Following on from this post, where we ask what digital literacy actually is, we next look at how we actually integrate digital literacy in the classroom. How can we promote digital literacy in the classroom? As discussed, the skills of digital literacy are tough to pin down precisely, but we […]
A recent twitter conversation on the #primedchat was discussing Digital Literacy alongside reading and writing skills. During this chat it occurred to me that some were confusing the notion of ‘Digital Literacy’ with that of using edtech for ‘ordinary’ literacy. I thought a discussion around what Digital Literacy actually is […]
Recent posts about development plans (like this one) has made me think about mine. As part of ours, a digital strategy is key. Some thoughts on long term digital strategy: It’s impossible to plan too far in advance, a 3 yr development is not really a long time, but lately […]
This question is asked with increasing frequency as more and more schools begin to get to grips with the new curriculum. The emphasis on understanding algorithms, creating and then debugging these creations, has opened up a whole new conversation about why we are asking all children to understand these concepts. […]
Does reading on a screen require different skills to reading on paper? I have been thinking about this as part of our rethink of the curriculum, mainly because of recent news articles which suggested that iPads and other tech in the classroom might interfere with the concentration span of pupils (no […]
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