Technology Literacy, Information Literacy,
& Digital Citizenship
Information Literacy
Information literacy offers students the opportunity to formulate a question of interest, research, venture through optimal instructional experiences, and formulate an answer.
Through Information Literacy experiences, students will develop the skill set to:
- Collaborate
- Communicate
- Plan
- Problem Solve
- Formulate questions
- "Use technology to seek meaningful information" (Teaching and Learning with Technology. Fifth Edition. Duffy, McDonald, 2015)
- "Critically evaluate the information to synthesize an answer" (Teaching and Learning with Technology. Fifth Edition. Duffy, McDonald, 2015)
Digital Citizenship
Technology Literacy
Technology literacy is the ability to use technology successfully and professionally.
Technology literacy provides students with the skill set to:
- Use technology to research information
- Use technology to manage and organize
- Use technology tools to evaluate information
- Use technology to create and share
- Use technology to collaborate and communicate
Digital citizenship can be defined as "participation in the global digital community via responsible and appropriate use of technology to become a productive, contributing member of that community.
Through digital citizenship practice, students will develop the skill set to:
- Display and maintain ethical behavior
- Communicate clearly and precisely
- "Protect their personal identities" (Teaching and Learning with Technology. Fifth Edition. Duffy, McDonald, 2015)
- "Find the information they seek by forming appropriate questions, applying critical thinking kills, and collaborating with others" (Teaching and Learning with Technology. Fifth Edition. Duffy, McDonald, 2015)
- Prepare to be a lifelong learning