Digital Literacy Resources for your Classroom
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Our comprehensive Digital Learning Resource Center is packed with resources to help you bring your skills, your classroom and your school into the 21st century including:
Expert advice in our Media Center
Listen to award-winning digital literacy expert Dr. Detra Price-Dennis weigh-in on the hottest topics in digital literacy today.
Guides to classroom apps and more
Level-up your teaching practice with our comprehensive guides about the top apps K-8 educators are using in their classrooms right now and the best podcasts for educators.
An introductory lesson plan
Whether it’s a one-time lesson or the start of a new unit, our free Introduction to Digital Storytelling lesson plan is a great way to promote digital literacies in your classroom.
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Created by Dr. Detra Price-Dennis of Teachers College, Columbia University and Teach Away. This course provides educators with the knowledge, tools, resources and online digital literacy training that helps K-8 educators maximize student learning outcomes in the classroom.
Apps for digital literacy [Guide]
Feeling overwhelmed trying to choose apps to support what you’re doing in the classroom? Look no further! This quick guide was compiled by teachers, for teachers and has everything you need to know about the top apps K-8 educators are using in their classrooms right now and how you can be too.
How teachers can help their students spot fake news [Blog]
Fake news is a term that has become both ubiquitous and a matter of heated debate over the past year, particularly in politics (it was, in fact, named 2016’s word of the year). As we’ve seen first hand, fake news and manipulating information online, as a result, teaching media literacy skills has quickly become a top concern for K-12 educators. As students increasingly access news online from nontraditional sources, teachers are tasked with building the skills their students need to recognize bias in the media and verify what they read on their social media news feeds.
Preparing students for a digital future: How teachers can bring digital literacy into the classroom [Blog]
In the education world right now, everyone is talking about all things “digital” – digital natives, digital immigrants, digital curriculum, digital literacy, digital learning and teaching. It’s safe to say the digital world is here to stay and will continue to permeate every aspect of our lives, education being no exception.
Lesson Plan: introduction to storytelling [Guide]
Whether it’s a one time lesson or an eight-week module. This lesson plan gets you started on introducing media and digital literacy into your classroom.
Are you a digitally literate teacher? [Quiz]
As a teacher, there’s no better time than this school year to lead by example and act as a digital role model for your students. Curious about how your own digital literacy skills stack up? Take this short quiz to find out!
Getting started with digital literacy [Webinar]
Media literacy expert, Dr. Detra Price-Dennis takes us through an intro to media and digital literacy in the classroom.
Digital Skills vs. Digital Literacy: What’s the difference? [Blog]
As teachers, why do we need to worry about digital literacy if our students are already growing up surrounded by technology? While there’s no doubt that being adept at using digital tools and technologies is essential for everyone in the 21st century – teachers and students alike – possessing digital skills is not the same as being digitally literate.
8 of the best tech podcasts for teachers [Guide]
The genius of teacher podcasts is that they blend the practical advice you need to be better at your job, along with stories and advice from real educators, in an easily digestible format. And the best part? You can listen to them anywhere. We’ve rounded up eight of the best tech podcasts for teachers as selected by the team at Teach Away!
Why international schools are demanding digitally literate teachers [Blog]
The role of the international teacher in the 21st-century classroom is quickly evolving. If you’re an international teacher looking to stay ahead of the curve, you need to have a game plan up your sleeve. And there’s no better time than now to seek out professional development options to help you brush up on your teaching skills, specifically in the biggest area of growth in international education: digital literacy.
Why your school’s 1:1 initiative should include digital literacy training for your teachers [blog]
As the world moves further into the twenty-first century, school and district leaders are encountering mounting pressure to realign, rethink and reinvent traditional education practices at their schools in order to meet the needs of today’s students – those ubiquitous digital natives.
Created by Dr. Detra Price-Dennis of Teachers College, Columbia University and Teach Away. This course provides educators with the knowledge, tools, resources and online digital literacy training that helps K-8 educators maximize student learning outcomes in the classroom.
