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Digital Education Lab. Amanda Ehlers, CTEP-AmeriCorps amanda.ctep@gmail.com Jen Vanek, Educational Consultant to DEED, MDE and MLC jenvanek@moreliteracy.com. Being Resourceful in the Digital Age. Grappling's Technology Skills Spectrum. “Technology Literacy Uses”
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Digital Education Lab • Amanda Ehlers, CTEP-AmeriCorps • amanda.ctep@gmail.com • Jen Vanek, Educational Consultant to DEED, MDE and MLC • jenvanek@moreliteracy.com Being Resourceful in the Digital Age
Grappling's Technology Skills Spectrum “Technology Literacy Uses” • Direct instruction of a tech skill. Purpose is to teach that particular skill. “Adapting Uses” • Controlled opportunity to apply/practice a tech skill “Transforming Uses” • Opportunities for learners to choose & creatively apply/use tech skills http://www.bjpconsulting.com/files/MAPPSpectrum.pdf
DEL in terms of Grappling’s Technology Literacy Uses • General one-to-one tutoring • Keyboarding • Beginners workshops/lessons
DEL in terms of Grappling’s Adapting Uses • Exercises to practice different commands or tasks in Word • Copy & paste, highlight & delete, etc within the context of writing a thank you note • Assignments on Google Docs • Repetition with clicks required to use Google docs • Online mouse-ing games • Online keyboarding lessons and games
DEL in terms of Grappling’s Transforming Uses • Students start Distance Learning programs, after computer practice • Students ask and seek answers to their own “how to” questions • Students develop visuals through technology to assist in public speaking practice • Students use job search and application tools independently
Hands on practice Check out some of the resources we use in our Digital Education Lab • DEL workshops and lessons http://hubbs.spps.org/del_curriculum.html • Computer skills links http://hubbs.spps.org/computer_skills_2.html • Distance Learning: LearnerWeb -http://mndemo.learnerweb.org USA Learns - http://www.usalearns.org/