[CASL-L] [EXTERNAL] Re: Digital Literacy curriculum

[CASL Vice President]

Hi Everyone,

Way back in 2007, when I was at Litchfield High School (which was grades 7
- 12 at the time), the elementary LMS, intermediate LMS, and I wrote
curriculum for each of our schools based on CT's Information & Technology
Literacy standards. I wrote the curriculum for grades 7 & 8. It was called
ITL, for short.

~Val DiLorenzo
Vice President & 2024 CASL Conference Co-Chair
CT Association of School Librarians

Connecticut Association of School Librarians' Organization Address:

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Burlington, CT 06013


On Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 10:51 AM Pia Ledina via CASL-L <casl-l at mylist.net>
wrote:

> Tracy, it looks as if a few of us are going to try to get together to work
> on this... Everyone, if you are interested in this topic, add your info to
> this google spreadsheet
> <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bxO5xuUmpOTH1htP_wx7kgYKG0JJt7yWWV5720KrgC4/edit?usp=sharing>
> (i.e., contact info and best time to get together) so we can plan!
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 10:26 AM Tracy Forstrom <tracyforstrom at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>> Melissa
>>>>>
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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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