DiL M1 - Activities
Digital Literacy
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Information Communication and Technology (ICT) focuses on adopting, adapting, and using digital devices and ICT-based media applications and services (Agustini et al.,2020). ICT (basic) skills include the knowledge of basic concepts and functions of computers, the ability to identify, connect and operate hardware, the ability to deal with standard office applications (word processors,spreadsheets, and presentation software), the ability to deal with software programs on mobile devices, the ability to use the internet (browsers, e-mail),and to be aware of and deal with security and privacy issues (Fisser et al.,2020).
References:
Agustini, D., Lian, B., & Sari, A. P. (2020). School’s strategy for teacher’s professionalism through digital literacy in the industrial revolution 4.0. International Journal of Educational Review, 2(2), 160–173. https://doi.org/10.33369/ijer.v2i2.10967
Fisser, P., Fisser, P., Heitink, M., & Strijker, A. (2020). Authentic integration of Digital Literacy in education: development of a new curriculum and assessment tool. In Society for Information Technology &Teacher Education International Conference, 2020(1), 1221–1231.
Activity 1
Read the definition of Digital Literacy and think of the DiL skills it involves to answer the quiz:
Digital Literacy can be clarified as the ability of individuals to apply functional skills to digital devices in order to locate information, think critically, collaborate and communicate with others in a creative and effective form, and also be aware of electronic safety.
Reference:
Zulkarnain, Z., Heleni, S., & Thahir, M. (2020). Digital literacy skills of math students through e-learning in COVID-19 era: A case study in Universitas Riau. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1663(1), 12015. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1663/1/012015
Quiz
Activity 2
Watch the videos (follow the links) on the features of computer networks.
Video 1 (duration 2 m 22 sec) – “Introduction to computer network #1” by Circuit Switch is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)
Video 2 (duration 3 m 07 sec) – “Features of computer network |computer networks #2” by Circuit Switch is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)
Use the following website to understand how to solve network problems and reflect by using the flashcards game:
Application performance management
Flashcard game
Activity 3
It is helpful to have recommendations on tools or learning materials that can be utilized at different levels and cover a wide range of content. Find a variety of ICT tools on the Java Tpoint (follow the link) website for educators to plan educational activities that provide opportunities to engage in learning (e.g., tools for editing images, digital drawing and creating illustrations, developing mind maps, etc.).
In this unit, you can understand the process of setting up a blog.