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
• ​Digital Resilience in the American Workforce (DRAW)
• EdTech Center at World Education
• EdTech Integration Strategy Toolkit
• 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 & Frameworks

• DigitalLearn Tech Skills Checklist
• LAC's Google Workspace Certification Skills Checklist​
  
• List of Digital Literacy Frameworks, Definitions, and Standards (DRAW) 

• Northstar Basic Computer Skills Assessment
• Seattle Digital Equity Initiative Digital Skill Sets for Diverse Users

​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
• Digital Skills Library EdTech Center at World Ed 
• GCF Learn Free basic skills: ​
  • ​Copying and pasting
  • Common internet layouts
  • Common internet vocabulary 
• Keyboarding: http://www.typingweb.com/
• Learn My Way (UK) https://makeitclick.learnmyway.com/directory
• 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
• WISC-Online Basic Computer Skills MOOC  https://www.wisc-online.com/courses/computerskills

Digital Applications for Applied Instruction

• Desmos https://www.desmos.com/​
  
• DropBox https://www.dropbox.com/en/
• Flip https://info.flip.com/en-us.html​
• Gmail Accounts https://mail.google.com/
• Google Docs https://docs.google.com/
  
• Google Drive https://drive.google.com
• Google Forms https://forms.google.com/
  
• Google Keep https://keep.google.com/
  
• Google Sheets https://sheets.google.com/
  
• Google Slides https://slides.google.com/
  
• Jamboard https://jamboard.google.com/
  
• Padlet  http://padlet.com/ 
• PaperLi http://paper.li/
  
• Quizlet  https://quizlet.com/​
• Wakelet https://wakelet.com/​
• Weebly http://www.weebly.com/
• WhatsApp https://www.whatsapp.com/
  

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Integrating Technology in Adult ESOL Instruction

• BeeLine Reader
• Cell Ed
• Computer Literacy Instructional Resources Minnesota Literacy
• EdReady an adaptive math and English learning platform that personalizes a student’s path to subject mastery.
• Evaluating Information on the Web
• GCF Learns Free Microsoft Software Skills Tutorials
• HippoCampus for Adult Education Open Educations Resources (OERs) for adult Education
• Internet 101
• Internet and Computer Skills Survey (David Rosen)
• Keyboard skills Sense Lang
• 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
• Mouse Skills Senior Net
• Newsela
• USA Learns  Online ESOL lessons (now Mobile friendly)
• WeSpeak NYC
• Our Google Folder  ​

Digital Literacy

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

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

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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.

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Supporting Quality Instruction: Building Teacher Capacity as Instructional Designers (from Forum: Online Learning, Technology Integration, and Digital Literacy)

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Google Club

Join our Google Club!
We meet via Zoom on the 4th Wednesday of the month from 4pm to 5:30 to review Google applications and share what we have learned.  See our Blog of past meetings.  Contact Nell Eckersley [email protected] to get on the Google Club mailing list.

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Digital Literacy: Consume, Create, Curate!

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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)

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Digital Navigators

National Digital Inclusion Alliance Digital Navigator Model

DigitalUS Digital Navigators: Connect to Opportunity

• Digital Navigator Resource Hub
• Digital Navigator Playbook

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Distance Teaching & Learning

Teaching during the Pandemic

Transforming Distance Learning Course from EdTech Center at World Education

EdTech Center Distance Ed Strategy Sessions

​Technology for Classroom and Group Management

​Online Magazines

• Adult Education and Technology 
• Mobile Learning for Adult Education
• STEM in Adult Education