Find out more about JCS at How can we help our ‘digital natives’ navigate the online world safely and successfully to improve their learning? Joyce Martin Director, JCS Online Resources

Find out more about JCS at “...many young people are not careful, discerning users of the internet. They are unable to find the information they are looking for or trust the first thing they do. They do not apply fact checks to the information they find. They are unable to recognise bias and propaganda and will not go to a varied number of sources.” ‘Truth, lies and the internet, a report into young people’s digital fluency’, Demos, September 2011 Findings from Demos…

Find out more about JCS at “The internet allows children to learn, discover different points of view and stay connected with friends and family. But these digital natives still need help to develop the know-how they need to navigate the online world.” James Thickett, Director of Research, Ofcom (November 2015) Ofcom… Is this only applicable to ‘children’?

Find out more about JCS at Need for “critical understanding” and digital “know-how”… “’Critical understanding’ is a way of describing the skills and knowledge children need to understand, question and manage their media environment. This is important if they are to get the benefits it has to offer, and avoid the risks.” Ofcom, 28 November 2015 Ofcom again…

Find out more about JCS at “…digital literacy must be given the same level of importance as numeracy and literacy” “…general digital skills must integrate within all the technical and professional routes to employment”. Skills Funding Agency, Review of publicly funded digital skills qualifications, February 2016 And the Skills Funding Agency…

Find out more about JCS at ‘Knowing when and why you need information, where to find it, how to evaluate it, use and communicate in an ethical manner.’ (Cilip) Information literacy… “Identifying, assessing, retrieving, evaluating, adapting, organising and communicating information within an iterative context of review and reflection.” (Jisc Collections)

Find out more about JCS at Duncan Grey (“Getting the buggers to find out”) identified 20 main skills which make up information literacy Questions | Defining the task | Making decisions | Brainstorming |Problem solving | Identifying sources | Locating sources | Selecting sources | Finding information within sources | Reading for meaning | Skimming and scanning | Evaluating material | Note-taking | Sorting and arranging | Developing ideas | Presenting findings | Writing clearly | Rhetoric | Citing sources | Evaluation and review

Find out more about JCS at Digital literacy…"the ‘savvyness’ that allows young people to participate meaningfully and safely as digital technology becomes ever more pervasive in society.“ (FutureLab 2010 Digital Literacy Across the Curriculum)FutureLab 2010 Digital Literacy Across the Curriculum “Digital literacy includes the ability to find and use information (‘information literacy’) but goes beyond this to encompass communication, collaboration and teamwork, social awareness in the digital environment, understanding of e-safety and creation of new information. Both digital and information literacy are underpinned by critical thinking and evaluation.” The Open University Digital literacy & digital participation…

Find out more about JCS at Digital literacy needs to be taught within a subject context. It is important to involve teachers or different disciplines and make sure that digital literacy is integrated into their curricula. Digital literacy for science or hospitality will be different in the arts and humanities, and in beauty therapy. Dr Jane Secker, Copyright and Digital Literacy Advisor, LSE

Find out more about JCS at Digital literacy is not a set of skills which students can learn and then they are ‘done’; digital literacy is continuously evolving and therefore learning also continues. Digital literacy is also about discernment and scepticism about online information. Students need to think critically about what they find on the web. Dr Jane Secker, Copyright and Digital Literacy Advisor, LSE

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Plagiarism…!

Study skills Information Literacy Media Literacy Digital Literacy Find, select, assess Organise & process Search skills Critical use of non-textual communication formats Critical skills Ethics E-safety Computer (technology) literacy Functional skills Create/ design Communication & collaboration – social awareness Assess, analyse, evaluate Knowledge & use of digital tools Awareness of own digital identity Referencing

Find out more about JCS at Group discussion… Quick brainstorm in groups to: 1.Identify 6 key skills needed to enable your students to become more digitally literate. 2.Come up with 3 things you could do ‘tomorrow’ to start getting digital literacy embedded within college and rated as highly as numeracy and literacy. 3.Who will you involve?

Find out more about JCS at New Forest School has a digital literacy curriculum and ethos that underpins the whole school curriculum. “With the rapid pace of technological developments and students now being classed as ‘digital’ natives, it is vital that they develop the skills, knowledge and understanding of appropriate behaviours when making use of the vast array of technology at their disposal.”

Find out more about JCS at Check out the Open University: “Skills for life: Being digital” Collection of short, easy to follow activities. Covering skills we all need to be effective online, whether it’s searching efficiently, critically evaluating information, communicating and sharing online, or selecting the right online tool for your needs. “Skills for life: Being digital”

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