This website helps users gain digital literacy skills via video, and stay safe online! Parents can learn more online at www.cyberwise.org. Teachers and students can check out the Cyber Civics curriculum at www.cybercivics.com.
Type of Material:
Learning object repository
Recommended Uses:
Assign videos as homework (e.g., flipped class) to discuss in class.
Technical Requirements:
Works on Windows browser; requires technical capacity to view videos
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Students will:
Utilize digital literacy skills
Locate & evaluate information
Preserve their digital reputation
Target Student Population:
Grade School, Middle School, High School, College General Ed
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
basic ICT literacy
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
This playlist of 24 short videos, curated by CyberCivics, provides guidance on digital literacy and digital citizenship. Each video addresses a single concept, such as algorthms, protecting personal data, cyberbullying, and misinformation. Almost half are student productions. The materials can be used in several situations, and can be shown as a single show or as a group of related videos.
Concerns:
images are not attributed.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
The outcomes relfect central ICT literacy standards. The videos do not assume prior knowledge. While each video is a stand-alone product and does not build on others, the playlist has videos that relate to one another. Ideas are quicxkly explained for efficient learning. instructos can easily incorporate the videos into the curriculum, the and resultant learning can be applied to ICT practice in daily life.
Concerns:
Users need to cluster the videos themselves.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
The videos are professional looking and very engaging, including the student productions. The video playlist is easy to access and navigate independently. The videos are close-captioned.
Concerns:
No help feature is available.
Creative Commons:
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