Digitally Literate means...

The name of our course is Digital Technology Literacy aka Diggitech. During the Quarterly Assessment we asked students to explain what it means to be digitally literate.

Ben said...

Being Digitally Literate means several things. The first thing is that the person knows the search terms and names for internet persons, like Data Aggregators, and filter bubbles. It also means that a person knows the laws and rules of the internet, like copyright and other means. Finally, what it means to be Digitally Literate is to know whether or not a website is safe, and reliable for research and information and to know that the internet isn't safe overall for much personal activity.

Brianna said...

Being digitally literate means to know how to properly use the internet to do research and searches. It also means to have discretion online. This means having a good digital reputation, practicing your due diligence, and creating a good cyber self in general. Do not do what you would not want others to do to you. For example, if you did not want somebody to hack into you Facebook account, do not go hack into somebody else's account. Another example of having a good sense of digital literacy is knowing how to use your tools to do research. It is knowing how to bookmark and highlight using apps such as Digo. Digital Literacy is knowing how to use online databases such as EBSCO and Gale.

Matt said...
To be digitally literate means to be able to use your computer, your phone, the internet, and all other electronic devices responsibly and purposefully. You should know all of the proper terminology associated with digital literacy. On top of that you should actively practice good Cyber Etiquette, due diligence, and respectful behaviors towards other online users.

Rob said...
When we say someone is digitally Literate. Do we mean that they can read digital information like a book. Or do we mean that they understand technology for what it is today. The Definition that if found in a question was that Digital literacy is "the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills". So Digital Literacy is the ability to use Technology as well as the internet to search for, evaluate, create  and communicate information. Requiring that you both think and know how to use said technology.

Online Privacy is an Oxymoron

Our class looked at the misconception of many adults and teenagers that what one does online is private once the privacy settings are adjusted. We read excepts from Lori Andrew's I know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did and Eli Priser's The Filer Bubble and examined Exif data on photos. As part of the Unit evaluation we asked students to explain why Online Privacy is an Oxymoron...

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Rob says...
Online privacy is an oxymoron because nothing we post online is private and once it is online it is there forever you Once information about you is on the internet it is near impossible to get  the information off the internet. If an embarrassing picture of you from when you were in college is posted online by a so called friend and they tag you in it. Even though your profile may be private If you are applying for a job you could not get that job as a result of web lining. When the employer does a background check on you they are allowed to check your social networking profiles without any permission because there are no laws to protect the consumer. 

Emily says...

There is no such thing as online privacy. Everything you put online is public in some form. All privacy security options CAN be hacked and wherever you enter information on a website than someone else does see it whether its the person who created the website or someone else who is a product of the website as well.

If you enter in your Facebook profile that you're favorite book is Harry Potter, despite the privacy setting, Facebook still suggests pages for you to like or posts ads on your newsfeed because it knows you're information and its not private. No matter what your privacy is, Facebook knows your favorite book is Harry Potter because you told it.

21st Century Research

We began the course by giving students the Final Project. The idea was that all the skills and tools we taught would be taught through the content of the final project.

At the beginning of our 21st Century Research Unit, we asked students to screencast themselves searching as a baseline of skill. We used 21st Century Information Fluency to create a "Search" pre-assessment. At the end of the unit we asked students to teach someone how to do 21st century research based on what they had learned during the unit.

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Brianna struggles as many students do by not planning their search query and simply typing the whole question into search engine. 

http://www.screencast.com/users/bri090/folders/Default/media/2d46c383-f411-44cb-9741-e2ce6bc237ba 

Megan who successfully completed the Search Pre-Assessment in 4.30 mins, provides the best strategies for successful 21st century research. 

http://www.screencast.com/users/MPerry14/folders/Default/media/68629783-29ac-410f-8241-b1a9ed71734d

Is My Cyber-Self a Reflection of My Real-Self?

This lesson gets student's unnerved. As part of our Digital Citizenship Unit, we explore the concept of Digital Reputation, and it's easy to give opinions about other's online habits, but once we ask students to explore their own digital reputation, the class gets tense. We ask students to gather up all their social networking posts for the last month (Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Vine, etc.)  this represents their cyber-selves. Then we ask them to ask their parents, siblings, three friends and one teacher/coach to each give three words to describe them, this represents their real-selves. Then we ask them to use Wordle to create two word clouds, one for each side of them. They then analyze the word clouds and reflect: 
 
Is my cyber-self a reflection of my real self?

Alana Doesn't think so...

Real Self:

Cyber self 

Is my cyber self a true reflection of my real self?

I think that my cyber self is not a complete true reflection to my real self. I think that because some of the things that are posted on social media websites are not how i really am. My cyber self does things that aren’t as thought out sometimes and don’t reflect how I truly am. However, I am nice to pretty much everyone on social media just like how i am in person. Therefore, my cyber self is a true reflection to my real self to a certain extent. However, I think that at times some of the things that are posted on my facebook, twitter, tumblr, etc are not how i really am in person. For example, if someone only knew me through social media and had a conversation with me, i think that they would be surprised how different I am from how I am on social media. They would be surprised in how energetic and friendly i actually am, in person rather than on different social media sites.

Rob thinks so...

Realself:.

Cyber self:

Is my cyber self a true reflection of my real self?

I believe that my Cyber self is a true reflection of my real self. I don’t do a lot of social networking or social media so when i do do social networking it is usually only for stuff that is important in my life. It also might be something that is important to me. I don’t act any different when im online then when im offline. I don't tolerate people harassing other people whether it is online or if it is offline. I will stand up for my beliefs and defend them. I argue with others online the same way i argue offline. I also make friends online. I believe that you should act no different online than you do offline. You should give people the same amount of respect and decency that you extend to them offline.