Media & Information Literacy

Students gain the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create and use various media-based communication formats. Students interpret messages transmitted through Information and Communications Technology (ICT) including Internet publications, infographics, charts, images, videos, audio recordings and multimedia presentations. They learn to effectively locate, evaluate and use information for research and writing. They determine whether an online source is valid and reliable. They distinguish between fact and opinion; bias and objectivity.  Students exercise communication etiquette as a 21st century skill.

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Student Handout 6 - Reference Page: URL Clues
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K, 1, 2, Primary (K-2)
Students follow dialogue between characters Dot & i as well as informational text. They come to understand that a website has an address called a URL. Students identify the basic parts of a URL.
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Student Handout 1 - Worksheet: Webcams in Our World
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5, 6, Elementary (3-5), Intermediate (6-8)
Students develop digital literacy skills. They determine ways that organizations effectively use webcams to promote a cause by evaluating a series of websites. They learn that these sites may allow online ads to generate financial support, and develop guidelines for public websites to follow.
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Student Handout 2 - Worksheet: Media Literacy - Put it Together
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5, 6, 7, 8, Elementary (3-5), Intermediate (6-8)
Students come to understand that digital citizens are creators and consumers of digital media. They identify types of media, discuss the role of media in the modern world, define media literacy, and conclude the importance of media literacy in today's society.
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Lesson - Successful Searches for Better Digital Literacy
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5, 6, 7, 8, Elementary (3-5), Intermediate (6-8)
Students learn how to develop effective search queries that produce higher quality results. They identify relevant and valid information from credible sources when using the Internet for information and research. Students acquire age-appropriate technical knowledge by learning about various types of search engines and operations.
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Student Handout 5 - Worksheet: Goal-Setting Exercise
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6, 7, 8, Intermediate (6-8)
Students practice digital literacy skills and use criteria to evaluate apps for quality and educational purpose. They present their findings to the class, sequencing ideas logically and supporting conclusions with reasoning and examples. Information on implications under FERPA and COPPA is included.
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Student Handout 4 - Worksheet: App-titude Self-Reflection Exercise
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6, 7, 8, Intermediate (6-8)
Students practice digital literacy skills and use criteria to evaluate apps for quality and educational purpose. They present their findings to the class, sequencing ideas logically and supporting conclusions with reasoning and examples. Information on implications under FERPA and COPPA is included.
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Student Handout 3 - Reference Page: How to Spot a Bad App (and How to Find a Good One)
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6, 7, 8, Intermediate (6-8)
Students practice digital literacy skills and use criteria to evaluate apps for quality and educational purpose. They present their findings to the class, sequencing ideas logically and supporting conclusions with reasoning and examples. Information on implications under FERPA and COPPA is included.
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Teacher Reference Page - App Evaluation Checklist
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6, 7, 8, Intermediate (6-8)
Students practice digital literacy skills and use criteria to evaluate apps for quality and educational purpose. They present their findings to the class, sequencing ideas logically and supporting conclusions with reasoning and examples. Information on implications under FERPA and COPPA is included.
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Student Handout 2 - Worksheet: App-titude Scoring Rubric
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6, 7, 8, Intermediate (6-8)
Students practice digital literacy skills and use criteria to evaluate apps for quality and educational purpose. They present their findings to the class, sequencing ideas logically and supporting conclusions with reasoning and examples. Information on implications under FERPA and COPPA is included.
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Student Handout 5 - Worksheet: The Guide to an Awesome Interview
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6, 7, 8, Intermediate (6-8)
The Technology Foundations Series teaches students to examine technology and innovation within the broader theme of time, continuity and change. In this lesson, students conduct interviews with adults who have been impacted by the evolution of technology for them to learn about the concepts of invention and innovation. They discuss how changes in technology, throughout history, have impacted society.
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Student Handout 4 - Reference Page: 20th Century ICT Research
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6, 7, 8, Intermediate (6-8)
The Technology Foundations Series teaches students to examine technology and innovation within the broader theme of time, continuity and change. In this lesson, students conduct interviews with adults who have been impacted by the evolution of technology for them to learn about the concepts of invention and innovation. They discuss how changes in technology, throughout history, have impacted society.
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Teacher Reference Page 2 - Answer Key: Classifying Technology
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6, 7, 8, Intermediate (6-8)
The Technology Foundations Series teaches students to examine technology and innovation within the broader theme of time, continuity and change. In this lesson, students conduct interviews with adults who have been impacted by the evolution of technology for them to learn about the concepts of invention and innovation. They discuss how changes in technology, throughout history, have impacted society.
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Student Handout 1 - Worksheet: Guided Class Discussion about Technology Types
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6, 7, 8, Intermediate (6-8)
The Technology Foundations Series teaches students to examine technology and innovation within the broader theme of time, continuity and change. In this lesson, students conduct interviews with adults who have been impacted by the evolution of technology for them to learn about the concepts of invention and innovation. They discuss how changes in technology, throughout history, have impacted society.
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Teacher Reference Page 1 - Discussion Guide: Technology Types
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6, 7, 8, Intermediate (6-8)
The Technology Foundations Series teaches students to examine technology and innovation within the broader theme of time, continuity and change. In this lesson, students conduct interviews with adults who have been impacted by the evolution of technology for them to learn about the concepts of invention and innovation. They discuss how changes in technology, throughout history, have impacted society.
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Teacher Reference Page - Discussion Guide: Re-Discovering Modern History
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6, 7, 8, Intermediate (6-8)
The Technology Foundations Series teaches students to examine technology and innovation within the broader theme of time, continuity and change. Students explore technological innovation. Through research, they “reverse engineer” current digital products to discover the creative thinking process behind all the changes and evolution.
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Student Handout 1 - Reference Page: Introducing SCAMPER
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6, 7, 8, Intermediate (6-8)
The Technology Foundations Series teaches students to examine technology and innovation within the broader theme of time, continuity and change. Students explore technological innovation. Through research, they “reverse engineer” current digital products to discover the creative thinking process behind all the changes and evolution.
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Student Handout - Reference Page: Janice and Maria - A Bullying Story
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6, 7, 8, Intermediate (6-8)
Students come to better understand the nature of cyber bullying as they closely read a narrative text that depicts a cyber bullying situation. They examine characters' words, actions and feelings to identify the problem, determine the central lesson and identify ways to cope with cyber bullying situations. Students cite textual references during collaborative discussion.
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Student Handout 2 - Worksheet: The Story of Little Red
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3, 4, 5, 6, Elementary (3-5), Intermediate (6-8)
Fairy Tales with a 21st Century Twist: The Story of Little Red In this series, students explore online safety issues in modern adaptations of familiar childhood tales. Through the Story of Little Red, students come to understand that online friends can be impostors with harmful intentions. Students determine the central lesson by examining the events in the story. They conclude that the involvement of a parent or other trustworthy adult is necessary in unsafe online situations.
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Lesson - Fairy Tales with a 21st Century Twist: The Story of Little Red
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3, 4, 5, 6, Elementary (3-5), Intermediate (6-8)
Fairy Tales with a 21st Century Twist: The Story of Little Red In this series, students explore online safety issues in modern adaptations of familiar childhood tales. Through the Story of Little Red, students come to understand that online friends can be impostors with harmful intentions. Students determine the central lesson by examining the events in the story. They conclude that the involvement of a parent or other trustworthy adult is necessary in unsafe online situations.
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Teacher Reference Page - Articulo de Recursos para el Maestro de la Leccion 4
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5, Elementary (3-5)
Students investigate ways safely and responsibly interact with others online. They come to understand that Internet predators exhibit a pattern of online communication and piece together personal information of their target over time. Students learn how to identify the grooming process, and they take proactive steps to protect themselves online to reduce risk.

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