1. After reviewing the resource, "6 Essential Steps to Teach Digital Literacy to Your Students," select 1-2 areas and reflect how you can incorporate these steps into your instruction.
One area that I think is important to teach our students is the ethical use of online resources. Whether we want to believe it or not, students cheat. Not all, but many students mean to cheat and there are some that inadvertently used a source and did not credit it or use it properly. By teaching students what could happen if they mean to cheat (or didn't mean to cheat) and its consequences.
Another area that I thought was important to teach is using "site" to get results. I feel like the internet is so incredibly massive and it can be challenging - even to an internet-savvy person - to get lost. If students know how to search with the site:example.com, this could cut down on a lot of time and confusion. I just tried it with the Buffalo Bills and ONLY quality and reliable sources appeared. A game changer for me! :)
2. After reviewing your grade level standards, explain how might you use this matrix to measure proficiency levels of your students?
The grade level standards were pretty interesting to me, especially the proficiency on the keyboard. Now more than ever, I feel like our students are extremely proficient on their keyboards - just from their cellphones. It is just the vernacular that students need to be aware of for academics writing. Knowing how their digital footprint can impact their lives is another learning goal that is of high importance. Collaboration and learning together is also an amazing skill since it is used so much in school and in the workplace setting.
One area that I think is important to teach our students is the ethical use of online resources. Whether we want to believe it or not, students cheat. Not all, but many students mean to cheat and there are some that inadvertently used a source and did not credit it or use it properly. By teaching students what could happen if they mean to cheat (or didn't mean to cheat) and its consequences.
Another area that I thought was important to teach is using "site" to get results. I feel like the internet is so incredibly massive and it can be challenging - even to an internet-savvy person - to get lost. If students know how to search with the site:example.com, this could cut down on a lot of time and confusion. I just tried it with the Buffalo Bills and ONLY quality and reliable sources appeared. A game changer for me! :)
2. After reviewing your grade level standards, explain how might you use this matrix to measure proficiency levels of your students?
The grade level standards were pretty interesting to me, especially the proficiency on the keyboard. Now more than ever, I feel like our students are extremely proficient on their keyboards - just from their cellphones. It is just the vernacular that students need to be aware of for academics writing. Knowing how their digital footprint can impact their lives is another learning goal that is of high importance. Collaboration and learning together is also an amazing skill since it is used so much in school and in the workplace setting.