Technology and Digital Literacy

Technology and Digital Literacy Resources

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Professional Development Resources

Applied Digital Skills with Google
Collect Ed NY
Connected Educators project
DigitalLearn.org: Tools and Resources for Teachers
EdTech Center at World Education
Emerging Technology for Adult Education
Flipped Learning and Adult Education
KQED Teach online professional development courses on using media
LINCS ESL Pro Integrating Digital Literacy into English Language Instruction (Free)
LINCS Integrating Technology online course (Free)
TeacherThought
Transforming Distance Learning Course from EdTech Center at World Education
Tyton Partners Report "Learning For Life: The Opportunity For Technology To Transform Adult Education"
Building a Weebly Website
Web Literacy with Mozilla
Using Infographics in Education

Digital Skills Assessments

Northstar Basic Computer Skills Assessment

Tools to Practice Digital Literacy Skills

Applied Digital Skills with Google
DigitalLearn.org
- Use a computer to do almost anything! (for Learners)
- Tools and Resources for Teachers
GCF Learn Free basic skills:
- Copying and pasting
- Common internet layouts
- Common internet vocabulary
Keyboarding: http://www.typingweb.com/
Navigating with a mouse: Mouse Skills Senior Net
Reading on a screen: Newsela; BeeLine Reader
Reading informational texts on a screen: Library of Congress
Reading & following directions lesson
TASC Online Tools Training Computer Based Test Tutorial (Chrome Browser Only)
Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy and Learning Digital Literacy Toolkit
Gmail Accounts https://mail.google.com/
Google Drive https://drive.google.com
PaperLi http://paper.li/
DropBox https://www.dropbox.com/en/
Weebly http://www.weebly.com/
Padlet http://padlet.com/

Integrating Technology in Adult ESOL Instruction

Internet and Computer Skills Survey (David Rosen)
Mobile Phone Skills Survey (David Rosen)
Northstar Learning Guide: Contains instructional materials designed to help learners build the basic computer skills defined by the Northstar Digital Literacy Assessments
Newsela
BeeLine Reader
Cell Ed
Computer Literacy Instructional Resources Minnesota Literacy
Evaluating Information on the Web
GCF Learns Free Microsoft Software Skills Tutorials
Internet 101
Keyboard skills Sense Lang
Mouse Skills Senior Net
USA Learns
Our Google Folder

Digital Literacy

WIOA Definition: "The skills associated with using technology to enable users to find, evaluate, organize, create, and communicate information.”

THE SKILLS THAT MATTER in Adult Education Issue Brief: Digital Literacy

Defining Digital Literacy Wakelet: A collection of standards documents, frameworks, curricula, reports, and more aimed at helping define "Digital Literacy" for life, learning, and work. Developed as part of the Digital US initiative.

Digital Literacy: Consume, Create, Curate!

The U. S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), Division of Adult Education and Literacy (DAEL) funds digital literacy initiatives (LINCS)

Digital Navigators

National Digital Inclusion Alliance Digital Navigator Model

Digital Us Digital Navigators: Connect to Opportunity

Distance Teaching & Learning

Teaching during the Pandemic

Transforming Distance Learning Course from EdTech Center at World Education

Technology for Classroom and Group Management

Online Magazines