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By working together and understanding how educators in other roles are trained in specific areas, a digital learning culture can emerge

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Since 2012, Digital Learning Day (#DLDay) has been an annual effort lead by All4Ed and Future Ready Schools where schools showcase their digital learning strategies (all4ed.org/digital-learning-day). While a culture of digital literacy is not limited to just one day, Digital Learning Day is one way to showcase the school’s efforts related to digital literacy, ultimately leading to increased awareness and innovation within the school.

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Showcase a favorite digital tool!

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“drill and kill”

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Feel confident to reach out to IT staff to alert them of problems...

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Devices have made students become a very distracted audience. In teaching active listening, it's always better to have personal experiences. I would incorporate ways for students to experience active listening and distracted listening and what that feels like. Kagan Cooperative learning structures would provide the perfect way to show the importance of active listening.

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kids to learn two important truths: They are unique and complex, and they are a part of a whole, a collective that is influenced and shaped by the actions of individuals.

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It could be argued that all modern schools now have a digital culture

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Students also use many technologies every day in school.

A bulletin showcasing all the different ways students engage with technology and apps.

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The Greatest PIG of All Time?

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it looks like this story is gaining traction on social media platforms.

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"Ultimately, we want learners to think deeply about the clues that give us pause about the credibility of the source sharing the information."

pg 93 Developing Digital Detectives

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"The objectives below were created to help learners a) peel back the layers presented by mobile devices and social media that may stand between them and the source of the information they are consuming, and b) think deeply about how those layers might be used by nefarious actors to both deceive and influence us."

pg 93 Developing Digital Detectives

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"The use of the ALL CAPS"

pg 99 Developing Digital Detectives

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"The repeated chant of “USA!! USA!! USA!!” may trigger patriotism or other feelings toward Americans that could influence a person’s perception of the information...."

pg. 99 Developing Digital Detectives

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"Don’t worry; soon you may have access to a genetically modified version...."

pg 92 Developing Digital Detectives

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"Elaine feels that in the end, it is the job of educators to challenge all students to THINK BIG—to realize they are part of an interconnected, global community full of people with varied viewpoints, experiences, and perspectives."

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"Media literacy might be one of the easiest aspects of digital citizenship to hack into our already busy days because anytime we are using a form of media in the classroom, we can ask students to think critically about its message and its impact as well."

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"People judge the credibility of messages using features like authority and authenticity."

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Can you identify the literary device?

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"THINK BIG."

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Media is a commodity, whether we are buying books or selling our attention to a social media company. Media is also part of culture and functions as an agent of socialization and politicization.

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"Messages are selective representations of reality."

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"A focus on standardized testing has created instructional environments where many kids (and adults) are highly motivated to turn every task into one that results in a single, static, correct answer. However, information literacy doesn't work like that (LaGarde 66)."

HALLELUJAH!

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Who are the “good guys” and who are the “bad guys”?

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Hope is a powerful emotion that also draws us in.

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In a digital world, media literacy becomes even more vital as we are inundated with media all day long. How can our brains handle the influx of headlines, soundbites, video clips, and comment sections unless we begin training them to do so from an early age?

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"We must create opportunities for students to practice these skills and refine them over time in a variety of settings" (Mattson 71).

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People can be organized and grouped by age, height, skin color, religious background, level of education and so much more.

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"Did you know collaboration is part of all the Future Ready Framework? It is because through collaboration we can change a school's culture, including better support of digital literacy."

Page 62

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To advance digital literacy, a learning culture is possible only if technology users have support needed to use the technology.

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"Whether on the playground, in the cafeteria, or online, these interactions are opportunities for our kids to learn two important truths: They are unique and complex, and they are a part of a whole, a collective that is influenced and shaped by the actions of individuals."

pg 93 Developing Digital Detectives

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So how can we get students excited about and involved in this type of action-based participatory work, allowing them to see how their digital contributions can make a different in the world?

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Students are taught to evaluate sources, so mastering your ability to evaluate sources is a great first step.

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"Ultimately, we want learners to think deeply about the clues that give us pause about the credibility of the source sharing the information. Despite the fact that the source identifies as an “official account,” learners should have questions about whether or not the source’s creative choices support that claim."

pg 93 Developing Digital Detectives

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We spend a lot of time helping kids understand their digital footprints, not only as consumers of but also as creators and conduits of information.

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Incorporating student voice in their digital citizenship work

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"While it is tempting for adults to try to dictate behavior from the outside, there is no denying that young adults are the ones leading change in digital spaces."

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"Books are empathy-building machines...these books must be shared with learners, first by displaying them... (LaGarde 70-72)."

Points out need for a list of books that allow students to notice and think about their place in the world.

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Let students learn, make mistakes, and grow in the safety of your classroom community

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“I used to think . . . but now I think . . ."

pg 98 Developing Digital Detectives

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"Fold in the cheese."

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Encourage students to brainstorm injustices they see around them. What are some local issues they feel passionate about? Are there global problems they want to solve? Show students the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals...

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"My favorite way to teach multiple digital literacy skills at one time is to teach students how to use the Media Analyzer graphic organizer... (Kammer 109)."

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Don’ts of internet use to the Do’s

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Innovative Hub!

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Take time at the beginning of the school year to show students how to access their email, the learning management system, and any other program you expect.

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One unexpected consequence of the COVID-19 global health crisis was a nation-wide shortage of toilet paper.

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Inclusivity Everywhere

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Empowering Digital Citizens through Media Literacy Education

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Students mentoring other students

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In response to an instance of clear catfishing:

"Media influences both our personal and collective perceptions of the world (Mattson 53)."

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"Is this story about a new variety of strawberry too blue to be true?"

pg 2 Developing Digital Detectives

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"This is where explicit instruction about digital literacy comes into play..."

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Action will look different depending on the work to be done.

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What was that vocabulary word again?

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The last question may be one of the more challenging to answer.

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Where to start?

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When detectives are called to a scene, their first job is to look for evidence to determine whether a crime has been committed.

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"Sure, it might turn out okay, but that's not a risk I'm willing to take with my kid OR my car!"

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"While triggers are not the primary method of deception in this story."

pg 99 Developing Digital Detectives

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"Healthy" can have a different meaning to different people

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"the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions"

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Emotions that have been triggered by the information itself can be intensified by the presence of likes, view counts, and user comments.

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"slap, strikes, hits, and confronts"

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Pick a new social media site you are curious about, submit an article to a newspaper or magazine, create a newsletter, develop an infographic, or develop digital art.

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"then the chances of success are high.."

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If you know the end goal, getting their will be easier.

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The use of red, a color typically symbolic of danger, was overwhelmingly obvious.

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"Do we need to have a separate space..."

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With the lens of your text you just browsed, add some notes to this DigCit Lesson Outline – either what you’d add/explore or what you hope to learn more about incorporating into your library as a result of this cohort.

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With the lens of your text you just browsed, add some notes to this DigCit Lesson Outline – either what you’d add/explore or what you hope to learn more about incorporating into your library as a result of this cohort.

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With the lens of your text you just browsed, add some notes to this DigCit Lesson Outline – either what you’d add/explore or what you hope to learn more about incorporating into your library as a result of this cohort.