[CASL-L] Digital Literacy curriculum

[Tracy Forstrom]

I, TOO, am a middle school LMS teaching a brand new 6th grade Media
Literacy class this year. Our classes run every other day for half of a
school year, leaving me approx. 45 days of instruction.  I have been
teaching digital citizenship to my students in recent weeks but need to
start planning for more of the information literacy skills that will be the
focus of our second quarter.

I’ve been using some of the same resources as others (Common Sense, The
News Literacy Project, etc.), but I’m overwhelmed by the sheer number of
topics that can be included in such a curriculum. Any suggestions,
resources, or ideas are most welcome!

Thanks,

Tracy Forstrom

LMS at Jockey Hollow Middle School
Monroe, CT



On Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 7:37 AM Catherine Ryan via CASL-L <casl-l at mylist.net>
wrote:

> I am interested and following this thread.
>
> I am currently teaching a Digital Literacy middle school course that I
> revised using resources from Common Sense and DigitalSkills.org. I named
> the course Digital Literacy as I agree media literacy, digital citizenship,
> internet safety, and information literacy are all subsets. I plan to
> "tweek" the course again this year from what I learn from The News Literacy
> Project, etc.
>
> I am happy to share. There are many files, so advice on how to do that
> would be appreciated.
>
> I look forward to brainstorming, collaborating, and support with this
> curriculum development.
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 23, 2024 at 7:02 PM Barbara Johnson <
> bajohnson at colchesterct.org> wrote:
>
>> Also working on definitions.
>>
>> I see digital literacy as an umbrella that media literacy, digital
>> citizenship, internet safety, and information literacy all fall under ...
>> But this topic will be covered at a 10/30 meeting.
>> I will keep you posted as the conversation develops.
>> B
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 6:57 PM Melissa Thom <melissa_thom at whps.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Any chance they will change/edit the title and refer to the curriculum
>>> as Information Literacy? I think it's important to include media literacy
>>> in any new curriculum being implemented/mandated by the state.
>>>
>>> I have started to use Checkology.
>>>
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>>> On Wed, Oct 23, 2024 at 4:25 PM Barbara Johnson <
>>> bajohnson at colchesterct.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The DOE and Commission for Educational Technology is working on model
>>>> curricular activities
>>>>
>>>> IF you have something your district is currently using, can you send me
>>>> the link?
>>>> We are looking to see what is already being used across the State.
>>>> Ty!
>>>> Barb
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