that you think will be best for your students.
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Students search for pictures online by clicking on letters of the alphabet. They learn that directory sites with alphabetical listings offer one way to find things on the Internet. Using the Our Picture Dictionary Student Handout, students select and print out pictures to create their own picture dictionary for the classroom.
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Students learn the basics – title, name, and date – for crediting creative work. Students discuss the importance of citing work, as well as recognizing that they should give themselves proper credit so that others can attribute their work when used.
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Students understand that keyword searching is an effective way to locate information on the Internet. They learn how to select keywords to produce the best search results. Students examine their search results and observe how a good choice of keywords can get them the information they want.
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Students explore and evaluate an informational website for children. Students discover that people’s opinions about the quality and usefulness of a site will vary. Using the Rate My Site Student Handout, they then explore and rate another site on their own. Students compare responses and discuss their similarities and differences
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Students examine websites that are designed to encourage them to buy a particular product. Students learn to recognize the varied methods used to promote and sell products on these sites. Students explore several product sites aimed at kids, identifying elements designed to draw their attention and make them want to buy the product. Students then use what they have learned to draw a homepage for a product site of their own invention.