Critical Digital Literacies
Using in Digital Spaces
Deploying Digital Tools Appropriately
Solve problems that arise when creating content
Selecting and creating new content
Generating new approaches and techniques to content
Video production, image editing, etc.
Producing and Consuming Digital Text
Understanding how to use different platforms and particular requirements for different ones
Persona
Need to be aware of what is being posted in order to determine if ones reputation is acceptable
Having professional accounts such as Linkedin and teaching platforms can help increase a professional reputation
Being able to manage a professional persona for jobs and opportunities
You can tell if your reputation is professional by googling yourself on various search engines to see what comes up
In my search, various things came up when I searched on Google, whereas on smaller search engines, less of information on myself came up
Reputation and Identity Online
I am studying to be a teacher. My reputation online is very critical as students and their guardians will feel as if I am unfit for the job if I have inappropriate images of me
Analyzing Digital Content
Making judgements and drawing conclusions
Evaluating Information
Contributing to the meaning and usage of a platform online
Deconstruction of the meaning
Making informed judgements of media and content they see online
Applying critical thinking skills to analyze perspectives and ideas
Meaning Making
Interactive Texts for Educators
Makes lessons easier to grasp and allow understanding and comprehension from students
Engaging with the message that is being sent
Can start to have academic conversations by sharing your own thoughts and feelings after the content is broken down
Finding messages in media, such as advertisements
Message in this advertisement is easy to read and understand the meaning behind it
Understanding and Interpreting Content
Ability to breakdown content and reconstruct them to make a meaning out of the media
Relating ideas and topics to experiences and encounters in your life
Decoding
Safety and Security Online
As an educator, we need to prioritize teaching students how to surf the web with safety. There are many harmful things students can access if they are not taught how to protect themselves
Confidence in Using new material or applications
Figuring out how to use new technology
New Apple, PC products, New Software, etc.
Breaking the code by breaking down content in order to understand
