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6 Ideas for Teaching Digital Reputation
When we approach digital reputation in an empowering way it allows us to reframe the conversation. Instead of nagging students about not posting party pictures on Facebook, we can empower them to build a digital reputation that aligns with the legacy…
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Read More »Considerations For Teaching Students About Browsers And The Web
Teaching students about the internet can be bit confusing. Teachers often shy away from teaching core technology concepts because of this perceived complexity. Without a game plan and the proper visuals it can be very tricky to explain an abstract system like a computer network. The word “inter…
Read More »How to Help Your Students Develop Data Literacy
Can we really measure happiness? How does educational attainment vary across ZIP codes? What does math have to do with charity? Which team has the better athletes, Yankees or Red Sox? These are just a few of the wide-ranging questions that students are asking — and attempting to answer — by ana…
Read More »Developing Digital Literacy Through Content Curation
See on Scoop.it – Digital Literacies With the vast amount of content that is shared on the Internet, content curation is becoming an essential digital literacy skill for teachers and students. See on www.fractuslearning.com
Read More »Visual Communication is a Tech Literacy
See on Scoop.it – Digital Literacies There are a lot of different kinds of literacy that are important, that we actually teach or talk about teaching in school. Today I’m advocating for a kind of literacy that I…
Read More »Educators Face ‘Silent Dilemma’ in Digital Skills Divide
See on Scoop.it – Digital Literacies Nearly a third of Americans have trouble navigating the Internet, says one researcher. A new challenge is emerging from the cracks of the digital divide: digital readiness — helping those who have…
Read More »Rights and Responsibilities of Digital Citizens
See on Scoop.it – Digital Literacies As the space in which students now “live” has moved into a digital world, the concept of citizenship has once again been on my mind. And a familiar pattern is emerging as…
Read More »The 8 Skills Students Must Have For The Future – Edudemic
See on Scoop.it – Digital Fluency This year’s “The Learning Curve” report from Pearson takes a look at education across the globe. One of the main things the report does is rank the world’s educational systems (which we’ll…
Read More »Curriculum: Understanding YouTube & Digital Citizenship – Google in Education
See on Scoop.it – Digital Fluency We have devised an interactive curriculum aimed to support teachers of secondary students (approximately ages 13-17). The curriculum helps educate students on topics like: YouTube’s policiesHow to report content on YouTubeHow to…
Read More »5 Dimensions Of Critical Digital Literacy: A Framework
See on Scoop.it – Digital Fluency The above framework was developed by Juliet Hinrichsen and Antony Coombs at the University of Greenwich. Explaining its origins, they describe the model as “a framework to articulate the scope and dimensions of digital…
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