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MediaSmarts (Digital Literacy (Key Concepts (What happens via Digital…
MediaSmarts
Digital Literacy
Competencies
Use
Basic uses
Sophisticated skills
Understand
Comprehend
Contextualize
Critically evaluate
Create
Produce content
Effectively communicate
Key Concepts
Digital media are connected/networked
Students can find information more quickly and easily
Students can access the world outside the classroom
Digital media are persistent and shareable
Everything can be copied shared and spread
Digital Media have unexpected audiences
Including audiences you don't know about
Students can publish their work for wider audiences
What happens via Digital Media is real
Doesn't always feel real
Students can participate as full digital citizens
Students can contribute to online communities
Students can access expert advice, mentorship and feedback
Digital media experiences are influenced by the architecture of the platform
How do we teach digital literacy?
Frameworks
Ethics and Empathy
Finding and Verifying
Consumer Awareness
Making and Remixing
Privacy and Security
Digital Health
Community Engagement
Young people need digital literacy skills
Employers will look for them after they graduate
Not prefered but required
Challenges
Students know more than teachers do
But don't mistake fluency for literacy
Evaluate students' fluency by allowing them to be the experts on the technical side
Teach them how to use it critically
It's not in the curriculum
That's not true
It's not about the technology, it's about how we use it
All subjects require digital literacy
Opens the floodgates
Set expectation
Responsible Use Policy
Provide clear procedure if things go wrong
Make clear to the students what activities and behaviours are are acceptable
We don't have the technology
Focus on key concepts
What is the minimum technology you need for students to understand?
Use free/premium tools
Bring Your Own Device
Digital Literacy = Media Literacy
Networked Interactivity
Domain Knowledge
Critical Thinking
Media
Media Literacy
Key Concepts
Media are constructions
Audiences negotiate meaning
Media have commercial implications
Media have social and political implications
Each medium has a unique aesthetic form
Media Education
Learning Media Literacy