How to Assess Digital Literacy, particularly in an elementary classroom.

Times are changing

We are in the technological age and now that we know how to and are taught how to (as teachers) incorporate technology into the classroom a little bit....

it is important that the use of technology is not just used to motivate the students' participation...

...but to educate them on the new advances in technological education.

A student's critical thinking, with regards to digital literacy, involves a student thinking about how they are perceived online.

As well, a students' critical digital literacy considers exactly how that which they view and take part in online affects them, their lifestyles, their perspectives on the world, and the world's perspective on them.

Critical digital literacy takes responsibility, ability and maturity, which come from learning and thinking critically about the world around us.

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Teachers need to know the learning level that each of their students are at in any subject. Teachers learn this through evaluation, observation and assessment.

When teachers are aware of the learning level their student's are at, with regards to digital literacy, they can more effectively, efficiently, and equitably assess and evaluate.

Emphasize the importance of a digital reading mindset

online articles

books online

e-mails

Help students to manage digital distractions while reading and e-reading

downloading the online documents and then disconnecting the internet so as not not be distracted by... the internet, online advertisement and other online activities

social media

online advertisements

other online sites

online articles

online information

Don’t assume traditional reading skills transfer to digital reading

phonemic awareness

fluency

vocabulary

comprehension

But many traditional reading practices are still useful in a digital space

reading from life to right

scanning (for information)

Help students to develop reflective reading practices

linking information in the text with a conclusion

examining the effect their personal lives have on the meanings they create

arranging information in order to arrive at a desired conclusion

analyze how their conclusions are influenced by extra-textual factors

Think carefully about how you’ll employ digital reading in and out of the classroom

online articles

power points/google slideshows

Vary reading strategies according to reading purposes and environments

Discuss, model, and reinforce digital reading skills explicitly

Compare how Non-fiction writing and e-reading sometimes look the same and use the same elements

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