This document discusses the concept of a "Networked Practitioner" and the digital literacies needed to thrive online. It identifies 5 key digital literacies as attention, critical consumption, participation, sharing, and collaboration. It also emphasizes the importance of having a Personal Learning Network (PLN) and being aware of how to expand, tweak, and filter one's network. The basic functions of social media that help one become a networked practitioner are identified as creating a profile, finding and connecting with friends, sharing content, forming groups, and communicating.
7. 5 digital literacies
• Attention
- to our intention
- ability to focus on one thing
- metacognition
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Critical consumption - Crap detection
Participation
Sharing builds intelligence but also builds
good faith within a communituy
Collaboration
Network awareness
- Awareness of your PLN
- Expand it, tweak it, filter
Howard Rheingold – NetSmart
8. Basic functions of a
social media tool
Label
artefacts
Create profile
Find friends
and
conversation
Share
artefacts
Connect with
friends
Form groups
or hubs
Communicate
Both digital life and real life are now one – mobile has made it easier to always be connected
Social Networking has provided us to be able to be connected to wider global networks – CurrentRelevantGlobal - able to participate in conversations with experts, professionals around the worldConnected educator – not limited to silos
Feel overwhelmed Not sure when to use which tool
NetsmartHoward RheingoldAttentionParticipationCollaborationCritical literacies – crap dectectorNetwork smartsKnowing how to find, participate in and grow your own network
Connect w friends – self efficacy Almost all sm has there features/functionsStarting a conversation – join in when ready and then rejoin later and continue (like a staffroom, don’t always have to be there)
Discuss diagram
Digital natives – digital immigrants
Stats – discuss developing a digital profile – digital portfolio
Show egs of how teachers Are using fb w class and w eachother
Professional social networking siteGives u tools to find jobs, hire employees, promote ur businessProfile acts as an online resumeExpands networks, upload resume, recommendations, search and apply for jobs, create groups/networks