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Celebrate Digital Learning Day with these free, video-based lessons from Applied Digital Skills. 
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Chelsea Boyd's curator insight,
March 22, 2019 9:15 AM
JamieSue Goodman is reinventing and giving life to the education system, but teaching students (and teachers) useful skills that they are actually interested in. As an employee of Google, she has brought her knowledge and resources to 360,000 students. By creating an education curriculum around learning how to use everything Google, from Google Docs to Google Analytics, which is called Applied Digital Skills. These lessons are built around topics that actually interest students today, such as athletic-themed lesson; programming an extreme-sports game or recording sports commentary.
Comparable free education materials are also provided by Apple, they offer “Everyone Can Code and “Everyone Can Create”. Since Applied Digital Skills is Google based, it is accessible on every type of device (Mac or PC). This is a huge selling point for schools to go with Chromebooks over competitors. Students who are learning these skills will have a huge advantage throughout their education and when they enter the workforce. As humans’ priorities, motivations and intelligence evolve, education needs to evolve with us. Applied Digital Skills focuses on the 5 C’s for their students to enter the job market at their best; critical thinking, communication, collaboration, creativity and confidence. This type of education is technically available to everyone with internet access, but not all students in grades K-12 know about it or what to do with it. They should not need to create a curriculum for themselves when they are already attending school 6 hours per day, while feeling like they aren’t getting much out of it.
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Online collaboration skills are certainly something many students will need to master in their careers as well, not only their studies.
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Applied Digital Skills is a free computer literacy course designed to prepare learners and workers for the growing field of jobs that require basic digital skills
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There’s no denying that the digital age has transformed education. However, education in this time of technological transformation needs to extend beyond the question of “How can we incorporate technology and digital tools into the classroom?” and into the realm of “How can we better prepare today’s students to be leaders in technology tomorrow?” Successfully preparing students to become future technology leaders requires a good deal more than simply equipping students to go off to college to study engineering, computer science, mathematics, or another technology-related field. It requires fostering curiosity, collaborative skills, and a willingness to try — and fail …
Sharryn Cunningham's curator insight,
June 10, 2017 8:53 PM
Innovative suggestions for opening up the technology use in classrooms.
Natalia Jimenez's curator insight,
April 6, 2018 10:30 AM
There is clear evidence that technology has changed the world where we are today. For that reason, the importance of including technological tools in the classrooms has increased considerably. Moreover, it is important to say that students need more than just know and use these technological tools; they need to develop some skills such as collaboration, willingness to try and fail among others in order to become the the leaders in technology of the future. Also, one of the main purpose of the teachers is to foster curiosity in their learners and inspire them to participate in the digital era. This article contains very important information for my future work as a teacher since it shows me how I can inspire my students to take an active participation not only in their learning process but also in the digital era in which they can share different knowledge and also, they can receive feedback about their work. Now, I am aware that including digital tools in my classes is not enough; I need to find ways to encourage my students to be future digital leaders.
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A 21st century educational system must educate all students in the effective and authentic use of the technologies that permeate society to prepare them for the future. As part of this future, lear…
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's comment February 13, 2016 6:12 PM
Looks more like a walk down an exhibit hall of vendors than skill/talent tied to teaching & learning.
Richard Whiteside's curator insight,
February 19, 2016 5:10 AM
These and many other tools are available. But if you are a teacher, what do you think? Is it really necessary to have all these skills? There is so much content readily available online and if you can organise to prepare materials in teams, or have access to a PLN on or offline, then you can share the load.
Some teachers and content creators have specific skills and their expertise can be used or accessed by anyone. Personally, I think it's good for teachers to be aware of the digital possibilities for their teaching context, but it is generally unrealistic for anyone to expect all teachers to become skilled in so many different areas.
Is it not better to pick fewer areas more relevant to you and focus on them? Be a master of a few areas useful to you, not a jack of all trades feeling stressed that you are master of none. 
Maria Jose Vitorino's curator insight,
April 17, 2017 11:12 AM
Resumo da Literacia Digital Essencial para cada professor em 2017 - destrezas úteis no dia-a-dia e que aproximam dos alunos nesta era de soluções tecnológicas em veloz transformação para novos problemas e problemas de sempre: gravar e editar registos sonoros, crear conteúdos em video anotados, interativos e envolventes, criar conteúdos visuais motivadoes, modular o poder dos media, criar e aderir a redes pessoais de aprendizagem, usar bblogues e wikis para construir espaços de participação para os alunos, usar a seleção de sítios web para gerir e partilhar recursos, construir apresentações entusiasmantes, portefolios digitais, inquéritos (quizzes) não convencionais.
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The beginning of the school year is a time to set the tone for a student's learning experience, including what teachers expect from students and families. But that first week of school is also the time to teach valuable learning skills that will be…
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Low digital skills and competences among school pupils and the need to integrate effective use of information and communication technologies into teacher training are among the most pressing challenges faced by European school education today, according to a report published by the European Commission ...
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Free resource of educational web tools, 21st century skills, tips and tutorials on how teachers and students integrate technology into education
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Teach and learn practical digital skills using Google's free project-based video curriculum.
Pamela Alaniz's curator insight,
May 12, 2019 10:06 PM
This website offered a variety of tools to teach someone of the uses of Google. The videos were excellent and very informative, the resources in which you can go back and look over materials to help incorporate with the use of Google was useful and teachers would benefit if they take a little bit of time and look over some of the material. Having available resources on hot to teach digital skills to students will only further help your instruction be more student-centered as kids rely more on their own intuitions and act on their own initiatives when doing their assignments.
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Digital age skills are skills for learning and for life. Here are some of the most versatile and useful ones you can encourage students to always work on.
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Applied Digital Skills blended learning courses offer free videos and teaching resources. Help middle school, high school, and college and continuing ed students build computer literacy for future education and jobs.
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Free resource of educational web tools, 21st century skills, tips and tutorials on how teachers and students integrate technology into education
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Help your students succeed online and prepare for their careers with free digital tools and online lessons from Applied Digital Skills.
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63 Things Every Student Should Know In A Digital World
Dr. Theresa Kauffman's curator insight,
July 22, 2017 9:04 PM
Again, the important skill seems to be that we teach our students to think critically.
Volkmar Langer's curator insight,
July 25, 2017 4:55 AM
Skills, not only for students but also for every learner...
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USC Rossier's Toolkit for Digitally-Literate Teachers provides teachers with how-to guides, actionable strategies and real-life examples of the benefits of digital literacy in the classroom.
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In this infographic created by Daily Genius, you can check out the characteristics of what makes a digitally competent teacher.
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Using the first five days of school to teach learning skills that will be used throughout the course is a great way to start the new school year.
ManufacturingStories's curator insight,
August 24, 2015 5:44 PM
#Empowerment #Students #Education #Counseling
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Get a free copy of the GDCF Fluency Snapshot and put it to use in your classrooms. Explore the fluencies and help your students grow with this great tool!
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By the end of 2014, more than 3 billion people will have access to the Internet, which means that they (we) have the power to ask any question at any time and get a multitude of answers within a second.
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