A Critical Review of Frameworks for Digital Literacy: Beyond the Flashy, Flimsy and Faddish – Part 1 – ASCILITE TELall Blog By Professor Mark Brown, National Institute for Digital Learning, Dublin City University The simple fact is that digital literacy is now essential for successfully living, learning and working in today’s increasingly digitalized society and knowledge economy. This fact is the new reality of life in the 21st Century. As a recent UNSECO report states: Digital technologies now underpin effective participation across many aspects of everyday life and work. In addition to technology access, the skills and competencies needed to make use of digital technology and benefit from its growing power and functionality have never been more essential (Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development, 2017a, p.4).
Mad Scientist Laboratory [Editor’s Note: Regular readers will note that one of our enduring themes is the Internet’s emergence as a central disruptive innovation. With the publication of proclaimed Mad Scientist P.W. Singer and co-author Emerson T. Brooking’s LikeWar – The … Read the rest
6 Books You Probably Don’t Know About That Will Keep Your Attention Until The Very Last Page – Collective Evolution Reading is incredible. It sparks our imaginations, enhances our critical thinking skills, improves our vocabulary, exercises our brain, and much more. While our love for reading in general will never die, it does seem that, these days, its popularity has waned significantly. Many kids today, and plenty of adults too, can’t seem to wrap their heads around sitting and doing ‘nothing’ for any extended amount of time when they could instead experience new and intense sensory information every few seconds instead. You’d be hard-pressed to find a child (or teen) that won’t throw a fit the moment you take their cell phone or iPad away from them, and it’s not illogical to wonder if children today are even using their brains; surely the constant TV watching and time spent on social media doesn’t challenge their minds in the way that a book can. Whether you’re an adult or a child, reading is definitely a good idea; the key is to find something that interests you.
Digital Annotation Tools For Close Reading One of the components of Close Reading is annotation, in which the students read short, complex text adding annotations as they read. Students might circle words or phrases that are powerful, underline those that are confusing, indicate big events or when a character shows strong emotion, and write questions or thoughts. They use metacognitive markers or “Thinking Notes” as a means to move beyond just highlighting. New ways to help teams work faster and smarter with G Suite Today’s workplace is vastly different than it was 30 years ago. It used to be that a business could rely on a single team in a single location to get things done. These days, business is more diverse, dynamic and distributed than ever before. Decisions have to be made fast, teams need to align quickly and time can’t be wasted on repetitive, manual tasks. Consequently, companies that rely on decades-old, legacy work systems may find they aren’t agile enough to compete and stay relevant.
Dark Web Search Engine Kilos: Tipping the Scales in Favor of Cybercrime March 5, 2020 With the recent indictment of Larry Harmon, alleged operator of the Bitcoin tumbling service Helix and darknet search engine Grams, we decided to profile the follow-up to Grams: Kilos. In November 2019, a dark web search engine called “Kilos” emerged from the depths of the cybercriminal underground, ostensibly to play the role of new heavyweight champion of search engines for cybercriminal marketplaces, forums, and illicit products. The Great Courses : Courses Acceptance of Terms and Conditions Welcome to The Great Courses. The following Terms and Conditions, which include our Privacy Policy, apply when you view or use the web site www.thegreatcourses.com and all websites associated with the thegreatcourses.com domain (our “Site”), whether as a guest or as a registered user. These Terms and Conditions also govern the supply of any of the products listed on our Site to you, including all features and functionalities, instant streaming, our website and user interfaces, and all content associated therewith (the “Products and Services”).
Blog Introductions: Examples of Both the Good and Bad (And How to Be Awesome) When it comes to writing engaging blog posts, the introduction is one of the most important sections of the entire piece. Without an interesting and compelling intro, the engagement of your article will suffer, regardless of how great the information is. I have been writing and following blogs for many years now, and it's surprising to me how many people are really bad at the intro. It's either boring and uninspiring, or it gives away all the information up front. In this article, we're going to explore the best practices of writing blog post intros, their purpose, and how to hit a home run with them every time. Before we go through some best practices, let's get on the same page as to the purpose of the intro.