Learning Opportunities

Target Audience: Grades K-9 Teachers, pre service teachers, parents and educational assistants

Digital Citizenship is an increasingly important part of our lives. While we cannot anticipate the technology of the future, it is crucial to equip our students with the mindset and skill set, with which to approach technology as a normalized part of our twenty-first century lives.

This course will equip you with ideas, resources, and examples to discuss digital citizenship in the classroom. It will help facilitate the nurturing of our students’ curiosities about different aspects of technology - whether technological machinations, the social impact of technology on our workforce, privacy and security, or the potential for lifelong learning that exists in the ever-evolving technology that surrounds us. The approach is based on Alberta Education Student Competencies as identified in the Ministerial Order on Student Learning (#001/2013), namely; Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Problem Solving, Collaboration, Managing Information, Cultural and Global Citizenship, Creativity and Innovation and Personal Growth and Well-Being. It is also informed by Alberta Education’s Learning and Technology Policy Framework, which emphasises the importance of a learning environment that is innovative but also student-centred and authentic.