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21Things4Students-Digital Literacy and Citizenship
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Activity Description
In this activity you will teach your students the basics of computer literacy including navigation, image capture, shortcuts, browsers, safe and secure online, email and email etiquette. 21Things4Students uses videos, key vocabulary, tutorials, checklists, quizzes, certificates and even badging to motivate the students.
Youtube video: https://youtu.be/LYEuspb8vNg
21Things4Students is a website designed to help us teach digital literacy and citizenship to our students. It does this through quests or projects. Students learn to collaborate online, create digitally and communicate what they have learned. And every step of the way, the digital skills needed to accomplish the task are also taught. Everything you will need is there available to get started immediately. And if that isn’t enough, the website 21Things4Teachers is available to help train you as a teacher. (see Teacher Tips)
Screenshot of 21 Things 4 Students homepage listing all 21 Things Lessons
Preparation
To see how the site works, begin with the Orientation to 21things4students. Watch the video. After you watch the video go to the Quizlet learning quiz and take Quiz 1 on Video controls. Here is a pdf of the icons. As you can see, materials are well prepared and make it easy to start using the site immediately.
For this quest, you will use: 1. Basics, there are 8 Quests or mini-lessons including Navigation, Image Capture, Shortcuts, Web Browsers, Tech Gymnastics, Safe and Secure, Email, and Email Etiquette.
Go through the material and select the quest you want to use. For a suggested plan see Example Document 1, 21ThingsStudents Assigned Activities #1.
How-To
- Demonstrate the site.
- Go through the introduction video in 1. Basics
- Give each student the handout, 21Things4Students Assigned Activities #1 (see Example Document 1
- Go through the different sections of the Thing, 1. Basics: Scroll through Introduction, Learning Objectives, Quests,(the ones you have decided to use) and Proceed to the graduation page for this Thing.
- Assign students to work in pairs or small groups to complete the quests.
- Gather students to report back on what they have learned.
Teacher Tips
This site is huge. There is so much wonderful material; take time to see what you would like your students to learn.
Go through the Teacher Start Page
Take time to look at the 21Things4teachers. there are amazing materials to help you with professional learning, differentiated Instruction, Universal Design, Evaluation and Assessment, Flipping your Classroom, Emerging Technologies as well as the 21 Things the students are being taught.
Use 21Things4Students document 3 as a master template to assign other Things you want your students to learn.
More Ways
A second Thing, Search Strategies, addresses a current concern, Fake or Real News. Use 21Things4Students Assigned Activities #2 (Example document #2) and the Thing 9. Search Strategies site.
Program Areas
- ABE: Adult Basic Education
Levels
- All Levels
Documents
- 21 Things4Students Quest Basics accessible.docx - Basics Quest
- 21Things4Students Fake or Real News accessible.docx - Fake or Real News
- 21 Things 4 Students.png - Screenshot of 21 Things 4 Students homepage listing all 21 Things Lessons
Subjects
- Reading
- Critical Thinking/Decision Making
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Creative Commons License
