ee —_—=— Lesson 5: Digital Literacy Skills in the 21s Century — Tr 1, Identified and described the elements of digital literacies 2. Conducted a self-evaluation on level of digital literacy skill Introduction The 21* Century has redefined digital literacy. It has broadened its Perspective to include other aspects of the 21" context. These literacies include (1) Cyber Literacy or Digital Literacy, (2) Media Literacy, (3) Arts and Creativity Literacy, (4) Financial Literacy, (6) Multicultural Literacy or Global Understanding. This lesson will focus on digital skills and digital literacy as a response to the 21* Century developments. The millennial students are generally tech-savvy, digital natives. They practically know how to go about a tablet, an ipad, smartphones or laptops better than anyone else. This suggests their digital skills. However, are all students digital literates? Thinking on how to use the digital tools, accessing information, and exhibiting ways of working in a globally competitive contexts, together with skills in living in the 21st Century refer to the digital literacies. Qe Do you feel confident when you search for information in the internet? Do you easily locate relevant resources? Do you think you are capable of optimizing the use of the online tools such as Facebook or google when studying or doing school work? How do you manage your digital identity? i 1 in the situations are known as The skills you need to be able to perform well in | : \ ‘digital Tterney. tn the 21* century, you need to be equipped with these skills to be abreast with the demands in the workplace. ; Take the Digital Literacy Skills Self-Inventory and find out how confit you are When working online by putting a tick mark [ Y'] in the corresponding column. edn a ey ction 3g ar Dig Sat Td nD i ‘Scanned with CamScannerDigital Literacy Skils— Finding, Using, Creat Information and Understanding Digital Practle Selecting the right tool when you need (0 locate, use or present information Presenting your digital identity online Tdentifying and communicating with an expert online Using online tools and sites to search or share information online Recognizing owner of ideas and information found ‘online through citations Distinguishing the search engines to get information Knowing the information that can be searched in the web Confident Somewhat ‘Confident Using the right key words to search for related online materials Using social networking sites as a source of {information Scanning or skimming a page of a site or a blog among others to get the relevant information quickly Signing up in pertinent sites having experts and authorities in the discipline to be updated with information they can provide Using materials ina variety of online media (Le. Videos, podcast, sites, among others) Citing correct reference to oth re Citing to other person's work found Using bookmarking to organize and legally share les Posting comments to online fora web pages while observing netique Writing and posting onli target readership or audi blogs or Vb blogs or Vblogs, or ine views or ideas suite lences, d to the thers online in reatin "uments or presentations "8 aNd Z Ee & Assessing the credibility of an online resource ‘Scanned with CamScanneeLio 8 tse Se gon hav i i What have you realized after taking the Digital Literacy Skils Seif-Inventory? | ‘What are digital literacies? | Digital literacies are the individual's capabilities to be able to effectively and responsibly function and perform in a digital society. The term ‘digital literacy’ was coined by Paul Gilster in 1997 and it came from the discussion of the concepts on (a) visual literacy when images and non-verbal symbols try to capture the knowledge; (b) technological literacy requiring one to be able to use technology ‘in addressing a need; (c) computer literacy, which in the 1980s started to become a household item manipulated to achieve one’s target; and (d) information literacy which refers to the finding, evaluating, using and sharing of information. In the teaching and learning context, digital literacy is an important competence. In school, it has become a buzzword which refers to the ability to access, Process, understand, utilize, create media content using information technologies and the intemet (Hsieh, 2012). Study the varied digital literacies discussed below. The Digital Literacies Media Literacy ~ is one’s ability to extically read information or content and utilize multimedia in ereatively producing communications, jg locating information from the web and interpreting der that it can be shared. how to select and use digital devices, applications or services to accomplish tasks requiring the use of the internet. ion — "s ilities in being able to "sone and Collaboration ~ are.one’s capabilities in pati he digital networks in the teaching and learning context. si Identity Management — js being able to understand how to ensure safety and m . a Security in managing online identity and Information Literacy — while evaluating its validity in o ICT Literacy - is knowing foster a positive digital reputation. ‘Scanned with CamScanner__ Leaning Skills ~ are ways of knowing how to study and learn ing qotnology. enriched environment; this is knowing how to utilize technology in SSINg the need to leam efficiently. i Digital Scholarship ~ is being able to link and participate in professional a Tesearch practices. One important component of digital literacy is havi of concepts requiring essential core skills. These core sI the 21” Century Skills. ing an in-depth understanding kills are known as the Cs of The Four Cs of the 21" Century Skills The four C's of the 21st Century py Skills refer to critical thinking, creativity, | sommunication, and collaboration, To perform well in this century, you need to develop and enhance these skilis namely creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration. | All of these 21st century skills are essentials for students t0 do well in school and succeed in the | workplace. \ 1. Critical thinking is learning how to solve problems. It teaches students not to accept ‘| immediately claims without seeking , the truth, It is the ability to differentiate facts from opinions and not only just lea a set of facts or figures but also discover @ these for the sake of knowing what ought 0 be. 2. Creativity requires students to think out of the box and to take pride i what is uniquely: theirs. It means that they will be able to look at a problem from multiple perspectives-including can Propose — multiple possibilities ‘a and alternatives to. address a problem and they need to take calculated risks, eae sineourages students to "think expectations of conventions, er egw ann ‘Scanned with CamScanner3, Communication makes students express their ideas in the clearest and organized manner. Through varied modes - face-to-face, technologically mediated or a blended medium, they need to know how to efficiently and clearly convey ideas. 4, Collaboration happens when students know how to work well with others to accomplish a given task or solve a problem at hand. This is a 21st essential, ‘When students are made to work with others in a pair or in a team, they are given the chance to practice how to relate with others. They may be working with classmates they do not really prefer to work with but with guidance, you can teach them to tap on the capabilities of each member of the team and collaboratively achieve the goal. Eventually when they leave school, they will definitely see the need to know how to collaborate with others in order for them to accomplish a job, and you have prepared them for it. In other words, collaboration teaches students that groups can create something bigger and better than you can on your own. In addition to the 4C’s, there are Citizenship and Character. Citizenship is known as netizenship in the virtual world. This is making the | person consider how one behaves accordingly by observing the norms and rules that are in accordance with what are sociably and virtually acceptable. As a result, one is projecting a reputable digital identity which is his or her character. Digital Literacy Skills vs. Digital Literacy Digital Literacy Skills are required in the wired world. These skills vary from texts to images to multimedia. Future teachers who will be handling students considered as tech savvy should equip themselves with competencies and fluencies needed to handle the fast emerging tools and applications that should be able to handle even artificial intelligences. Lynch (2017), identified eight digital literacy skills needed to become digitally literate, These are: 1. Coding. - Coding is a universal language. Basic understanding of HTML, CSS and the like will create a shared understanding of what can be done with the web pages. 2. Collaboration. - The use of Google Docs among others allows student to begin experimenting with effective online collaboration. 3, Cloud software. - This is essential part of document management. The cloud is used to store everything from photos to research projects, to term papers and even music. 4, Word Processing Software. - Google, Microsoft Online Drop Box are available for storage and management solutions. cording using the computer Sereencasting. - A screencast is a video rec snoavog Tan Encl Mod 3- Non Sa an itl Hts od Ten racy Sine 2 Cnky See ‘Scanned with CamScannerscreen, and usually includes an audio. On the other nt a hae ae a picture on the screen of your computer, it is called a aa can be used in explaining topics as well as providing sisal unre to clarify what you are thinking. While the printer Li 6 PARE screencasting is a video screen capture which is a gr ideas and is easy to use for novice video creator. hn Personal Archiving. - Students should be taught kapenearan ol in, data, tagging, keywords and categories to make the: represented online. . ; 7, Information evaluation. - Critical thinking to vee Preto crucial 21" century skill. The use of tools and skills information are very much needed. ; 8. Use of social media. - Social media serves different rape depending "on the user, the technology and the need. For example, students s oul realize that Twitter can be useful for staying current on the latest news in » the field. Digital literacy has been defined in many ways that is understandable by both } digital natives and digital immigrants. Teachers and students should not only be Proficient in how to use (digital skills) but they need to see the information and media technology to find, evaluate, create and communicate information requiring both cognitive and technical skills. Here are examples of how Digital Skills or Proficiency support Digital Literacy. Digital skills 1. Sending an email or text Digital Literacy 1, Evaluate the appropriate digital channel for online communication with peers, teachers and parents, 1. Identify the benefits and drawbacks of each digital tool, 2. Evaluate critically which tool is most effective for the Project at hand, 1. Navigate the soci: tect oneself, 2. Using Microsoft office/ Google Posting to Facebook, B 2 Video to YouTiibe, or al media safely to Pro- Posting a photo to Instagram 2. Identify hate Propaganda and fake news. 1. Evaluate the information online, «Is the site legitimate? b. Is the author an expert? ss e the information Current or dated? Ts the idea Reutral or biased? ‘Scanned with CamScanner