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Digital Literacy

** 21st Century Skills Project Team Survey Questions ** ** Research, Information, and Technology Skills ** Submitted by Sharon Reynolds Feb. 21, 2011

How would you rate the level of information and assistance provided by your school regarding your use or development of

Very good Good Fair Poor Don’t know Computers Mobile devices Websites Word processing programs Presentation programs Calculating programs Online resources Wikis Blogs Glogster Other web 2.0 tools

Do you have access to a computer and the Internet outside of school?

When you are asked to do research or create a report, how often are you allowed to create your product or report using Quite often Often Sometimes Rarely Never Computers Mobile devices Websites Word processing programs Presentation programs Calculating programs Online resources Wikis Blogs Other web 2.0 tools

Which characteristics should you consider in determining whether an information source is reliable? Circle all that apply.

Publisher is well known

Author is known

Information is verified through several sources

Currency

Accuracy

A friend found the information

Which of the following demonstrates appropriate use and distribution of information on the web? Circle all that apply.

Giving the age, sex, location of a friend

Sharing your own age, sex and location

Telling someone you know from school what hobbies you enjoy

Sending sexual images of yourself or others

Having a face to face meeting with someone you met on Facebook

Media and Information Literacy Please see the attached file from Sharon

Here is a link to a student survey (it is old but it can be useful): []

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Kathy Schrock's survey results: [] (Kathy is a top name in educational technology)

1. Do you have a computer at home? No Yes // (if yes, check what your computer has) // CD-ROM Internet Connection Both

2. Which web tools do you use outside of the classroom to help you gather information? 3. How do you know whether the information you collect is correct or reliable? 4. How often do you use a computer to complete the following tasks? Check the response that most accurately describes how often you use each of the following software programs / tools: Never (1) ** Once or twice a year ** (2) ** Monthly ** (3) ** Weekly ** (4) ** Almost daily ** (5) a. Play Games b. Do schoolwork c. Wordprocess a document d. Perform calculations with spreadsheets e. Create presentations f. Create a computer program g. Create a database h. Produce multimedia projects i. Use the Internet j. Search for information on the web k. Communicate through e-mail l. Use tutorials / drill & practice software m. Work with graphics and pictures Others: (Please list below other programs you use) n. o.
 * Wikis
 * Blogs
 * Social network such as Facebook or Myspace
 * Google Docs
 * YouTube
 * Search Engine such as Google or Bing
 * If it is on any website, I know it is true
 * If my friends share it, it is true
 * I don't know but it sounds believable
 * It depends on the type of website

5. Check  **  all  **  of the classes for which you used computers this year.
 * English/Language Arts
 * English as a Second Language
 * History/Social Studies
 * Physical Education/Health
 * Music/Art
 * Exceptional Education Programs
 * Science
 * Math
 * Business Education

When I look up information on the Internet and use it to write an assignment: A. I cut and paste without saying where the information came from 1. Frequently 2. Sometimes 3. Infrequently 4. Not at All B. I change the words so that part of the writing is my own and part the Internet site and I do not say where the information came from in the paper 1.Frequently 2. Sometimes 3. Infrequently 4. Not at All

C. I change the words so that part of the writing is my own and part the author’s and I say where the information came from using APA or MLA format for source citations 1.Frequently 2. Sometimes 3. Infrequently 4. Not at All

D. I write the whole paper on my own and I say where the information came from using APA or MLA format for source citations 1.Frequently 2. Sometimes 3. Infrequently 4. Not at All

Since anyone can make a webpage for free and post it online in a matter of seconds, how do you tell if the information is reliable and accurate? Mark all that you do to determine whether a source is valid: A. I look at the advertisements on the page. If there are a lot of advertisements and it is a .com site I don’t use it. B. I look at the layout, if there is an author and date and it looks like a newspaper it may be credible. C. I look for the author’s qualifications D. I look for a page that tells what the purpose of the page is and the copyright. E. I just want to get the information and get my homework finished. I don’t really care. I know how to use the following tools and have used them for presentations and reports in my classes: Wiki’s ( like Wikispaces) a. We use Wiki’s all of the time b. I have used a wiki with one or two teachers c. I do not know what a wiki is. Blogs ( like Blogspot, Wordpress, or Xanga) a. We use Blogs all of the time b. I have used a Blog with one or two teachers c. I do not know what a Blog is.

Powerpoint or another program like it a. We use powerpoints all of the time b. I have used a powerpoint with one or two teachers c. I do not know what a powerpoint is.

Photostory or another program like it (Animoto a. We use photostory all of the time  b. I have used a photostory with one or two teachers  c. I do not know what a photostory is.

Podcasts a. We make podcasts all of the time b. I have made a podcasts with one or two teachers c. I do not know what a podcast is.

Word Processing Programs like Google Docs or something like it a. I collaborate and write with my classmates using word processing programs like Googledocs b. I rarely collaborate with my classmates using the internet when I have to write a paper. c. I have never collaborated writing a paper on the Internet. Web 2.0 fun tools like Glogster, Twitter, Ning, and Delicious a. I use the computer for games, projects, or posters in most of my classes. b. I use the computer when I have computer class but I do not use it other than that. c. I don’t do anything fun on the computer