Category: Digital Literacy

How Digital Literacy Impacts Today’s Classroom
Every day, students are bombarded by endless media messages. From ads on YouTube videos to peer-to-peer… more How Digital Literacy Impacts Today’s Classroom

14 Digital Literacy Activities
Following a PD session I was involved with yesterday on creating Digital Literacies I have… more 14 Digital Literacy Activities

Swift Playgrounds: “The Absolute Best Way to Teach Everyone to Code”
On stage at this year’s WWDC conference, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook said what we’ve all… more Swift Playgrounds: “The Absolute Best Way to Teach Everyone to Code”

Assessing Digital Literacy—A Framework for Developing a General Measure
In January 2015, ATD offered the webinar, Helping Learners Learn in the Digital Era, during which… more Assessing Digital Literacy—A Framework for Developing a General Measure

How to Create a Digital Literacy Curriculum in 7 Easy Steps
If you’re an educator (for either children or adults), it can be a challenge to… more How to Create a Digital Literacy Curriculum in 7 Easy Steps

Learning Code for Free: The Ultimate Guide for 2020
The days of the Computer Science degree as the end-all, be-all is over. And guess… more Learning Code for Free: The Ultimate Guide for 2020

Best Coding Tools for Elementary
These elementary-level tools help kids learn to code by targeting the foundations of programming: problem-solving, logic, and… more Best Coding Tools for Elementary

Digital Literacy: Communication Skills
As a teacher, you can help your students to become competent and responsible digital citizens that can… more Digital Literacy: Communication Skills

8 Best Ways to Use Microsoft Sway
Microsoft Sway can be termed as the newer and friendlier alternative to PowerPoint. This cloud-based app… more 8 Best Ways to Use Microsoft Sway

Teaching Kids to Code – Is It a Bad Idea?
General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt recently declared that young employees joining the company would learn… more Teaching Kids to Code – Is It a Bad Idea?