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These additional resources provide additional information that is specifically targeted for educators. For the most impact, please don't forget to share your new knowledge with colleagues.
Additional Resources
TDSB ICT Standards: Digital Learning for K-12
Includes curricular connections for each grade level, as well as ICT standards to help guide teachers.
EduGains | Fact Sheet
An Ontario specific look at digital literacy and what Ontario is doing to ensure digitally literate students. Provides great examples from a variety of school boards across the province.
Microsoft| Digital Literacy Curriculum
Microsoft has created a digital literacy curriculum in three levels - basic, standard and advanced, with lessons ranging from navigating the internet to building an app. Lessons are available for different versions of Windows and Microsoft Office.
Doug Belshaw | The Essential Elements of Digital Literacies: Doug Belshaw
Media Smarts | Lesson Plans and Information
This website provides topic-specific lesson plans, information on digital literacy and media awareness, games and even tutorials.
Ten Digital Resources for Teachers
is a collection of websites that provide educators with lesson plans, activities, games as well as other resources to support the teaching of Digital Literacy. This site could act as a digital toolkit for teachers looking to incorporate Digital literacy into their curriculum as the resources can be easily modified and are adaptable to different grade levels. One resource listed The News Literacy Project provides students with a very authentic learning experience as they work with real journalists (via videos, readings and blogs) to examine how to identify fact from fiction.
Evaluating Information Sources
A resource designed by the History/Contemporary Studies Department at Stephen Lewis Secondary School in Vaughan to evaluate sources carefully. It can be used for any subject that requires students to research and critically evaluate the credibility and reliability of their information. This is an especially important skill for students to learn in a digital skill where they are bombarded with information but not necessarily able to critically assess its validity.
The Resource Checklist
Similar to the evaluation information sources posted above. It provides students with an online checklist (via a Google Form) that they can quickly complete when deciding on which sources to use for their research. This was also designed by the History/Contemporary Studies department at Stephen Lewis Secondary School in Vaughan. The information in this form is then displayed in a spreadsheet for them, which they can then use to critically evaluate their source.
Cyber wise
Cyber wise is a website with a collection of resources for educators and teachers to teach them about digital literacy and internet safety. It provides links to opportunities for educators who are interested in Professional Development opportunities in digital literacy. It also focuses on teaching about the dangers of cyberbullying, sexting and internet predators as well as teaching online safety tips that educators and parents can use to teach their students/children to be safe online.
Toolkit for Digitally-Literate Teachers
The website includes a brief explanation of digital literacy as the ability to find, evaluate, create and share content online and a number of valuable resources for teachers. These include: a resource explaining the importance of digital literacy, eleven myths about digital literacy, examples of digitally literate classrooms and a list of digital literacy resources. This resource would be a great starting point for teachers looking to learn more about digital literacy and seeking some ideas/resources to incorporate it into their teaching pedagogy.
Cornell |Digital Literacy Resource
Cornell University Digital Literacy Resource is a website dedicated to finding, evaluating, and citing information from online sources. The website provides teachers with resources about copyright law and faculty viewpoints on plagiarism to present to students. This resource is a beneficial tool to use for a lesson on plagiarism and how to cite online information. As well, the website provides advice regarding privacy practices online. Most importantly, this resource provides a ‘Source Evaluation Checklist’ that can be used by students to check and ensure their sources are credible, valuable, and holds genuine authority.
YouTube Curriculum
The YouTube Curriculum resource is a YouTube channel containing various videos to assist teachers with the teaching of digital literacy. This channel provides engaging videos on how to stay safe and navigate through YouTube. As well, a video is provided, titled ‘YouTube Copyright School’, that establishes what copyright is and how to avoid “stealing” information from online. Moreover, the channel offers videos on how to identify fabrications in online sources, how to play safe online, and how to avoid cyber tricks.
Common Sense Media | K-12 Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum
Common Sense Education’s Digital Citizenship page provides lesson plans, interactive games, professional development workshops, and family education on digital literacy and citizenship. The aim of this website is to provide teachers with the resources to teach safe, cautious, and successful use of technology. As well, this source offers digital citizenship toolkits for schools and districts on topics like: Internet safety, cyber bullying, online behaviour, and mass media. As well, this website is unique for incorporating interactive games about digital literacy and citizen that targets grades 3-12 students.
Digital Citizenship Mobile App
Provides students with comprehensive instruction on online safety, ethical use of digital resources, and cyberbullying. The app’s interface, lessons, and activities are designed to prepare students for high school. It is self-guided, yet ensures that students have a strong grasp of instructional objectives by requiring students to complete a quiz. The app offers three types of lessons: online safety, ethical use of digital resources, and cyberbullying. In regards to cyberbullying, students can watch videos, play games, and participate in other activities.
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