Choose one of the tabbed boxes below to explore. Complete the activities you find in the tabs. The information on each tab will help you brainstorm ideas for developing learning experiences for your students! Remember to schedule time to meet with us so we can brainstorm and support you as you plan.
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Why is media-information literacy important? The brief presentation/activity below will help (turn up your device's volume):
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First, we will explore vocabulary associated with media-information literacy: MEDIA-INFORMATION LITERACY VOCAB (PPTX) Now, let's dive into an example to explore what conversations around media literacy might involve. Use the link to the document to view a video and share your responses to the questions posed in the document as you watch the video: |
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The presentation below explains strategies for embedding media-information literacy into your instruction: Make sure your speakers are on. If you cannot see the presentation below, use this link to open it in a new tab: MEDIA INFO LIT STRATEGIES (PPTX). Click PRESENT to view it full screen with the audio, or you can walk through the presentation and read the Notes for each slide with the transcript of what I explained. |
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Now, use the booklet from Ithaca College's Project Look Sharp to think about media literacy strategies you can use in your classroom: Booklet: 12 Basic Ways to Integrate Media Literacy and Critical Thinking into Any Curriculum (PDF) ACTIVITY: Please read through the ideas in the 12 Ways booklet and share the following in this document:
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What are the vocabulary words, concepts, skills, and knowledge that are unique to your workplace or discipline that you teach? As an Instructional Technology Strategist, the following are terms that I use in my position:
I could go through and sort these terms into groups. I need depth of knowledge in instructional practices, learning theories, instructional design, and methods of embedding digital technologies into teaching and learning (among other things). What terms and skills do you use in your role? What vocabulary, skills, concepts, expert tools, ideas, and principles are specific to your discipline? |
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Read this article: What are 21st-Century Skills?Take collaborative notes on this document to keep track of what you learn as you read in this collaborative document: COLLABORATIVE NOTES DOCUMENT (.DOCX) Use the directions in the collaborative document to help you complete the notes.
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Disciplinary Literacy: Skills & StrategiesThere are ways to help students improve discipline-specific literacy skills to support all learners: _____________________________________ 21st-Century Skills21st-century skills that are important in the workplace are just as important in the classroom. Now that you've read the article What are 21st-Century Skills? and taken notes, open the link below to contribute to the collaborative slide deck. The directions for contributing are on slide 2 of the presentation: ACTIVITY: 21st-Century Skills in the Classroom The examples you share should help you brainstorm ideas for your lesson series. |
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ACTIVITY: Compass Rose Collaboration Zoom MeetingIf you want to explore the 21st-century skill of COLLABORATION and how to make it work more effectively, you can opt to attend this interactive Date: 10/22/2021 Time:1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST Zoom link will be sent to participants' email as a calendar appointment |
Zoom meeting.