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Learning Strand 6
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP
May 2019
The foregoing is the Curriculum Guide for Learning strand 6 (Digital Citizenship) under the ALS K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum. This was
developed to address the learning needs of the ALS learners based on the imperatives of the emerging digital world.
This material will serve as the source/guide of the ALS teachers on the theoretical content, performance standards, and competencies in
developing session guides in preparing a structured/semi-structured learning interventions for this particular learning strand.
As a learning resource, this will also be used by the ALS teachers to check the scope and sequences of all the competencies taken, completed,
or yet to comply based on the RPL Form 4 checklist. Learners might have acquired meaningful experiences and skills, therefore it is the role of the ALS
teachers to identify the competencies with the agreement of the learners based on their preferred learning goals on what competencies are still and
could be developed, strengthened, and improved.
Learners with mastery of the competencies in this learning strand are expected to have acquired digital citizenship that will help them improve
their lives, family, community, and country as a whole.
Twenty-first-century Philippine society is replete with myriad rapidly changing information and communication technologies (ICTs). The ways people
plan, develop, implement, and communicate ideas and knowledge have been transformed as computers, the internet, social media, and mobile devices have
become increasingly pervasive. To adapt to these changes, Filipinos need to develop a whole new range of ICT-related skills to be effective citizens in an
increasingly digital world. This Learning Strand addresses the needs of ALS learners to develop basic skills in ICT use and digital literacy. Accordingly, a new
Learning Strand has been added to the ALS Curriculum focused on “Digital Citizenship” for 21st-century Filipino citizens. This Learning Strand seeks to help
equip ALS learners with critical knowledge, skills, and values to be able to live and work effectively as part of the digital universe.
Digital Citizen is someone who develops the skills and knowledge to effectively use the internet and other digital technology, especially in order to
participate responsibly in social and civic activities. (Collins Dictionary).
Digital Citizenship is the continuously developing norms of appropriate, responsible and empowered technology use. (Ribble & Park. The Digitall
Citizenship Handbook for School Leaders, 2019).
Digital Literacy is the ability to define, access, manage, integrate, communicate, evaluate and create information safely and appropriately through
digital technologies and networked devices for participation in economic and social life. (Digital Literacy and Beyond, UNESCO 2018).
The schematic diagram shows that the overall goal of this Learning Strand is to produce 21st-century digital citizens who are confident in using ICT
and digital tools in a responsible and ethical manner. Digital Citizenship is needed to achieve this goal. Digital Citizenship is the capacity of every ALS learner
to safely and responsibly generate, apply, and share digital information in multiple formats from a wide range of sources using computers or mobile devices.
To achieve digital citizenship, ALS learners need both ICT-related knowledge and skills, and the ability to integrate such skills and knowledge across
the competencies listed in the other five Learning Strands of the ALS curriculum. This is the application part where the learners utilize their digital knowledge
and skills as tools to communicate with others and solve problems in daily life. Each of the other five Learning Strands will thus go hand in hand with Learning
Strand 6.
The learning competencies and skills in this Learning Strand are sequenced from the simplest to the most complex and based on the content standards.
Leveling of the learning competencies will start at Lower Elementary up to Advanced Junior High School.
Here is a sample of digital citizenship Integration across the competencies of other Learning Strands
Example 1: LS 1 (Speaking): PSB 32. Make and prepare for an oral presentation.
LS 6: PSA 2. Compare the experiences of people using technology in the 21st century to those who lived in the 20th century.
Example 2: LS 4: PSA 4.1.2. Cite examples of situations or occasions in which self-discipline could or should be practiced.
LS 6: PSF 3. Practice respectful conduct when using the internet.
Example 3: LS 2 (Scientific Thinking): PSB 8.6.1 Make a simple project proposal to address one prevalent problem.
LS 6: PSC 3.2. (Word Processing) Make use of formatting in paragraphs.
ICT integration goes beyond merely using computer hardware and software as communication and information management tools. It also includes
empowering ALS learners to explore the potentials offered by mobile devices, social media, and other digital media in order to navigate the digital world. This
journey as 21st-century digital citizens requires such learners to be practicing sound digital ethics and values so that ICT and other digital tools are used
responsibly and safely amid rapid technological changes. This includes guarding against potential risks and threats found in the digital world, and maximizing
the opportunities and potentials of ICT and other digital technologies as tools for personal and professional development and improving one’s quality of life as a
21st-century digital citizen.
In addition to the demonstration of mastery of skills completed under the elementary level of Learning Strand Six (LS6) Digital Citizenship, the ALS
learners in the JHS level shall go through the exploratory stage as well as the specialization stage comparable to the Grade 7 to 8 and Grade 9 to 10, respectively
of the formal K to 12 program for JHS.
Competencies included in the specialization under the ICT component of the TVL Track for the formal K to 12 for JHS shall be the basis and/or reference
to be used for the JHS ALS learners.
All ALS learners, at the end of their JHS program shall complete at least one (1) TVL Track - ICT specialization leading to the acquisition of occupational
skill and National Certificate (NC I).
Note:
There are competencies in Learning Strand 6 that are not found in the formal K to 12. These competencies were lifted from the ASL e-Skwela Modules.
LS6DC-DC-PSA-
5 Describe the computer and its characteristics √
LE-5
● desktop computer
● gaming consoles
● sound & navigation of a car
LS6DC-DC-PSA-LE-
7 ● netbook √
7
● laptop/notebook
● PDA (personal digital assistant)
● tablet PCs
● mobile tablets/iPad
● smartphones
● calculators
LS6DC-DC-PSA-LE-
8 Identify the parts of a desktop computer √
8
*Spreadsheets
Make use of the spreadsheet application to EPP4IE-0g-14 LS6DC-DA/S-PSC-
1 √ √
generate different documents EPP5HE-0h-21 AE/LJHS -1
Demonstrate how to open/close a spreadsheet LS6DC-DA/S-PSC-
1.1 √ √
application AE/LJHS -1.1
LS6DC-DA/S-PSC-
1.7 Use available HELP functions √ √ √
AE/LJHS/AJHS-1.7
Distinguish the different uses of LS6DC-DA/S-PSC-
1.8 √ √ √
magnification/zoom tools AE/LJHS/AJHS-1.8
Determine the use of the different toolbars:
● display
LS6DC-DA/S-PSC-
1.9 ● hide built-in toolbars √ √ √
● restore AE/LJHS/AJHS-1.9
● minimize the ribbon
*Presentation Software
F7E-IIIh-i-9
F8EP-IIa-b-8
Make use of the World Wide Web (www) to EN10SS-IVb-1.7 LS6DC-DS-PSD-
4 √ √ √
search for information F10EP-Ia-b-28 AE/LJHS/AJHS-4
F10EP-If-g-29
CS-ICT11/12-ICTPT-Ia
Communication
● email
● chat
● discussion forums
● group sites (e-groups, mailing lists) EPP4IE -0c-5
● social networking sites (e.g., Facebook,
CS_ICT11/12-
Twitter, Instagram)
ICTPT-Ia-
Educational LS6DC-DS-PSD-
6 F5PU-IIh-2.9
● blogs √ √ √
AE/LJHS/AJHS-6
● wikis
● online test/quiz EPP5IE-0g-17
● online survey
● E-books/online books TLEIE6-0h-14
● video on demand (e.g., YouTube)
● podcast
● audio/video CDs
● digital encyclopaedia (e.g., Encarta)
● digital games
● “Intel Teach” educational tools
● electronic gradebooks
● interactive maps
LS6DC-DD-PSE-
6 Practice safe and ethical use of mobile devices √ √ √
AE/LJHS/AJHS-6
CODE LEGEND
LEGEND SAMPLE
First Entry Learning Strand Learning Strand 6 Digital Citizenship LS6DC
Digital Applications
Content Standard *Word Processing DA/WP
Performance Standard Performance Standard PSC
Uppercase Letter/s Elementary Level (Advanced)/
Level Junior High School/ AE/LJHS/AJHS
Senior High School