tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50988637139759426162024-03-12T23:48:37.791-07:00Digital LiteracyWhat is digital literacy? Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098863713975942616.post-3157899687618531542015-08-07T17:20:00.000-07:002015-08-07T17:25:21.656-07:00The Smartboard<div style="text-align: center;">
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I have recently been exposed to the <em>Smartboard. </em>It is now on my wish list. How much fun would this be? Having interactive possibilities in a classroom situation. Almost makes me want to start kindergarten again. But actually the uses are unlimited, for library story times, presenting technology classes, and even business presentations.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098863713975942616.post-21507975509771291242015-08-07T17:06:00.000-07:002015-08-07T17:07:22.945-07:00The Digital World, Seniors & Libraries<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This video talks about libraries helping seniors in the digital world. Libraries are important to people of all ages!</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098863713975942616.post-25150320257361609742015-08-07T17:04:00.002-07:002015-08-07T17:04:33.566-07:00Libraries are Important to PeopleTake a look at this video that talks about the importance of libraries in peoples lives.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098863713975942616.post-88282294639867211082015-08-07T16:27:00.000-07:002015-08-07T16:27:02.081-07:00Learning Opportunities
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The following paragraph taken from a course, <em>Rethinking Digital Literacy</em>, hit home with me. I think it is very important that classes should be taught hands-on if at all possible. People can learn from what we tell them, and from what we show them, but when they can put it into practice right away it helps them retain what they are being taught.</span><br />
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Digital Literacy: Secondary<br />
What can we do to support digital literacy among our teens?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098863713975942616.post-20887122242186187852015-08-04T14:22:00.000-07:002015-08-07T16:42:45.706-07:00More about Futurelab<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Digital Literacy: Primary<br />
This video shows the students being very creative with their learning and presentation.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098863713975942616.post-24844455415888726112015-08-04T14:16:00.001-07:002015-08-04T14:16:12.854-07:00Rethinking Ownership of Our Learning<a href="http://www.futurelab.org.uk/sites/default/files/Digital_Literacy_handbook_0.pdf" target="_blank">Digital Literacy Across the Curriculum: A Futurelab Handbook</a> may help you see what digital literacy can mean at various stages of our lives. <br />
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What this man guided his students to do is amazing. His encouragement to his students made a difference in many lives. Think about the lives of people in your own community that your teaching or guidance might impact. You too can make a difference by letting others own the learning.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098863713975942616.post-69584853745468611812015-08-04T14:03:00.001-07:002015-08-04T14:04:12.959-07:00ETMOOC Lip Dub<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Technology can be a hoot. Check this video out just for fun!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098863713975942616.post-2330161199585059852015-08-04T14:01:00.002-07:002015-08-04T14:01:20.724-07:00Digital Literacy: Using Cloud-based Technology in the Classroom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">We don't need to master every tool we encounter.</span></strong><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Arial;">One of the many ways we can further develop our digital literacy is to experiment with those tools that most appeal to us and that appear to most effectively meet our needs.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></em><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">As we continue working toward a flexible, broad-based definition of digital literacy by exploring various aspects of the topic, it’s well worth considering how specific we want and need to be in terms of explicitly including or excluding specific tools and approaches from our definition.</em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098863713975942616.post-6313029874210689072015-08-04T13:51:00.003-07:002015-08-04T13:54:04.299-07:00Crap-Detection Sites<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 14px/normal Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">
<a href="http://“factcheck.org”/" style="color: #006699;">“Factcheck.org”</a><br />
Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania<br />
<a href="http://www.factcheck.org/about/our-mission/" style="color: #006699;">http://www.factcheck.org/about/our-mission/</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/" style="color: #006699;">“Fact-checker”</a><br />
<em>The Washington Post</em><br />
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<a href="http://www.flackcheck.org/about/" style="color: #006699;">“Flackcheck.org”</a><br />
Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania<br />
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<a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/about/" style="color: #006699;">“OpenSecrets.org”</a><br />
Center for Responsive Politics<br />
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<a href="http://www.hoax-slayer.com/about.shtml" style="color: #006699;">“Hoax-Slayer.com”</a><br />
Owned and operated by Brett and Deborah Christensen<br />
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<a href="http://www.politifact.com/" style="color: #006699;">“Politifact.com”</a><br />
A division of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em>Tampa Bay Times</em><br />
<a href="http://www.politifact.com/" style="color: #006699;">http://www.politifact.com/</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.snopes.com/info/aboutus.asp" style="color: #006699;">“Snopes.com”</a><br />
<a href="http://www.snopes.com/info/aboutus.asp" style="color: #006699;">David and Barbara Mikkelson</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.truthorfiction.com/about-us/" style="color: #006699;">“TruthorFiction.com”</a><br />
Founded by<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Buhler" style="color: #006699;">Rich Buhler</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098863713975942616.post-11325580982803118062015-08-04T13:48:00.003-07:002015-08-04T13:48:58.323-07:00Net Smart--Anne Hill Interviews Howard Rheingold<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Rheingold encourages us to be skeptical about information sources. He also tells us to assume the best when we are interacting with others in digital environments. Don't assume comments are intentionally bad and avoid <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaming_%28Internet%29" target="_blank">flamewars</a> which are usually misunderstandings rather than intended attacks.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098863713975942616.post-54450175491595097362015-08-04T13:43:00.001-07:002015-08-04T13:43:26.699-07:00Recognizing the Good and the BadHoward Rheingold wrote an article called "<a href="http://blog.sfgate.com/rheingold/2009/06/30/crap-detection-101/" target="_blank">Crap Detection 101</a>." This article can help us learn to decipher the good from the bad. Many people have been fooled by unreliable information sources. Mr. Rheingold helps us find reliable sources with numerous resources to add to your toolbox.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098863713975942616.post-33143747425397558672015-08-04T13:35:00.000-07:002015-08-04T13:35:00.384-07:0021st Century Skills - Building Digital Literacy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This video shows what some schools are doing to enhance digital literacy for their students.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098863713975942616.post-83421656913832270642015-08-04T13:24:00.000-07:002015-08-04T13:28:46.359-07:00The Essential Elements of Digital Literacies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Doug also wrote a <a href="http://neverendingthesis.com/doug-belshaw-edd-thesis-final.pdf" target="_blank">225 page thesis</a> on "What is 'digital literacy'?" If you don't want to read the whole thing you might want to concentrate on three sections:</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098863713975942616.post-35930549849201682492015-08-04T13:14:00.002-07:002015-08-04T13:14:25.558-07:00Another Definition of Digital LiteracyAfter asking a few of our Tech people what they thought digital literacy was, I came up with a second definition.<br />
"Digital Literacy is gaining knowledge in a wide range of varied electronic technologies, encompassing the many different levels of learning one needs to use and adapt technology into their own life."<br />
If someone wants to learn how to use email and he succeeds, he has become digitally literate in that area. That does not mean he knows everything there is to know about it, but he knows enough to use it and work on getting to the next step.<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098863713975942616.post-60100622020841569192015-08-04T13:08:00.000-07:002015-08-04T13:08:24.116-07:00Rethinking Digital LiteracyWhen asked to define digital literacy, what would you say? My first definition was "Digital literacy is the realization that one never fully attains it. One must be willing to keep reaching for the next step in their digital journey, moving forward to continue to learn more than they now know. The only way one can fail to be digitally literate is to stop trying."<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">"The more you know, the more you know you don't know."</span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> --Aristotle</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2