Digital Technology
What is it?
“Digital technology is the term used to describe those digital applications, services, and resources which are used to find, analyse, create, communicate and use information in a digital context.
Digital literacy encompasses the capabilities required for living, learning and when older, working, in a digital society. It includes the skills, knowledge, capabilities and attributes around the use of digital technology which enable individuals to develop to their full potential in relation to learning, life and eventually work. It encompasses the skills to use technology to engage in learning through managing information, communicating and collaborating, problem solving and being creative, and the appropriate and responsible use of technology.
Digital learning is learning which is supported and enhanced by a range of digital technology and approaches. It can focus on one or more particular technologies. It may focus on playroom use or anywhere-anytime access. It may include features and approaches that are used to develop independence in learning.”
(How Good Is Our Early Learning and Childcare, Education Scotland, 2016, p. 49).
Key messages:
DIGITAL BOOK (PDF) Open this link in your internet browser on your iPad, click the ‘sharrow/Share’ button, scroll across apps to find Books & tap on it. This will be stored on your iBooks app for easy access on your iPad. Use with guided access to allow children to free access to the book themselves.
- Receive a copy of this book in the post
- The Bongles and the crafty crows teaching pack – The Teaching Pack accompanies and expands upon the learning the children will have begun through reading The Bongles and the Crafty Crows through activities, worksheets, and discussion prompts. Please note that some resources are in the process of being updated.
- Cyber Resilience & Internet Safety (CRIS)
See Education Scotland’s Digilearn blog for their section on CRIS (Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety)
Watch and then discuss online safety videos and activities, such as those found at: Think you Know, BBC Own It, Safer Internet Day.
Story books that explore online safety, such as Chicken Clicking, DigiDuck’s Big Decision, The Internet is Like a Puddle. These books give learners an opportunity to explore and learn about internet safety through stories with the class or on their own.
Passwords – Discuss who should know a password and how to keep them safe. Play memory games, or make up a song, to help develop strategies for remembering a password they use. Such strategies might include a memorable colour and number like “red1”
