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Looking at how I would integrate search literacy and information literacy, I am drawn to believe that the first step would be to make an attempt to change the mindsets of those who are going to get involved in this integration. Change them to the mindset that will embrace the integration of course. This is because no clear achievement can be made in this line unless those I am going to work with (including myself) have the will power to see these innovations coming to pass. Once those minds are changed for the 'good' then we can get to work. It will be important to ensure that all skills needed to interact with computers and/or any media we are going to use are mastered and the learners are proficient in the use of these tools (I am assuming that the technology and facilities we need are already in place). Later, use of relevant applications and the browsers must also be mastered. The skills of the learners can be improved as they get along. Next is to ensure that the learn...

Hello Group! I have tried to comb through the internet for websites that will provide support in determining the best digital literacies education strategy for a school. Kindly look through and share with me your opinions. http://www.teachthought.com/technology/63-things-every-student-should-know-in-a-digital-world/ http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/digital-literacy-skills/ http://www.futurelab.org.uk/resources/digital-literacy-across-curriculum-handbook http://classroom-aid.com/educational-resources/digital-literacy/ http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2014/10/29/ctq_crowley_digitalliteracy.html http://rpsconnected.rbe.sk.ca/2013/04/no-lights-no-camera-but-lots-of-action.html https://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/curriculum http://swgfl.org.uk/magazine/Waving-Silently-Technology-and-Self-Harm http://www.digital-literacy.org.uk/Home.aspx https://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002144/214485e.pdf

This has been an interesting journey through Media Literacy. Just when I thought I would not be prompted anymore to think a little deeper about the view I have concerning different phenomena in teaching and learning, I have just come across media literacy "reloaded"; The integration of which, into the teaching learning process, being of very high importance. I believe that media literacy can be integrated into the teaching learning process in the following ways: Making learners think critically as one facilitates learning. This can be done by making them know that media can be interpreted differently and that meanings of images, sounds, etc. do not really need to be universally standardized. Flexibility in choosing the most appropriate media source for driving a particular point home should be encouraged at this point. When I usually challenge my learners to carry out research using media (media search) on a particular topic, it goes a long way in integrating media...

An understanding of Digital Literacy It is now very clear to me that at the end of it all Digital Literacy should make an individual a true Digital Citizen. In my limited understanding, I had thought digital literacy should just focus on imparting digital skills on an individual making him/her in position to carryout basic manipulation of digital tools and, probably, effective communication to other individuals online. This was of course a limited perception of the whole concept of digital literacy. I now see that digital literacy goes a long way in making individuals successfully and productively integrated in different communities. They are equipped to generously contribute to knowledge pools and to have their say in a more organised and acceptable manner. The basic skills for using digital media tools are just the foundations for digital literacy. When a learner is given access to technology, content, a learning network and guidance; the individual will not only acquire the re...

I have learnt many things about a lesson that infuses Digital literacy and about Digital citizenship. But first, about Digital citizenship. The notion that some are digital immigrants  and others digital natives not entirely true. For starters, we all have a lot to learn from Digital literacy. Every time you get an opportunity (as a teacher for example) to interact with others in a Digital setting using Digital media, you realise that the learners are finding more and more ways to manipulate and use the technology they had thought they entirely new. The teacher also in this process is learning a lot. S/he is at times challenged to even spend longer time becoming abreast with the most current technologies. As for a lesson that infuses Digital Literacy, I must say the indicators I used to evaluate the lesson in Lesson 4.3.2 say it almost all. A lesson infused with Digital Literacy must have the following: engages learners to create meaningful content in collaboration wit...

LESSON A Click here to view This is a Geography lesson entitled "Our Fractured Earth" . In the lesson, the learners work in groups and generally do their research and presentations on a media of their choice. The learners use mainly power point slides they prepare themselves as opposed to those prepared by the teacher. This clearly indicates how the lesson goes a long way in engaging learners to create meaningful content as they collaborate in their groups. This knowledge is later shared. Digital methodologies and pedagogies are seen in the teacher allowing learners to use any gadgets they are permitted by their parents to use. The learners also go ahead to solve real problems when one of the groups creates a Lego motion animation representing what it might be like to be in an earthquake. The objectives in the lessons are clearly stipulated and show that digital literacy is infused. For instance, one of the objectives says that the learners will explore, analyse and evalua...