Digital Literacy
Producing, Collaborating Creating, and Researching Safely
What do you want your students to do with technology?
Bill Ferriter's article offers a thought for teachers about a misconception about technology in classrooms. Teachers often say technology is what motivates our students. It is not the technology, it is the opportunity to answer their own questions. Teachers should carefully think through what we want our students to know, before tools are chosen. It is a tool, not an outcome.
Safety
Resources for talking to students about online safety: Living Life Online
Research
Evaluating information on the Internet is a necessary skill for our students today. Kathy Schrock has many resources for helping teach these skills. Look through this page on Critical Evaluation of Information for good resources.
Publishing
When students publish their work on the Internet, understanding, effort and results are raised. Here are some web 2.0 tools for student publishing.
Great Results in your Classroom.
Databases in Research
We need to teach our students how to find and use reliable sources on the Internet. This is a great video for researching students.