What skills are included in the term Digital Literacy? 1. Life long learner - do you always ask questions? Are you curious? Can you identify what you already know about a topic and what you need to find out? Can you make a plan to attack a problem? 2. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving - does the information your reading on the web make sense? Can you find additional resources that support/confirm these ideas? Can you identify the authors purpose and organizational features to help you understand new information? 3. Content Management - can you effectively and efficiently find, store, and share digital information? 4. Sufficient Toolbox - are you aware of many different technology tools? Do you know when to use excel over powerpoint, or google docs rather than excel? Are you aware of a various assortment of web tools that can help you? Examples: moodle, wikispaces, wordpress, edmoto, animoto, diigo, dropbox, toondoo, mailcatch, zamzar, etc. 5. Ethics, Copyright, Honesty - do you behave appropriately online? Do you share information in a positive way? Are you truthful? Do you provide constructive criticism? Do you follow copyright law and clearly cite the sources of your information? |
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