Digital literacy frameworks for Canada divided into the age groups: K-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-12.
USE, UNDERSTAND & CREATE: A Digital Literacy Framework for Canadian Schools - this document provides an overview and the big picture of digital literacy.
When you click each grade level a series of lessons will be accessible. These are fabulous lessons and all materials are provided.
The first video in the digital media series. Digital Media is defined as: any media that are encoded in a machine-readable format. It can be created, viewed, distributed, modified and preserved on computers.
In this lesson we will look at the following:
-Digital Publications
-Digital Audio
-Digital Graphics
-Digital Photography
-Digital Video
We continue our look at digital media with digital publications. We examine eBooks, self publishing, two great authors, the death of traditional newspapers, blog and microblogs.
Links from Video:
-http://www.createspace.com/
-http://www.lulu.com/
-http://jlbourne.com/
-http://monsterhunternation.com/
-https://wordpress.com/
-https://www.tumblr.com/
-https://www.facebook.com/mrfordsclasslearning
-https://twitter.com/mrfordsclass
Part 1 of 2 focusing on digital audio. This is part of our Introduction to Computers - Digital Media lessons.
This lesson looks at:
-Sampling Rate
-Bit Depth
-Mono/Stereo/Surround
-Recording formats
Part 2 of 2 focusing on digital audio. This is part of our Introduction to Computers - Digital Media lessons.
This lesson looks at how we get audio into and out of the computer:
-Sound cards
-Microphones
-Audio editing software
-Speaker configurations
Links from Lesson:
-http://grooveshark.com/
-http://www.jango.com/
-http://www.pandora.com/
-https://www.spotify.com
-http://www.iheart.com/
-http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Video 5 of our Digital Media, Introduction to Computers series. In this video we look at digital imagining.
Topics covered:
•Color Modes
•Image File Format
•Digital Cameras
•Image Quality
•Image Editing Software
•Online Photo Albums
Links from Video:
•https://www.flickr.com/
•http://picasa.google.com/
•http://www.shutterfly.com/
•http://www.smugmug.com/
•http://www.tomsguide.com/us/dslr-vs-mirrorless-cameras,news-17736.html
•http://www.gimp.org/
The last video in our digital media series from Introduction to Computers.
This video looks at the basic of digital video including: frame rate per second, SD/HD, pixels, aspect ratio, things to look for when buying, streaming video, and video editing software. We also give out digital media picks.
Links from Video:
-http://www.videomaker.com/
-File Format http://bit.ly/1m5gMVM
-http://www.hulu.com/
-http://vimeo.com/
-https://www.netflix.com
-http://www.ustream.tv/
-http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
-http://www.mediacollege.com/
-http://www.bhphotovideo.com/
"Introduce students in grades 3–5 to Digital Passport™ by Common Sense Education. The award-winning suite of six interactive games addresses key issues kids face in today's digital world. Each engaging game teaches critical digital citizenship skills that help students learn to use technology responsibly to learn, create, and participate. Games are available in Spanish."
Learn about passwords, online safety, sharing private information online, cyberbullying, how to search and more - all by playing games.
A complete educator guide is available.
Our first lesson in our FREE Introduction to Computers/ Business Computers Information Systems (BCIS) course.
This video will introduce new students to this series and what they can expect.
Our first lesson in our FREE Introduction to Computers/ Business Computers Information Systems (BCIS) course.
This video will introduce new students to this series and what they can expect.
Our first lesson in our FREE Introduction to Computers/ Business Computers Information Systems (BCIS) course.
This video will introduce new students to this series and what they can expect.
Our second video in the free Introduction to Computer series. This video defines and examines what digital literacy means. We also look at why it is important.
Our third video defines the term digital. We also explain what binary is and show the viewer how to count in binary and do conversions from our every day base 10 numbering system to binary.
The fourth and final video in our Lesson 1 Digital World series looks at what exactly is a computer. We take a quick look at the history of the PC, the general components of a computer and answer the question "what kind of computer should I buy."
Our next lesson series, will focus on computer hardware.
Links from video:
http://lifehacker.com/
http://www.thinkgeek.com/
http://www.techguylabs.com/
http://www.digitalliteracy.gov/
In this section, you can find...
Educational computer games that introduce kids to key ideas in media and digital literacy. These games are a great way to start a conversation on media issues in the home or classroom, and you can play most of them right here on our website.
The last lesson in our Introduction to Computer series. This video looks at the basics of eCommerce. We define some basic terms and give examples.
Links from Video:
•Uncommon Adornments http://www.uncommonadornments.com/
•http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Mrfordsclass
•http://www.cafepress.com/
This is the software and IT systems that support transactions over networks. We look at: E-Commerce Hosts, Digital Money and Online Advertising.
This is out last video in the Introduction to Computers, BCIS, BIM series. We thank you for watching and look forward to seeing you in our next course.
Links from Video:
•What is Bitcoin? http://youtu.be/Gc2en3nHxA4
•Please Subscribe http://www.pleasesubscribefilm.com/
•http://www.storenvy.com/
•http://www.cafepress.com/
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"Digital storytelling helps students build important 21st century communication skills and make personal connections to the content they are learning. Digital storytelling can help you engage students in deep thinking and help them become powerful communicators."
This guide includes lessons for:
*animal interviews (so fun)
*personification stories
*visual poem
*historical Journal
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"Ignition: Digital Wellness and Safety is a digital literacy curriculum designed to provide students with the information they need to safely and confidently navigate the digital world.
Through six digital responsibility lessons, students take practical steps to protect their own privacy and safety online. By learning digital literacy skills including how to evaluate content for accuracy, perspective, and motive, Ignition’s digital literacy curriculum helps students acknowledge the benefits of digital communities and resources while guiding them to successfully navigate potential pitfalls in their digital lives."
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Grades 6-9
Simply put, this is one of my most favorite topics when it comes to talking about computers. In this video we layout the order of this lesson, as well as give basic definitions of:
•Machine-Level Security
•Network Security
•Internet Security
•Social Engineering
The act of physically protecting the computers. The first rule of any type of computer safety is restricting physical access to it. If a bad guy can get their hands on the computer assume they will be able to gain access to all data contained within.