1. Should schools adopt
Educational Technology?
March 25, 2013

2. Content
1. Digital Literacy
2. BC Ministry of Education:
Digital Literacy Standards
3. Social Media Practice in
Primary Schools.
4. Use of Social Media & Tech. in
Universities
5. Tweets

3. QUESTION 1
WHAT IS DIGITAL LITERACY?

4. Digital Literacy
Digital Literacy is “the interest, attitude
and ability of individuals to
appropriately use digital technology
and communication tools to
access, manage, integrate, analyze
and evaluate information, construct
new knowledge, create and
communicate with others in order to
participate effectively in society”.
– BC Ministry of Education

5. Content
1. Digital Literacy
2. BC Ministry of Education:
Digital Literacy Standards
3. Social Media Practice in
Primary Schools.
4. Use of Social Media & Tech. in
Universities
5. Tweets

6. DIGITAL LITERACY
STANDARDS

9. Question 2: If you were to draft a
standard, what would you include?

11. Content
1. Digital Literacy
2. BC Ministry of Education:
Digital Literacy Standards
3. Social Media Practice in
Primary Schools
4. Use of Social Media & Tech. in
Universities
5. Tweets

12. Digital literacy: Social Media
Practice in Primary Schools

13. West Van students learn to navigate
social media through ‘digital literacy’
programs – THE VANCOUVER SUN

14. Question 3: Are you in favour of this
program? Why or why not?

15. Content
1. Digital Literacy
2. BC Ministry of Education:
Digital Literacy Standards
3. Social Media Practice in
Primary Schools.
4. Use of Social Media & Tech.
in Universities
5. Tweets

16. UC Berkeley: Professors, students
question usefulness of technology in
classroom- The Daily Californian

17. Professors use Twitter to enhance
class discussion – The Daily
Californian

18. QUESTION 4:
Do you think we should employ Twitter
for our class discussions?

19. Content
1. Digital Literacy
2. BC Ministry of Education:
Digital Literacy Standards
3. Social Media Practice in
Primary Schools.
4. Use of Social Media & Tech. in
Universities
5. Tweets

20. Wesley Fryer, Ph.D.@wfryer23h
iReading: The Dos and Don’ts of Teaching Digital
Literacy
http://wfryer.me/30o by @CommonSenseNews #fb
Technology Education@TechnologyEd6 Mar 10
RT @egfi: Fourth grade students in Glen
Rock, NJ learn product design and innovation
for improving lives... http://cot.ag/aIpOa4

21. Last Question of the Day
QUESTION 5: Does education
technology have significant effects on
students’ academic performances?

22. Thank you!