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Notes from the session: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17oEPMWONpAO0eP73EL3d-cxArxPfrT9H1uZBCaOxPVg/edit?usp=sharing

Outline of course: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bsPgP_bIo2dRYcWbD4qlo2MmxbOH2K4e0xbEK4whbMg/edit?usp=sharing

Course Description:

DLS == In this course, students acknowledge two very real issues facing 21st Century learners: the need to better understand the technology that is so readily at their disposal, and the enormous power of the internet and its role in their lives, the lives of those in their immediate community, and the world at large. In order for students to learn how to effectively use today’s technology, the course begins with an introduction to basic digital literacy, performing reliable online data collection and research methodologies, and data analysis and presentation through the use of digital tools. Students study the many implications of human interaction with technology, the internet, and social media. As students continue to define the role that digital information plays, and its influence on the politics, decision making, and news acquisition, they explore the nine elements of digital citizenship, the positive and negative impacts of social media, and how digital attacks affect individuals and society. Finally, students examine the impact of recent foreign online interferences on our democracy, and the ways in which ubiquitous information gatherers such as Google and Facebook have a major influence on people’s opinion and understanding of world events. What is their responsibility given this enormous power they yield? Students acknowledge, through the use of new skills and understanding, their civic responsibility to differentiate fact from fiction and that our informed participation in a democracy can be strengthened through their newfound technological prowess. Using these tools, that many students already depend upon, more effectively produce benefits in school, at home, and in the workplace. ==