Empowering Digital Citizens: Media Literacy and Critical Thinking in Age of Edtech

Outline

OUTLINE

5 minutes Opening: What is media/digital literacy?
Define and ask the audience

5 minutes Explore what it looks like within your school district.

15 minites Explore tools and resources

5 minutes Dive into Shannon's series and work she has down around ISTE Digital Explorers

10 minutes Explore The Achievery from AT & T. Participants will sign up for this amazing free resources and have time to explore and develop connections to their work.

10 minutes Explore more resources including family and community

5 minutes Questions and conclusion

Outcomes

Understand how digital literacy connects to the Future Ready Framework and supports student-centered learning.

Learn practical ways to embed digital literacy and critical thinking into daily instruction using edtech tools.

Explore strategies for addressing AI, online misinformation, and digital ethics with students.

Access free, ready-to-use digital literacy resources and lesson plans from The Achievery.

Collaborate with fellow educators to exchange ideas and overcome common challenges in teaching media literacy.

Supporting research

RESOURCES
Shannon’s Presentation: Empowering Digital Citizens: Media Literacy in the Age of Edtech
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vR5619okP3V8NwHujxK04bIdVCe55mC7ON_5Dyd75nNOE1ci_hnxSH4RO17bQ-KPor80FMC7YbMAmEf/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.g30e271751fb_0_244

AT&T Digital Divide Information

NCTE Definition of Literacy in the Digital Age (Postition Statement)

What does literacy mean in our Digital Age? From NCTE

National Association for Media Literacy Education NAMLE

News Literacy Project

Artificial Intelligence in Edcuation ISTE Resource Page

Digital Learning Curriculum from Learning.com

Article from PBS about Media Literacy

Media Literacy Week 2025

Shannon’s Follett Presentation she did last fall during Media Literacy Week