4.3 EDUCATION IN A DIGITAL SOCIETY -Cool schools

By definition, Digital Literacy is the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills.

Digital literacy isn’t about knowing computers inside and out; it’s about using technology to change the way some one  thinks. If critical thinking skills haven’t yet become a part of your students’ digital citizenship, it’s time to rethink your teaching strategy.

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 I have learnt basic skills on how to teach digital literacy among others by Teaching  a web analysis lesson, evaluate a fake website, building a classroom custom Google search engine and creating  a collaborative notes page among others.

I have also learnt basic knowledge on how to infuse digital literacy in the curriculum for example by looking at the revised blooms taxonomy-the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy,
administrators of our institutions need to critically understand digital literacy and infuse it in the curricula.
https://teachwithtechnology.net/introduce-digital-education-school/

I have visited some of the case studiesTechnology-supported lesson plans which will help me learn more on how to infuse digital literacy in my instruction.

I have also learnt how to evaluate digital literacy classes and by so doing will follo some good examples i have identified Gr 7 Cross-curricular: Online School Prospectus, Gr 6-7 Science: Electricity
 among others.
i have also noticed that the collaboration and guidance from the tutor was paramount in this lesson.

Possesses the variety of skills – technical and cognitive – required to find, understand, evaluate, create, and communicate digital information in a wide variety of formats;

•Is able to use diverse technologies appropriately and effectively to retrieve information, interpret results, and judge the quality of that information;
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Digital Literacy is the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills. - See more at: http://connect.ala.org/node/181197#sthash.8hWDykBv.dpuf

Digital Literacy is the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills. - See more at: http://connect.ala.org/node/181197#sthash.8hWDykBv.dpuf

Digital Literacy is the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills. - See more at: http://connect.ala.org/node/181197#sthash.8hWDykBv.dpuf

Digital Literacy is the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills. - See more at: http://connect.ala.org/node/181197#sthash.8hWDykBv.dpuf