Emerging technology for instruction

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Emerging Technology for Instruction

NELL ECKERSLEYLITERACY ASSISTANCE CENTER

NEW YORK CITY

Introductions•How are you using Technology?• In your life?• In your work?•How has it changed?

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Agenda•What are Digital Literacy Skills• Tools to develop and strengthen Digital Literacy Skills•Next Steps

http://www.emergingtechforadulted.com/

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What are Digital Literacy Skills

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Have you ever taken a test on a computer? • TABE Online tutorial http://learnoas.ctb.com/TABE/introfixed.html

•New GED tutorial http://www.gedtestingservice.com/GEDTS%20Tutorial.html

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Skills for Computer Based Testing• Keyboarding• Navigating with a mouse• Reading on a screen• Reading authentic texts• Following directions• Common internet layouts• Common internet vocabulary

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Computers Skills for Everyday Life• Online banking• Online bill paying• Libraries online• Shopping online• Reading on a screen • Reading and writing emails

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CONSUMECREATECURATE

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Tools to Develop and Strengthen Digital

Literacy Skills

Resources: Computer Literacy Skills▪ Basic Computer Skills Curriculum: http://spclc.org/curricula-resources/computer-curriculum▪ Computer Literacy Instructional

Resources: http://mnliteracy.org/educators/adult/technology/computer-skills▪ Keyboard skills: http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/▪ Mouse Skills:  http://www.seniornet.org/howto/mouseexercises/mousepractice.html▪ Northstar Basic Computer Skills

Assessment: http://www.digitalliteracyassessment.org/index.php

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Resources: Basic Computer Skills▪ Internet 101: http://www.internet101.org/▪ Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 for

Beginners: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/powerpoint2010▪ Microsoft Publisher 2010 for Beginners: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/publisher2010▪ Microsoft Word 2010 for Beginners: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/word2010

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14http://www.typingweb.com/

15http://www.digitalliteracy.gov/content/educator

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Computers Skills for Everyday Life•Medical forms• http://www.inova.org/patient-and-visitor-inf

ormation/patient-forms.jsp• Job applications• http://www.macysjobs.com/Apply (complex)• http://www.bkcareers.com/ (easier)

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Khan Academy

https://www.khanacademy.org

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Digital Badges

https://www.khanacademy.org

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Digital Badges• Badges should clearly communicate:• Who did something• What they did• Who says they did it• Badges provide context around learning outcomes• Badges are secure and verifiable• Badges can track data

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Make your own: Credly

https://credly.com/

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Our Digital Badge1. To claim your badge for today, go

to this link http://bit.ly/DigLitBadge or scan this QR code:

2. Fill out the 3 question form 3. Early next week, you will receive

an email with your badge 4. Share the badge on LinkedIn or

start a Mozilla Backpack https://backpack.openbadges.org/backpack/login

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Digital Badges•How can you imagine using digital badges with students? • In your own professional life?

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Emerging Technology Website

http://www.emergingtechforadulted.com/

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Weebly Websites• Free• Easy! Drag and drop elements to build your pages•Weebly for Education- https://education.weebly.com students create their own websites • Regular Weebly https://www.weebly.com/ (can make up to 10 sites under one account)

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Make the Road New York

http://mrnystudent.weebly.com/

Online Resources• Google scholar https://scholar.google.com/ • YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/user/teachers• Websites:• History channel  http://www.history.com/ • NASA https://www.nasa.gov/ • Discovery channel http://www.discovery.com/

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Future Me Reflection

https://www.futureme.org/

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Future Me Reflection• Take a moment and reflect on what we covered today. • Think to yourself or discuss with a neighbor what you would like to make happen in the next month• Go to https://www.futureme.org/ • Send yourself and Yanni a message to arrive one month from today

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Future Me Reflection• https://www.futureme.org/ • Include: at least two realiostic goals around integrating digital literacy you have for the next month• List the steps you will need to take to realize those goals• Identify people who can help you

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My Contact InformationNell Eckersley• NellE@lacnyc.org• @LACNYCNell•http://www.emergingtechforadulted.com/