Literacy with Information and Communication Technology (ICT) @ St Mary’s Academy Cheryl Prokopanko Coordinator : Learning Support & Technology Manitoba Education, Citizenship & Youth

think What is literacy with ICT (LwICT)? Literacy with ICT is the ability to think critically, creatively, and ethically with Information and Communication Technology (ICT) http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/tech/lict/tell_me/critical.html

Who needs literacy with ICT? all learners all teachers parents citizens workers ME! http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/docs/parents/lict/index.html

Consequences of low literacy with ICT Every teacher is responsible for developing their students’ literacy with ICT LwICT does NOT ‘belong’ to the computer teacher Plagiarism, cyberbullying, fraud, identity theft, copyright infringement

Literacy Skills for the 21st Century ask the right questions (KWL) find & process information - evaluate information & sources create new information communicate information

ICT is more than just computers and keyboarding What is ICT ? Voicethread Blogs Wikis ICT is more than just computers and keyboarding

What is Literacy with Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)? Critical and Creative Thinking Ethics and Responsibility ICT Literacy

Critical and Creative Thinking What are critical and creative thinking ? Critical and Creative Thinking Critical and Creative Thinking Ethics and responsibility ICT literacy

Ethics and Responsibility Why are Ethics and Responsibility important? Our young citizens need to learn how to use ICT in a responsible and safe way, so they and our society won’t be at risk. Ethics and Responsibility Critical and Creative Thinking Ethics and responsibility ICT literacy

ICT Literacy What Is ICT Literacy? ICT Literacy, one component of Literacy with ICT, is the ability to demonstrate ICT skills. What Is ICT Literacy? ICT Literacy Critical and Creative Thinking Ethics and responsibility ICT literacy

Literacy with ICT Across the Continuum: A Developmental Continuum

Continuum built on 9 Big Ideas A Developmental Continuum Plan and Question Gather and Make Sense Produce to Show Understanding Communicate Continuum built on 9 Big Ideas Reflect Ethics and Responsibility Social Implications Collaboration Motivation and Confidence

A Developmental Continuum Cognitive Domain: First five Big Ideas focus on Critical and Creative thinking Plan and Question Gather and Make Sense Produce to Show Understanding Critical and Creative Thinking Communicate Reflect

Affective Domain: Four Big Ideas focus on Ethics and Responsibilities A Developmental Continuum Ethics and Responsibility Social Implications Collaboration Ethics and responsibility Motivation and Confidence

Horizontal Axis - Three Stages A Developmental Continuum Three stages of thinking that follow Bloom’s Taxonomy and Pearson and Gallagher’s “Gradual Release of Responsibility” Model of Explicit Instruction. Horizontal Axis - Three Stages

Web 1.0 Microsoft Read & download information Access information Websites – difficult to create and maintain Technical skills were important ICT tools are costly Students are the audience

Alec. “Typical Teacher Network.” Alec’s Public Gallery. 3 January 2007. http://picasaweb.google.com/greekmaninsask/OpenThinkingAlbum/photo#5015994209040719186

Warlick, David. "More on School 2 Warlick, David. "More on School 2.0." 2 Cent's Worth 27 February 2007 <http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/2007/02/27/more-on-school-20/>.

Web 2.0 Google Not about Windows vs Mac Read AND Write information Websites easy to create – Blogs/Wikis Technical skills are NOT important Bandwidth is costly Students HAVE an audience

Alec. “Networked Teacher. ” Alec’s Public Gallery. 3 January 2007

Warlick, David. "More on School 2 Warlick, David. "More on School 2.0." 2 Cent's Worth 27 February 2007 <http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/2007/02/27/more-on-school-20/>.

Get to Know Web 2.0 Blogs – Blogmeister Wiki – Wikispaces – MySpace, FaceBook – Social Networking Flickr – Photo Sharing YouTube – Video Sharing Social Bookmarking – Del.icio.us / Diigo RSS – News aggregator tool Google Docs – Collaborative Office Suite

Three Purposes of Assessment FOR Learning AS Learning OF Learning

Three Purposes of Assessment 1 FOR Learning Designed to give teachers information to modify and differentiate teaching Assessment is frequent, dynamic and responsive to student needs

Three Purposes of Assessment 2 AS Learning Process of developing and supporting metacognition Focuses on the role of the student as the critical connector between assessment and learning Students monitor their own learning

Three Purposes of Assessment 3 OF Learning Summative in nature Used to confirm what students know and can do Concerned with examining and summarizing the critical sample of evidence that will reflect achievement

in their own assessment. Strategies for Assessing and Communicating Learning Self-and Peer Assessment If assessment for and assessment as learning are to improve the quality of student’s work, then students must also be involved in their own assessment. Blogs

Assessment of Literacy with ICT

For more information check out the LwICT website http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/tech/lict/index.html