Technology

Collaborative
Tools in the
Digital World
Presented by Adelaine Arma
Lesson Outcomes:
1. Identified and explored collaborative
tools or applications that can be
integrated in instruction.
2. Built a platform or an online account
that can be used for collaborative
work.
Write down key concepts
or terms used to describe
the 21st Century learners.
Get your virtual pens and
we'll open our virtual
whiteboard.

Let's visit:
https://r7.whiteboardfox.com/
 Technology as a
Collaborative Tool
One way to engage students is
to give them a challenge and a
chance to work together.
Students may continue the discussion and
share information or come up with an
agreement by texting, emailing, chatting, or
using an online document.
Collaborative Tools
web-based tools that empower
teachers and students to perform a
variety of tasks, such as interactive
discussions, collaborative activities,
researching online learning
resources, assessing knowledge
and many more others.
1. Online Whiteboards

An online whiteboard is a literal

replacement of the classic whiteboard.
Collaborators can take turns
communicating visual information via
text, drawings and graphics on this
whiteboard then erase it as you would
with an actual dry eraser.
Examples:

Whiteboard Miro Microsoft Google

Fox (*RealtimeBoard) Whiteboard Jamboard
2. Instant Messaging

allows you to exchange text messages

and online files in real time via a
computer. The dialogue is interactive
and most applications allow the
exchange of video files, voice
communication and video conferences.
Examples:

Messenger WeChat WhatsApp Telegram

Discord Kik Viber

2. Video-conferencing

A method of communicating with a live,

visual connection by means of a video with
multiple people across multiple locations.
In-person meetings can be replaced with
videoconferences so the team can still get
the “feeling” of seeing each other as they
communicate.
Examples:

Zoom Skype Google Microsoft

Meet Teams
3. Cloud Storage and File Sharing

cloud storage and file-sharing let

you do so much: from simply
keeping files securely backed-up
and stored remotely via the cloud to
editing and collaborating on
documents in real-time.
Examples:

Google
DropBox iCloud OneDrive
Drive
4. Wiki Tools

is software that allows you to create

a page or a selection of pages
designed to allow you to post or
write, edit, or upload a link quickly.
Examples:

Confluence MediaWiki
5. Blogging

journaling your ideas to which

others can react allowing a
thread of discussion to take
place and which can be used
online.
Important things to
note when using a
weblog:
a. Use weblog with a clear instructional
objective. It is an opportunity to explore the
skill of communicating ideas.
b. Guidance on what and how to post will be
needed. Teach the students that blogging is
for educational purposes and is different
from a personal blog.
Use proper/formal language variety
Writing prompt to guide students
c. With easy access to information, a major
obligation is to teach the students to use
multiple source and cite them appropriately.
d. Writing about your ideas is a personal act
but it is important that you are taught to make
blogs without revealing too much of personal
information such as contact information and
personal pictures.
d. It may help if you can look for very good
examples of blogs. There are online and print
publications that review blogs and you can use
the information to guide you toward getting
good models.
Examples:

Wordpress Tumblr Weebly Blogger.com

Digital Literacy
Skills in the 21st
Century
Presented by Adelaine Arma
Lesson Outcomes:
1. Identified and described the elements
of digital literacies
2. Conducted a self-evaluation on level of
digital literacy skill
What comes into your
mind when you hear
the term "digital
literacy"?
Literacies in the 21st Century:
1. Cyber Literacy or Digital Literacy
2. Media Literacy
3. Arts and Creativity Literacy
4. Financial Literacy
5. Multi-cultural Literacy or Global
Understanding
Literacies in the 21st Century:

1. Cyber Literacy or Digital Literacy

Digital Literacies refer to thinking on
how to use the digital tools, accessing
information, and exhibiting ways of
working in a globally competitive
context, together with skills in living in
the 21st Century.
Here are the
responses . . .
Do you feel confident when you
research for information the
internet?
Do you easily locate relevant
resources?
 Do you think you are capable of
optimizing the use of the online tools
such as Facebook or Google when
studying or doing school work?
How do you manage your digital
identify?
The skills needed to be able to perform well
in those situations are known as 'digital
literacy'.

In the 21st century, we need to be equipped

with these skills to be abreast with the
demands in the workplace.
 Realizations after
taking the Digital
Literacy Skills Self-
Inventory . . .
 "Sharing information in social media is somewhat confident and needs to
have an in depth investigation and research, whether this is necessary to be
posted in public or not through the use of social media."
- Classmate 1

"I am not that digitally literate. And it's making me nervous and shy as my
classmates are techy since they are younger than me. But with their help and
assistance also I am able to somehow keep up."
-Classmate 2
 "That digital literacy is important in today's world and should be taken
seriously for every move we make online can make an impact (good or bad) to
us and to community"
- Classmate 3

"That I'm somewhat average in the skills presented."

-Classmate 4
 "I know way too little and need to know much."
- Classmate 5

"I've realized that at an average, I am somewhat confident in my skills

regarding digital literacy."
-Classmate 6
 "I realized that now a days digital is the popular or let say very important to
us to communicate and continue pursuing our dreams via taking online class
and gathering more information easily at mass media."
- Classmate 7

"Gathering information online is quite an advantage in this modern world but

still we should know our limitation in using it."
-Classmate 8
building digital literacy skills understand the basics of Internet safety such as
creating strong passwords, understanding and using privacy settings, and
knowing what to share or not on social media.
- Classmate 9

"After taking the digital literacy skills inventory, I was able to understand the
basic of internet. It allow you to find, use and create info online in a
productive and useful way. After taking digital literacy you're able to use
technology safely and it helps you to be aware in using privacy setting and
knowing what to share or not on social media."
-Classmate 10
Somehow it made me realized how fussy I am when it come to using internet. I guess
I'm just careful on trusting information I've read on the internet because it may be
already tampered by the third person, or something that the information is false.
- Classmate 11
What are digital
literacies?
Digital Literacies are the individual's
capabilities to be able to effectively and
responsibly function and perform in a
digital society.
The term 'digital literacy' was coined by
Paul Gilster in 1997 and it came from the
discussion of the concepts on:
a. visual literacy
b. technological literacy
c. computer literacy
d. information literacy
a. Visual Literacy
- when image and non-verbal symbols
try to capture the knowledge.
b. Technological Literacy
- requiring one to be able to use
technology in addressing a need.
a. Computer Literacy
- which in the 1980s started to become a
household item manipulated to achieve
one's target
b. Information Literacy
- which refers to the finding,
evaluating, using, and sharing
of information.
Digital Literacy refers to the ability to
access, process, understand, utilize,
create media content using information
technologies and the internet
(Hsieh, 2012).
The Digital Literacies
Media Literacy
is one's ability to critically read information
or content and utilize multimedia in creatively
producing communications.

The Digital Literacies

Information Literacy
is locating information from the web and
interpreting while evaluating its validity in
order that it can be shared.

The Digital Literacies

ICT Literacy
is knowing how to select and use digital
devices, applications, or services to accomplish
tasks requiring the use of internet.

The Digital Literacies

Communications and Collaboration

are one's capabilities in being able to

participate in the digital networks in the
teaching and learning context.

The Digital Literacies

Identity Management
is being able to understand how to ensure
safety and security in managing online
identity to foster a positive digital
reputation.

The Digital Literacies

Learning Skills
are ways of knowing how to study and
learn in a technology-enriched environment;
this is knowing how to utilize technology in
addressing the need to learn efficiently.

The Digital Literacies

Digital Scholarship
is being able to link and participate in
professional and research practices.

The Digital Literacies

critical thinking creativity

communication collaboration

The 4 Cs of the 21st

Century Skills
To perform well in this century, you need to
develop and enhance the 4 Cs. All of these
21st century skills are essentials for
students to do well in school and succeed in
the workplace.

The 4 Cs of the 21st Century Skills

1. Critical Thinking
is learning how to solve problems
teaches students to not accept immediately
claims without seeking the truth
the ability to differentiate facts and
opinions
discover facts for the sake of knowing
what ought to be The 4 Cs of the 21st Century Skills
2. Creativity
requires students to think out of the box and
to take pride in what is uniquely theirs.
the ability to look at a problem from multiple
perspective and propose multiple possibilities to
address it
encourages students to think beyond the
expectations of conventions.
The 4 Cs of the 21st Century Skills
3.Communication
when students express their ideas in the
clearest and organized manner
to know how to efficiently and clearly
convey ideas through varied modes - face-
to-face, technologically mediated or
blended medium.
The 4 Cs of the 21st Century Skills
4. Collaboration
happens when students know how to work
well with others to accomplish a given task
or solve a problem at hand.
teaches students that groups can create
something bigger and better than you can
on your own.
The 4 Cs of the 21st Century Skills
Addition to 4 Cs:
Citizenship and Character.
Citizenship is 'netizenship' in the virtual
world.
Character is the projection of a reputable
digital identity.

The 4 Cs of the 21st Century Skills

Digital Literacy Skills
vs
Digital Literacy
Digital Literacy Skills are required in the wired
world. These skills vary from texts to images to
multimedia.

Digital Literacy Skills vs Digital Literacy

Future teachers who will be handling
students considered as tech-savvy
should be equipped with competencies
and fluencies needed to handle the fast
emerging tools and applications that
should be able to handle even artifical
intelligence.
Digital Literacy Skills vs Digital Literacy
Digital skills are defined as the ability to find, evaluate,
use, share, and create content using digital devices, such
as computers and smartphones (University of Nevada,
Las Vegas, 2021).

Digital Literacy Skills vs Digital Literacy

 8 Digital Skills needed to
become digitally literate

(Lynch,
(Lynch, 2017)
2017)
1. Coding
Coding is a universal language.
A basic understanding of
HTML, CSS and the like will
create a shared understanding
of what can be done with the
web pages.
8 Digital Literacy Skills
2. Collaboration
The use of Google Docs among
others allows student to begin
experimenting with effective
online collaboration.

8 Digital Literacy Skills

3. Cloud software
This is an essential part of
document management. The
cloud is used to store
everything from photos to
research projects, to term
papers, and even music.
8 Digital Literacy Skills
4. Word Processing Software
Google, Microsoft Online, and
Drop Box are available for
storage and management
solutions.

8 Digital Literacy Skills

5. Screencasting
A screencast is a video recording using
the computer screen and usually includes
audio. A Printscreen is when you take a
picture on the screen of your computer.
Both can be used in explaining topics
and providing a visual support to clarify
what you are thinking.
8 Digital Literacy Skills
6. Personal Archiving
Students should be taught the concepts
of meta-data, tagging, keywords, and
categories to make them aware how
they are represented online.

8 Digital Literacy Skills

7. Information Evaluation
Critical thinking to weed out fake
news is a crucial 21st century skill.
The use of tools and skills needed to
process information are very much
needed.

8 Digital Literacy Skills

8. Use of Social Media
Social media serves different
purposes depending on the user, the
technology and the need. For
example, students should realize that
Twitter can be useful for staying
current on the latest news in the field.
8 Digital Literacy Skills
 Teachers and students should not only be
proficient in how to use (digital skills) but they
need to see the information and media
technology to find, evaluate, create, and
communicate information requiring both
cognitive and technical skills.
Examples of how Digital
Skills support Digital
Literacy
Digital Skills:

1. Sending an email or text

Digital Literacy:

1. Evaluate the appropriate digital channel for online

communication with peers and teachers.

Digital Skills and Digital Literacy

Digital Skills:

1. Using Microsoft office/Google

Digital Literacy:

1. Identify the benefits and drawbacks of each digital

tool.
2. Evaluate critically which tool is most effective for
the project at hand.
Digital Skills and Digital Literacy
Digital Skills:

1. Tweeting, Posting to Facebook,

Uploading a Video to YouTube, or posting
a photo to Instagram

Digital Literacy:

1. Navigate the social media safely to protect one-self.

2. Identify hate propaganda and fake news.
Digital Skills and Digital Literacy
Digital Skills:

1. Researching from the worldwide web

Digital Literacy:

1. Evaluate the information online:

a. Is the site legitimate?
b. Is the author an expert?
c. Is the information current or dated?
d. Is the idea neutral or biased?
Digital Skills and Digital Literacy
 “The Internet is the biggest double-edged
sword in our technological history, but it’s not

going anywhere.”

-Stacy Green