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Publication Date: 2019-Oct
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Professor Garfield's 21st Century Digital Literacy Project: Supporting K-5 Teachers in Their Digital Literacy Instructional Efforts
Palilonis, Jennifer; Watt, Tiffany
International Journal on E-Learning, v18 n4 p395-412 Oct 2019
To be digitally literate, an individual must be able to effectively make and share meaning in different modes and formats, effectively create, collaborate, and communicate in digital environments, and understand how and when technology can support these processes. However, K-5 teachers lack resources that adequately support their digital literacy instructional efforts. To overcome these challenges, we introduce novel digital literacy instructional website that leverages the popularity of one of the world's most well-known and beloved cartoon characters to deliver an age-appropriate, standards-based, cross-curricular digital literacy curriculum. A user experience and content study found that teachers offered overwhelmingly positive feedback regarding the content and pedagogical approach used to develop these novel resources.
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Technology Integration, Curriculum Design, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Web Sites, Open Educational Resources, Instructional Materials, Interdisciplinary Approach, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Technological Literacy, Usability, Learning Activities, Lesson Plans
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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