At Kalinda we are launching a 1:1 iPad program in 2013. As a part of that we are setting up a website where parents can buy or lease the iPads and read information relevant to the program. I’ve just finished writing our rationale for the program for this site, and as our journey is so [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Digital Literacy'
1:1iPad program rationale
November 18, 2012 · 2 Comments · Teaching
Tags: 21st century learning·Digital Literacy·information literacy·iPad·school management
Digital Storytelling Book – not just why, but HOW!
May 17, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
After lots of hard work, our new book, Digital Storytelling, has finally arrived and is available for purchase through the Curriculum Corporation’s Action Stations series (http://www.curriculumpress.edu.au/main/goproduct/12843). The book was written with my colleague Adam Brice (abrice.edublogs.org/@adambrice) and fills what we percieve to be a hole in technology based education resources. So often we have been [...]
The Digital Natives/Digital Immigrant Myth
May 1, 2009 · 1 Comment · Teaching
My role as a Leading Teacher around the area of ICT provides me with the opportunity to work with other teachers to help facilitate various technologies being used effectively in their classroom. One thing that I find particularly frustrating and unhelpful has been the way some teachers have latched onto Prensky’s ‘digital natives’ vs. ‘digital [...]
Tags: Digital Literacy·Prensky
More thoughts on Literacy in the Digital Age
May 1, 2009 · 1 Comment · Digital Literacy, Teaching
“Learning how to type is more important than learning handwriting.” Wow. The statement slipped out of my mouth before I’d really had a chance to think about it. Someone had asked whether I thought teaching the kids to type was important. I guess I have a habit of making big statements to get my point [...]
Network Literacy: What does literacy mean in the web 2.0 age?
May 1, 2009 · No Comments · Digital Literacy, Web 2.0
I’ve been tossing around in my head what it means for a child to be literate in the modern world. In my last post I talked about the need for students to understand the conventions of visual media texts, such as television, film and advertising. To have a true and useful literacy, children must be [...]
Tags: Digital Literacy·History·Network Literacy·Web 2.0·Wikipedia
