Instructional Friday Focus: Digital Literacy

Happy Friday!   As we close out another week at Buffalo Grove HS, I am focused on the topic of digital literacy.

Teach and Learn with Passion!

Teaching and Learning Quotes: 

"It's not about technology, its about literacy!"  adapted from Angela Maiers during a workshop I attended yesterday.

Danielson Framework for Teaching reminder:

There are 4 domains, 22 components and 76 elements that are considered aspects of a teacher's responsibility as documented through empirical studies.  The 4 domains are:

1. Planning and Preparation

2. The Classroom Environment

3.  Instruction

4.  Professional Responsibilities

Looking at Domain 1: Planning and Preparation

1b: Demonstrating Knowledge of Students

Here's a peek at what "distinguished" looks like for 1b:

Teacher demonstrates thorough knowledge of students’ backgrounds, skills, and interests, and uses this knowledge to plan for individual student learning.

Strategy/Tool to Try: (thanks to ITF Jeff Vlk)

Works on the iPad too for those limited on space. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhxazQ2wn6Q&feature=youtu.be

Instructional Focus: Digital Literacy  - ways for students to join the 1% that creates content on the web every day! 

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/ten-digital-literacy-resources-teachers.shtml

http://www.thrively.com/classroom?referrer=https://www.google.com/

http://nepris.com/

The Daily Create: http://daily.ds106.us/about/

Keep up the great work, Bison!  Happy Friday!