Abstract

To be digitally literate, an individual must be able to effectively make and share meaning in different modes and formats, effectively create, collaborate, and communicate in digital environments, and understand how and when technology can support these processes. However, K-5 teachers lack resources that adequately support their digital literacy instructional efforts. To overcome these challenges, we introduce novel digital literacy instructional website that leverages the popularity of one of the world’s most well-known and beloved cartoon characters to deliver an age-appropriate, standards-based, cross-curricular digital literacy curriculum. A user experience and content study found that teachers offered overwhelmingly positive feedback regarding the content and pedagogical approach used to develop these novel resources.

Citation

Palilonis, J. & Watt, T. (2019). Professor Garfield’s 21st Century Digital Literacy Project: Supporting K-5 Teachers in their Digital Literacy Instructional Efforts. In G. Marks (Ed.), Proceedings of International Journal on E-Learning 2019 (pp. 395-412). Waynesville, NC USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 31, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/185269/.

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