Lesson 6: DEVELOPING BASIC DIGITAL SKILLS

     In this lesson we are going to talk about basic digital ethics. So, as teachers adjust their teaching to effectively match to the new world of information and communication technology. They must be clear on what basic knowledge skills and values need to be developed by learners. Rather than call them literacy skills these are better refer to as fluency.
These are six (6) fluency in Digital Skills that should be considered. First we have SOLUTION FLUENCY or the capacity and creativity in problem solving. Second, we have INFORMATION FLUENCY or the ability to access, retrieved, and reflects on, assess and rewrite for instructive information packages. The third one is the COLLABORATION FLUENCY refers to the teamwork with virtual or real partners in the online environment. The fourth one is the MEDIA FLUENCY that refers to the ability to evaluate the message in a chosen media. The fifth one is the CREATIVITY FLUENCY that means artistic proficiency. And the last but not the least is the DIGITAL ETHICS that talks about the management of oneself ethically, professionally and in a clinically sound manner via online and digital mediums.
Entering a new world of information and communication technology opens the way for complex and higher cognitive skills. The following taxonomy can be proposed: remembering- recall information, understanding- explain ideas, applying- use information in a new way, analyzing- distinguish different parts, evaluating-justify stand or position, creating- new product/point of view. The structured problem solving process known as 4Ds: define the problem, design the solution, do the work, and debrief the outcome also exemplifies the instructional shift in digital learning.

Reflection:

   Even learners today need to enhance more their computer literacy particularly in academic aspects. We need to have knowledge and skills in computer literacy since it is essential to teachers. We are in the modern world of technology so we have to expect that students nowadays are more digitally focused and aware. Since we are interacting to completely different students from yesterday it is important for the teachers to be equipped with ocean of knowledge in term of computer literacy. Technology might sometimes create positive and negative impact to each and everyone but we must always put in mind the last sixth fluency or the digital ethics. In the things we do we must be guided with principles and we must be responsible and accountable to the things we search in the digital world.

Application:

   as a future teacher as I found out, there is really a need to apply the six fluencies because it will me as a teacher and my students to communicate with the digital world today, thus applying these fluencies will help eradicate the poor performance of the students.