Toolkit - Multi-Modal Literacy

On the 17th of June my colleague Tina and I presented a toolkit on multi-modal literacy at Kaitaia Intermediate School. We had a fairly good turn out of five participants. It was incredibly nerve-racking but also rewarding. It was my very first toolkit and I'm glad we had a positive response and lots of time for teachers to have a go at creating their own multimodal slides while we assisted them with tips and tricks.

Term 2 2019 Toolkit Reflection: Digital Footprint

Digital Footprint? What my learners need to know.

CyberSmart Curriculum is broken down into four main categories:
1. Smart Learner
2. Smart Footprint
3. Smart Relationships
4. Smart User

This needs to be covered every year especially public/private information as it is extremely important and students forget some of the information (they need lots of reminding).


Profile pictures: reflection of who you are. they show up as soon as your name is googled even if you have a private account. Think about what message your image is sending to the world? Your picture is a reflection of you. Ways to empower learners. John Parsons believes that students should have profile pictures with their family so they look supported and not isolated to viewers.
No photos should be taken in bathroom or bedroom. These are private rooms that others should not see. This sends a bad message to viewers. Don't share a profile picture where people can find you outside of school hours, licence plate numbers, street addresses... Use google draw to alter any images that have personal information in them.

Information: Private info where people can find you (future plans), birthdate - credit card/identity theft, student emails (everyone doesn't need to know this), online games that gather information (grandmothers name, pets names...)
The school is not such a worry as our students wear a uniform.
Think: do people really need to know this?

Relationships: Who you are online reflects the real you. If you are a troll online then people aren't going to like you. Practise positive, helpful, thoughtful comments with a question.

Not everything is real on the internet!
Spot the real or fake info/pictures: common sense lesson plan. Set a fake research project for students to investigate and see if they realise it's fake.

Thoughts/Reflection:
This toolkit was very informative and gave practical ideas for how to teacher the Cybersmart curriculum. I need to upgrade this area of my class site so students and parents have easy access to the modules, information and lessons around the Cybersmart curriculum.