{"id":16930,"date":"2022-12-20T16:51:53","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T16:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/?p=16930"},"modified":"2023-07-20T16:27:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T15:27:00","slug":"learning-with-digital-learner-digital-literacy-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2022\/12\/20\/learning-with-digital-learner-digital-literacy-theme\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning with Digital &#8211; learner digital literacy theme"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"builder-section-text_11\" class=\"builder-section-first builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-2 layout-4\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This page outlines some of the key digital literacy skills and knowledge that learners could make effective use of in the classroom. This ranges from being able to upload, share and collaborate on platforms like Teams and Classroom to using platforms like SeeSaw and Showbie to journal and share their learning.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ttfmake-1657887925\" class=\"ttfmake-button\" style=\"background-color: #171717; color: #ffffff; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 100px;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/new-home\/resources-and-activities-for-learners\/\" data-hover-background-color=\"#171717\" data-hover-color=\"#ffffff\">Back to learner digital literacy<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2023\/01\/25115038\/Digital-Learner-landscape.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17481\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/new-home\/resources-and-activities-for-learners\/digital-learner-landscape\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2023\/01\/25115038\/Digital-Learner-landscape.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,788\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Digital Learner (landscape)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2023\/01\/25115038\/Digital-Learner-landscape-300x188.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2023\/01\/25115038\/Digital-Learner-landscape-1024x640.jpg\" class=\"alignright wp-image-17481 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2023\/01\/25115038\/Digital-Learner-landscape-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"Digital Learner diagram (landscape)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2023\/01\/25115038\/Digital-Learner-landscape-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2023\/01\/25115038\/Digital-Learner-landscape-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2023\/01\/25115038\/Digital-Learner-landscape-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2023\/01\/25115038\/Digital-Learner-landscape.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_88\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-panels builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<h3 class=\"builder-text-section-title\">\n        Where to start    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_88-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p>Learners should be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>use digital devices and platforms to communicate, collaborate and share information online<\/li>\n<li>find, manage and store digital information and content securely<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_88-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p>See more information on this in the accordion menus below (click to expand the blue bars):<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-panels_107\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-panels builder-section-next-text accordion-mode\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmp-accordion-container\" data-height-style=\"\"  data-start-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div id=\"ttfmp-panels-item-title-panels-item_115\" class=\"ttfmp-panels-item-title\">\n\tUsing Glow to communicate, collobarate and store information<\/div>\n<div id=\"ttfmp-panels-item-content-panels-item_115\" class=\"ttfmp-panels-item-content\">\n<p>Glow provides access to <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2023\/03\/01\/18-may-1600-getting-started-with-microsoft-365-essentials-teacher-toolkit\/\">Microsoft 365<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2023\/02\/28\/01-june-1600-getting-started-with-google-workspace-essentials-teacher-toolkit\/\">Google Workspace<\/a> productivity suites allowing learners to practice and develop the skills and knowledge required to use these for learning, life and work.<\/p>\n<p>Support for teachers with the fundamentals of these platforms can be found on the Teacher Digital Skills page:<br \/><a id=\"ttfmake-1689861420\" class=\"ttfmake-button\" style=\"background-color: #171717;color: #ffffff;font-size: 16px;font-weight: bold;padding: 4px 10px;border-radius: 100px\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/new-home\/improve-my-own-digital-literacy-skills\/\" data-hover-background-color=\"#171717\" data-hover-color=\"#ffffff\">go to Teacher Digital Skills page<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ttfmp-panels-item-title-panels-item_121\" class=\"ttfmp-panels-item-title\">\n\tWhat skills and knowledge should I start with?<\/div>\n<div id=\"ttfmp-panels-item-content-panels-item_121\" class=\"ttfmp-panels-item-content\">\n<p>Teachers should consider creating a &#8216;pencil case&#8217; of essential tools they expect learners to use in the daily or weekly course of learning. This will reduce the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/280971252_The_effects_of_choice_in_the_classroom_Is_there_too_little_or_too_much_choice\">choice overload<\/a> (Baymer and Thomson, 2015) of apps and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tes.com\/magazine\/tes-explains\/what-cognitive-load\">cognitive load<\/a> (TES\/EEF, 2023) of content knowledge on learners. An example of this might be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Teams for distributing learning<\/li>\n<li>Whiteboard to collaborate and share ideas with peers<\/li>\n<li>Stream to screen record a demonstration of a skill for teacher feedback or self-assessment<\/li>\n<li>OneDrive to create and store documents, such as Word or PowerPoint<\/li>\n<li>Immersive Reader screen read-aloud feature to support learners with reading on screen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_229\" class=\"builder-section-prev-panels builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-panels builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<h3 class=\"builder-text-section-title\">\n        What next?    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_229-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p>There are further examples and contexts in the accordion menus below (click to expand the blue bars):<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-panels_140\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-panels builder-section-last accordion-mode\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmp-accordion-container\" data-height-style=\"\"  data-start-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div id=\"ttfmp-panels-item-title-panels-item_141\" class=\"ttfmp-panels-item-title\">\n\tCommunication<\/div>\n<div id=\"ttfmp-panels-item-content-panels-item_141\" class=\"ttfmp-panels-item-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/12\/09153528\/bbc-bitesize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17874\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2022\/12\/20\/navigating-devices-and-apps-learner-digital-skills-toolkit\/bbc-bitesize\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/12\/09153528\/bbc-bitesize.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,709\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bbc bitesize\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/12\/09153528\/bbc-bitesize-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/12\/09153528\/bbc-bitesize-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17874 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/12\/09153528\/bbc-bitesize-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"bbc bitesize\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/12\/09153528\/bbc-bitesize-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/12\/09153528\/bbc-bitesize-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/12\/09153528\/bbc-bitesize-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/12\/09153528\/bbc-bitesize.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The first aspect to consider is how learners can use Glow and other online platforms to connect, contact and communicate with each other. Are they using email, direct messaging or video calls? How are these skills useful in learning, life and work?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/topics\/zj8xvcw\/articles\/z9r72hv\">What are digital communication systems? &#8211; BBC Bitesize<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ttfmake-1689866380\" class=\"ttfmake-button\" style=\"background-color: #171717;color: #ffffff;font-size: 16px;font-weight: bold;padding: 4px 10px;border-radius: 100px\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2023\/02\/16\/cyber-toolkit-communicate\/\" data-hover-background-color=\"#171717\" data-hover-color=\"#ffffff\">go to Cyber Toolkit for advice and guidance on communication<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ttfmp-panels-item-title-panels-item_142\" class=\"ttfmp-panels-item-title\">\n\tCollaboration<\/div>\n<div id=\"ttfmp-panels-item-content-panels-item_142\" class=\"ttfmp-panels-item-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/03\/21150001\/20221221_130040416_iOS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17081\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2022\/03\/02\/this-is-digital-clpl-programme-planning\/20221221_130040416_ios\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/03\/21150001\/20221221_130040416_iOS.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,709\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tech she can\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;tech she can&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/03\/21150001\/20221221_130040416_iOS-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/03\/21150001\/20221221_130040416_iOS-1024x576.jpg\" id=\"longdesc-return-17081\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17081 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/03\/21150001\/20221221_130040416_iOS-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"tech she can\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn?longdesc=17081&amp;referrer=16930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/03\/21150001\/20221221_130040416_iOS-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/03\/21150001\/20221221_130040416_iOS-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/03\/21150001\/20221221_130040416_iOS-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/03\/21150001\/20221221_130040416_iOS.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Using cloud drives, such as OneDrive (Microsoft) and Drive (Google), learners can create and share content with peers, teachers and even learners in other schools or countries. Not only can they be shared, they can be co-created and edited at the same time on multiple computers at once! How is this useful for life, learning and work?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/topics\/zv63d2p\/articles\/zfwmh4j\">Collaborating using IT &#8211; BBC Bitesize<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tech She Can has a short video explaining how cloud computing works for younger learners:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techshecan.org\/animated-lessons\/the-cloud\">Tech for Katie and Tex explore the cloud (techshecan.org)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ttfmp-panels-item-title-panels-item_143\" class=\"ttfmp-panels-item-title\">\n\tLiteracy &amp; English<\/div>\n<div id=\"ttfmp-panels-item-content-panels-item_143\" class=\"ttfmp-panels-item-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/12\/10114023\/lit-eng.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17884\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2022\/12\/20\/learning-with-digital-learner-digital-literacy-theme\/lit-eng-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/12\/10114023\/lit-eng.png\" data-orig-size=\"348,162\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lit eng\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/12\/10114023\/lit-eng-300x140.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/12\/10114023\/lit-eng.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17884 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/12\/10114023\/lit-eng-300x140.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"140\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/12\/10114023\/lit-eng-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/12\/10114023\/lit-eng.png 348w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When planning learning around the functional tools in Glow, it is worth considering their purpose and application. Text-based documents, such as Word, Docs, PowerPoint and Slides might lend themselves to Literacy &amp; English<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> Es and Os:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"13\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">When creating documents (writing a text) consider the impact of layout and presentation<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"13\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Make use of lettering, graphics and other features to engage readers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Typing is a useful, but not essential, skill in modern digital literacy. Teachers might plan some typing practice as part of this functional suite of learning in order to enable learners to use them more effectively:<\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/topics\/zj8xvcw\/articles\/z3c6tfr\">Dance Mat Typing for 7 &#8211; 11 year olds &#8211; BBC Bitesize<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ttfmake-1689865130\" class=\"ttfmake-button\" style=\"background-color: #171717;color: #ffffff;font-size: 16px;font-weight: bold;padding: 4px 10px;border-radius: 100px\" href=\"https:\/\/literacytrust.org.uk\/information\/what-is-literacy\/literacy-and-digital-technology\/\" data-hover-background-color=\"#171717\" data-hover-color=\"#ffffff\">go to the Literacy Trust website for more examples and information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ttfmp-panels-item-title-panels-item_144\" class=\"ttfmp-panels-item-title\">\n\tNumeracy &amp; mathematics<\/div>\n<div id=\"ttfmp-panels-item-content-panels-item_144\" class=\"ttfmp-panels-item-content\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17883\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2022\/12\/20\/learning-with-digital-learner-digital-literacy-theme\/num-math\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/12\/10114022\/num-math.png\" data-orig-size=\"661,309\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"numeracy and maths experiences and outcomes\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/12\/10114022\/num-math-300x140.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/12\/10114022\/num-math.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17883 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/12\/10114022\/num-math-300x140.png\" alt=\"numeracy and maths experiences and outcomes\" width=\"300\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/12\/10114022\/num-math-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2022\/12\/10114022\/num-math.png 661w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When planning learning around the functional tools in Glow, it is worth considering their purpose and application. Text-based documents, such as Excel and Sheets might lend themselves to n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.8rem\" data-contrast=\"none\">umeracy &amp; Mathematics:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.8rem\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">When displaying data, consider the use of spreadsheets, graphs or tables to create clear visual representations<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/topics\/zf2f9j6\/articles\/z83wjxs\">Creating and understanding charts and graphs &#8211; BBC Bitesize<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ttfmake-1689865209\" class=\"ttfmake-button\" style=\"background-color: #171717;color: #ffffff;font-size: 16px;font-weight: bold;padding: 4px 10px;border-radius: 100px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jmc.org.uk\/2023\/07\/05\/mathematics-education-and-digital-technology-a-report-from-a-working-group-of-the-jmc\/\" data-hover-background-color=\"#171717\" data-hover-color=\"#ffffff\">\u00a0go to the Joint Mathematical Council report on digital tools for maths<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ttfmp-panels-item-title-panels-item_145\" class=\"ttfmp-panels-item-title\">\n\tMicrosoft and Google app tutorials<\/div>\n<div id=\"ttfmp-panels-item-content-panels-item_145\" class=\"ttfmp-panels-item-content\">\n<p>These two collections of tutorials may support teachers develop skills with the Microsoft and Google suites of apps:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ttfmake-1689865248\" class=\"ttfmake-button\" style=\"background-color: #171717;color: #ffffff;font-size: 16px;font-weight: bold;padding: 4px 10px;border-radius: 100px\" href=\"https:\/\/edu.gcfglobal.org\/en\/subjects\/office\/\" data-hover-background-color=\"#171717\" data-hover-color=\"#ffffff\">go to the free Microsoft Office Tutorials at GCFGlobal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ttfmake-1689865254\" class=\"ttfmake-button\" style=\"background-color: #171717;color: #ffffff;font-size: 16px;font-weight: bold;padding: 4px 10px;border-radius: 100px\" href=\"https:\/\/edu.gcfglobal.org\/en\/topics\/googleapps\/\" data-hover-background-color=\"#171717\" data-hover-color=\"#ffffff\">go to the free Google Tutorials at GCFGlobal<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 This page outlines some of the key digital literacy skills and knowledge that learners could make effective use of in the classroom. 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