Module 4: Online Content Construction

Introduction

Students will be able to actively encode & decode meaning through the use of multimodal tools as they construct, redesign, or reinvent online texts.

Learning Outcomes

By the time you're done with this module, you should have a better handle on...

• • What is online content construction?

  • Why do students need to be able to read & write online informational text?

  • What pedagogical information and decisions are needed to help educators and students create multimodal texts?

How can educators scaffold students as they use digital texts and tools to encode and decode meaning in online information?

Learning Standards

This module focuses on the following Common Core State Standards:

• • Use technology, including the Internet, to produce & publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.

  • Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.

This module focuses on aspects of the Exploring, Building, and Connecting Mozilla Web Literacy Standards. Specifically, this module focuses on building skills and competencies associated with the Building Strand.

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