Friday, January 26, 2018

Digital Fluency PLD 2018 by Lynne Thomas


Learning in a changing world



“Digital technologies change the way students learn, the way teachers teach, and where and when learning takes place.”



  • Review: why do we need to transform the way we teach and learn?…...and use digital technologies


  • How can we use digital technologies effectively and appropriately to support learners’ learning.
  • What is digital fluency?


  • What: Explore some digital tools for learning



Developing a hunch

Scanning, Focusing - what knowledge and skills do my students need

Developing a hunch - My learners are reluctant writers who tell me they have nothing to write about (ideas/words). I wonder if the use of digital technologies in the writing programme can motivate and transform the  learning
New Learning - strategies
  • Picture prompts / visual clues
  • Recording ideas and then writing
  • Providing sentence starters
  • Vocabulary development
  • Brainstorming
  • New Learning (digital technologies)
  • Story Bird, Piclits, Puppet pals
  • Sock puppets, Vocaroo, Educreation
  • Telescopic text, Google docs, Sock puppets
  • Literacy shed, Sunshine online, Wordle
  • Popplet, Padlet
  • Taking action
  • What can we do differently to make enough of a difference?
  • Checking
  • Continual - small changes