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

[Tracy Earnshaw]

I still have those standards in my files!


*Tracy Earnshaw*

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On Sat, Oct 26, 2024 at 8:26 PM CASL Vice President <
vicepresident at ctcasl.org> wrote:

> 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:
>
> 4 Wotton Lane
>
> 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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