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It is our responsibility as educator to make sure that our students are being taught the 21st century skills that will allow them to go beyond our classroom and navigate the digital world that is all around them every day in a way that will keep them safe as well as better armed to meet the needs of their lives beyond the walls of the school. It is important for educators to understand these skills and for them to become advocates of Digital Citizenship as well as working to make all our students Digitally Literate.
What is Digital Citizenship?
What is Digital Citizenship?
"Digital citizenship refers to responsible technology usage, and teaching digital citizenship is essential to helping students achieve and understand digital literacy, as well as ensuring cyberbully prevention, online safety, digital responsibility, and digital health & wellness.' Taken from Go Guardian
What is Informational Literacy?
What is Informational Literacy?
Information Literacy is the ability of a person to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and effectively the needed information. This includes understanding how to find meaning the information that you discover as well as how to use that information ethically. Being able to evaluate the credibility and authority of information while the best ways to communicate that information to a chosen audience are all parts of Information Literacy. (Adopted from American Library Association)
Digital Literacy Units
Digital Literacy Units
Introduction to Digital Citizenship and Information Literacy
Introduction to Digital Citizenship and Information Literacy
This session will give you an overview of the pathway and the work that we will be doing. In this session we will talk about what Digital Citizenship and Information Literacy are and how they relate to our lives and our classrooms as well as some of the challenges with covering this material and making it a part of our every day.
Putting It All Together
Putting It All Together
Work through some activities and resources to help adapt the ideas of Digital Citizenship and Informational Literacy into your classroom, department or office. Work with others to build and foster a Community of Digital Safety and Security.
Digital Literacy Resources for Your Classroom
Digital Literacy Resources for Your Classroom
Interactive Pear Deck Lessons that can help your kids learn how to be good Digital Citizens
Playlist by Tech Coach Teri that can help explain the ideas behind Digital Citizenship
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