Module Objectives:

In this module, you will:

Explore digital cititenship & digital literacy
Develop a definition a definition of digital citizenship & digital literacy
Brainstorm how to foster digital citizenship & digital literacy in your students
Evaluate the information provided in websites
Analyze the impact of digital footprints

Activity #1: Digital Citizenship & Digital Literacy

In preparation for our discussion in our learning community, as you review the materials below, reflect on:

Thinking of your work with children, which definition of digital citizenship and digital literacy resonates with you? Why?
How do/will you foster digital citizenship and digital literacy in the children you work with?
How does your definition and strategies to foster digital citizenship/literacy connect to your values about computational thinking from module 1?

Digital Citizenship

Watch: Digital Citizenship | Things Explained https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/digital-citizenship-video/things-explained/

Read: James et al. (2019)

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James et al., (2019)

Review: Teaching Digital Citizenship to Children who Learn and Think Differently

https://www.commonsense.org/education/articles/teaching-digital-citizenship-to-kids-with-learning-and-attention-issues

Digital Literacy

Review: Digital Literacy in the Elementary Classroom: A Necessary Foundation (IEEE)

https://ctu.ieee.org/digital-literacy-in-the-elementary-classroom-a-necessary-foundation/

Review: Digital Literacy (SPLC, 2023)

https://www.learningforjustice.org/frameworks/digital-literacy

Listen to a podcast episode

https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcasts/the-mind-online

Optional Readings:

Walters et al., (2019)

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Walters et al., (2019)

STEAM Mindset (Smith, 2020)

https://edtechbooks.org/k12handbook/steam?book_nav=true&opens=300,313,298,327,328,316,417&nav_pos=758

21st Century Children as Digital Citizens

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21st Century Children as Digital Citizens

UNICEF Digital Literacy (2020)

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UNICEF Digital Literacy (2020)

Activity #2: Evaluating Websites

Identify 2 websites you use with your students. Use the Evaluating Websites framework below to determine if the website is authentic, an authority, objective, and current. On the Padlet share:

The 2 websites you reviewed & a summary of the results using the Evaluating Websites framework
Strategies you use to help students to evaluate websites/social media/ information to determine if it is accurate, objective, current, and/or from a source that holds authority on the topic ?

https://padlet.com/jlongley/website-review-rncljqf6m8qda7kb

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Evaluating Websites Form