English in the New Context.

Grades 7 - 9

Module 1: Digital literacy

2023

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Issues

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Issues

What are the main issues raised by this module?

• What did you find most interesting?

• What would you like to know more about?
• What surprised you?
• What would you like to address in your classroom?
• What did you find difficult?
• What did you disagree with?

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Responses

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What are your opinions of these issues?

• Share what you discussed in your groups.

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Classroom practice

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Classroom practice

How can we deal with these issues in the classroom?

• Think about and share classroom activities and tips and suggestions that
could help other teachers.

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Discussion

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Discussion

Share your suggestions

• Make notes of any useful tips and activities you hear from other teachers.

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Action planning

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Action plans

Create your action plan

Coach:
Deadline:

• What were my main learning points from this module?

• What would I like to know more about?
• How will I find out more about this topic?
• How will I incorporate what I have learned into my teaching?

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Any questions

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Screenagers

• In what ways are your students ‘screenagers’?

• How is the use of technology impacting on:

• The way they study?

• The way they socialise with their peers?

• The skills they need for their future?

• What challenges do you face with trying to develop students digital literacies?

• How do you try to meet these challenges?

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The impact of new communication genre

Think about the development of new technologies such as video

conferencing, podcasts and online video.

• How have these technologies affected the way you communicate?

• How about your learners?

• How much time do your students spend with technology/paper?

• Should we be increasing or decreasing students’ screen time?

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Helping students

In unit 1, you read that one of the most important literacies, information literacy,
involves being able to:

• Find relevant information using a search engine

• Evaluate the quality and reliability of online information from different

sources on the web.

• However, research shows that teachers still aren't doing enough to help
learners develop their information literacy skills.

• How can you help your learners search more effectively?

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Activity types for digital literacy development

Which of these activity types from unit 3 do you think is best suited for use with
your students?
• crowd-sourcing information
• infographics for comprehension
• digital note-taking
• creating an audio news story
• creating an online comic strip
• creating a video learning journal
• creating a video dictionary
• developing reading skills online.

Which digital literacy skills would each one develop?

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Parents and digital literacy skills

• What role should parents have in the

development of students’ digital literacies?

• How could you get them involved?

• How could you persuade parents that digital

literacy skills are necessary for their children?

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