Developing a Digital Content Strategy

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Location: La Nouvelle Ballroom, Table 18
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Bill Bass
Navigating digital content in this day and age can be a daunting task, but it's key to becoming literate in the digital age. In this session, we'll explore how to develop a digital content strategy that will serve your students by preparing them for the digital world.

Audience:	Curriculum/district specialists, Library media specialists
Skill level:	Beginner
Attendee devices:	Devices not needed
Participant accounts, software and other materials:	None
Topic:	Equity and inclusion
Grade level:	PK-12
ISTE Standards:	For Educators: Leader Advocate for equitable access to educational technology, digital content and learning opportunities to meet the diverse needs of all students. Model for colleagues the identification, exploration, evaluation, curation and adoption of new digital resources and tools for learning. For Education Leaders: Visionary Planner Build on the shared vision by collaboratively creating a strategic plan that articulates how technology will be used to enhance learning.
Additional detail:	ISTE author presentation

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Proposal summary

Purpose & objective

- Participants will recognize the need to develop and maintain digital content to meet the needs of all students.
- Participants will be familiar with a framework for evaluating and adopting digital content for student use.
- Participants will understand how a strategic approach to adopting, curating, and implementing a digital content strategy can help to address issues of equity.

Supporting research

- Why Educators Should Be Adding Digital Content to the Curriculum https://www.educationandcareernews.com/classroom-technology/why-educators-should-be-adding-digital-content-to-the-curriculum/#
- 11 qualities of good digital content https://www.iste.org/explore/education-leadership/11-qualities-good-digital-content
- Why Free Is Not the Future of Digital Content in Education https://www.wired.com/insights/2015/03/free-not-future-digital-content-education/
- 4 Traits Educators Look for in High-Quality Digital Content https://www.discoveryeducation.com/details/4-traits-educators-look-for-in-high-quality-digital-content/
- Digital Content Goes to School: Trends in K–12 Classroom E-Learning https://files.ascd.org/staticfiles/ascd/pdf/siteASCD/misc/DigitalContentTrendsReport.pdf

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Presenters

Bill Bass, Parkway School District
ISTE Certified Educator

Bill Bass is the innovation coordinator for instructional technology, information, library media and federal programs in the Parkway School District in St. Louis, Missouri. In this role, he leads the district library and instructional technology programs, oversees grants and federal programs, and creates conditions to foster districtwide classroom innovation. During his over 20 year career in education, he has also held positions as a middle and high school English teacher, technology integration specialist, instructional coach, adjunct professor and graduate course designer for an edtech master's program, and an educational consultant. As a speaker, writer and professional developer, he focuses on systemic and sustainable integration of technology into classrooms at all grade levels, and seeks to empower students and teachers with authentic learning experiences. Bass has been honored with the ISTE Making IT Happen Award, the Divergent Award for Excellence in Literacy in a Digital Age Research, and as NSBA's 20 to Watch EdTech Leaders. He is a past president of the ISTE Board of Directors, president and active member of many ISTE PLNs and a member of the NCTE Executive Committee. Bass is also a frequent conference speaker and presenter. He has written numerous articles and book chapters, and is the author of three books: From Inspiration to Red Carpet, Digital Reading: What’s essential in grades 3-8 and Leading from the Library.