DIGITAL

LEARNING
PLATFORM
 A digital learning platform is a piece of software
designed to heavily assist during the educational
process. ... They include: learning management
systems (LMS), learning content management
systems (LCMS), as well as virtual classroom tools
and virtual learning environments (VLE).
Digital learning platforms deliver learning experiences that
enable students to actively
engage with educational content. Educators use digital
learning platforms as part of their instruction to make
learning more interesting and interactive for students and
to offer lessons that can be personalized for each learner.
EXAMPLES OF DIGITAL LEARNING
PLATFORMS:
Google Classroom is a free web
service developed by Google for
schools that aims to simplify
creating, distributing, and
grading assignments. The
primary purpose of Google
Classroom is to streamline the
process of sharing files between
teachers and students.[1] It is
estimated between 40[2] to 100[3]
 million users use Google
Classroom.
Google Classroom integrates Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail, and
Calendar into a cohesive platform to manage student and
teacher communication.
 GOOGLE MEET
(formerly known as Hangouts Meet) is a
video-communication service developed by
Google.[1] It is one of two apps that constitute
the replacement for Google Hangouts, the
other being Google Chat. Google Meet, also
known as Google Hangouts Meet, is built to let
dozens of people join the same virtual
meeting, and speak or share video with each
other from anywhere with internet access.
 ZOOM
Zoom is a web-based video conferencing tool
with a local, desktop client and
a mobile app that allows users to meet online,
with or without video. Zoom
users can choose to record sessions, collaborate
on projects, and share or
annotate on one another’s screens, all with one
easy-to-use platform. Zoom
offers quality video, audio, and a wireless screen-
sharing performance.
What is Digital Literacy?
Benefits of Digital
Literacy
 As more services go online, digitally versatile workers have an
increasing advantage in many sectors ranging from information
technology (IT) to the service industry. Digital skills apply to and
transfer across many professions, and even enhance a worker’s
ability to apply for a job.
• Digitally literate students improve the quality of their
school work by easily accessing online resources including
lecture videos, library databases, and teacher-student e-mail
correspondence.
• Digitally literate people save time and money by paying
bills, applying for jobs, doing their taxes and banking online.
• Digitally literate computer owners are far more likely to
incorporate the Internet into their daily routine and realize the
countless benefits of broadband.
• When an entire family is digitally literate and connected to
broadband, social networking, video conferencing, and e-mail
correspondence can strengthen family ties across vast
geographic distances.
 DISADVANTAGES OF DIGITAL LITERACY:
• Credibility and validation of sources

• -Cheating

• -Distractions

• -Cost of Equipment

• -Availability to students

• -Less "discovery thinking"

• -Diversity of learning and teaching tools

• -Students remain engaged

• -Social learning

• -Demonstration and example capability

• Students may know more than teacher

• Could negatively impact writing skills

Refers to the resposibilites use of technology by anyone
who uses computers,the internet,and digital devices to
engage with society on any level.

A digital citizen is a person using information

technology in order to engage in society, politics, and
government. As defined by Karen Mossberger, one of the
authors of Digital Citizenship: The Internet, Society,
and Participation, digital citizens are "those who use the
internet regularly and effectively.
 DIGITAL ACCESS
• Although we live in a digital era, not
everyone has access to technology. As
teachers, we should be aware of the needs
students have and try to ensure they can
equally make use of online resources.
• Due to improvements in schools worldwide,
teachers can provide engaging lessons and
motivate their students by including
technology in class. More and more
educators require from their students
assignments which should be done online,
but there is a downside to it: not all
students can afford a computer/smartphone
and access to the Internet. That is why
educators need to provide alternatives
suitable for every student’s needs
 DIGITAL COMMERCE
Digital Commerce refers to selling and
buying things online and the necessity
to tackle safety issues while using
money in the digital world. Technology
is also used in class to showcase
students the possible paths to take in
their prospect careers opening their way
to a future job. Understanding how e-
commerce works is a must, both as
possible customers and as potential
entrepreneurs.
 DIGITAL COMMUNICATION
• Communicating online has become
so common and so frequent that
students forget they are doing so in
a virtual space. The need to know
how and what to say is undeniable
since miscommunication happens
all the time even online. Nowadays
though, the online has given a voice
to anyone who needed it. They can
express themselves freely and be
themselves. This in turn requires a
person to be empathetic and react
appropriately online and offline.
 DIGITAL LITERACY
• Education is the key to
everything. Being aware of
others while online or
offline is important for our
personal growth
contributing also to
spreading awareness of
the way we treat each
other in either space.
 DIGITAL etiquette
• Technology comes with basic
instructions of usage, but in
the long run we should
educate students to
understand it better and
become “digitally fluent”.
This will shape their online
behavior and they will
respond positively rather
than negatively to any
content or comment. In this
way, the online attitude is
transposed into the real
world and vice versa.
 DIGITAL LAW
• The online environment has room
for both positive and negative
interactions. And just like in real
life, there are laws everyone should
abide by. Digital law deals with the
legal rights and restrictions
governing technology use. Many
online users are actually breaking
the law, either knowing or not
knowing, from identity theft to
hacking into someone else’s email
to cyberbullying to downloading
copyrighted music to using. To
prevent any kind of online crime,
no matter how serious, students as
digital citizens need to know the
law.
 DIGITAL RIGHTS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Like in any real society, the
online world has its
regulations. That means that
as a user one has rights, but
also responsibilities. There
are rules and policies to
follow that imply the
possibility of being held
accountable for your actions
and deeds in the online
world.
 DIGITAL HEALTH AND
WELLNESS
• We live equally as much in the
online world as in the real one, so
the requirements and freedoms
of the individual in real life have
to be extended to the digital
world. Everyone present in the
online world has to contribute to
the well-being of a person online
helping others in need. Students
should be taught to protect
themselves and others from
possible harm and alert an adult
if it’s the case. Making use of
online resources is a plus, but one
should be aware of the dangers
that reside with this benefit.
 DIGITAL SECURITY
• Security in the online world is
important since viruses and
worms can go from system to
system and affect the electronic
devices we use. Precautions
need to be taken to guarantee
their safety. Moreover, when
using devices in school or at
home, students have to
understand the implications of it
and be aware of possible attacks.
Teachers should also explain how
to prevent them from happening
and how to protect their devices.
This is a necessary skill in today’s
digital world.
 Digital citizenship is one of
the most important elements
in our lives. We use your
resources every day.
Metin Ferhatoglu, educator
 Why is digital citizenship
important for students?
• Teaching digital citizenship equips
students with the knowledge, skills,
and resources to succeed as lifetime
learners. This also helps them learn
to engage within a digital
environment with responsibility and
confidence to develop as leaders who
will leave meaningful impacts in the
lives of others.
5 Reasons to Teach Digital
Citizenship This School Year
• It’s a whole new reality of learning for students, with so
much of their communication and education now happening
online. Our responsibility as educators now extends beyond
the classroom to a world within keyboards and html codes,
and teaching students to navigate these digital spaces
responsibly is a major part of helping them develop a healthy
relationship with the world around them. Integrating digital
citizenship into your classrooms is a vital part of this process.
• Digital citizenship refers to responsible technology usage,
and teaching digital citizenship is essential to helping
students achieve and understand digital literacy, as well as
ensuring cyberbullying prevention, online safety, digital
responsibility, and digital health and wellness.
Why You Should Teach Digital
Citizenship
• New technology is being created daily, and online
communication is becoming an increasingly common and
important means of building and maintaining connections.
Technology in education, job searching, and employment
navigation, including meetings and conferences, are just a few
of the countless ways technology usage and understanding
will continue to be major tools of success for students.
Teaching digital citizenship equips students with the
knowledge, skills, and resources to succeed as lifetime
learners. This also helps them learn to engage within a digital
environment with responsibility and confidence to develop as
leaders who will leave meaningful impacts in the lives of
others.
 1. Information Literacy
• With Google, Wikipedia, multiple dictionaries,
thesauruses, and other reference materials and
sites never more than a few clicks away, access to
information has never been easier for students.
The new challenge faced by today’s students is
sifting through, understanding, and being able to
use all of the information available to them at
the click of a button. What good are 200,000
search results if you don’t understand how to
differentiate useful information from spam?
Teaching digital literacy empowers students with
the skills and understanding necessary to not
only use internet and technology to their benefit,
but also to use it in the most effective ways to
quickly find information and utilize the ever
expanding list of sites and means of
communication at their disposal
 2. Cyberbullying Prevention
• Cyberbullying is an increasing cause for
concern for both teachers and students,
and teaching students to engage
respectfully online is important for its
prevention. Establishing guidelines and
incorporating lessons for responsible online
communication and etiquette early, and
repeating and reinforcing them often, helps
students learn to communicate respectfully
with peers. Set clear boundaries. Create
lists of digital citizenship rules (online DOs
and DON’Ts), and review them often.
Encourage students to be open and report
any behavior that makes them
uncomfortable Observe, document, and
report anything that looks anything like
bullying.
3. Online Safety 
• Of all of the invaluable educational and life
lessons that stem from teaching digital
citizenship, online safety is definitely one of
the most essential and influential. Students
who are taught to understand and prioritize
online safety feel confident to take charge of
their digital lives and are less likely to fall
victim to potential threats that await online.
Teach students to protect themselves and
their identities by visiting appropriate
websites, refraining from posting personal
information about themselves and others,
trusting their gut, and notifying a trusted
adult when things don’t feel right. All of these
things play a vital role in keeping students
safe in digital spaces and allow them to
blossom as empowered digital citizens.
 4. Digital Responsibility
• The power we now have to create and
define our own digital experiences is
unmatched, and with that power comes
responsibility. Students must be taught to
wield that power wisely, as doing so is
essential to their long-term educational and
personal success. Teachers should
incorporate curriculum designed to create
awareness of how to navigate the potential
threats of hacking, piracy, and viruses, as
well as educating students on plagiarizing
(what it is and potential consequences) and
other forms of theft or inappropriate online
conduct. Remember to always set and
enforce clear boundaries and consequences
for inappropriate usages of technology. 
 5. Health & Emotional
Wellness in the Digital World
• Technology can be addictive, and that
addiction can be detrimental to students’
health. There have been documented
correlations between extended use of
technology and physical and
psychological issues, including (but not
limited to): mental stress, eye problems,
ergonomic issues, and even dietary
issues. In the spirit of educating,
nurturing, and protecting students as
whole people,  teaching student
citizenship effectively must also prioritize
the health and wellness of students
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Knowing how t o use a range o f

d i f f e r e n t technologies
competently
and having the s k i l l s
and f l e x i b i l i t y
t o adapt this knowledge
t o l e a r n how
t o use new technologies. Hague & Payton, 2010, p.
19
CREATIVITY
The a b i l i t y t o think
c r e a t i v e l y and
imaginatively, and t o use
technology
t o cr e a te o u t p u t s and
represent
knowledge in d i f f e r e n t f o r m a t s
and
modes
Criticalthinking and
evaluation
Being able to use reasoning
skills to
engage with digital media and
its content,
to question, analyse,
scrutinise and
evaluate it and to formulate
and support
arguments about it and the way
it is used.
THE ABILITY TO RECOGNISE THAT THERE ARE

SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND

HISTORICAL
Cultural and INFLUENCES
social THAT SHAPE THE CREATION
OF DIGITAL CONTENT
understandin AND OUR UNDERSTANDING OF
g IT.
Collaboration
The ability to work successfully
with others to collaboratively
create and
share.
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The a b i l i t y t o
communication
find and s e l e c t
Being able to clearly i nf o rm a tio n
express ideas and
To define what sort
feelings so that others
of information you
can understand
need for a task or
them.
activity
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E-safety

THE ABILITY TO STAY SAFE WHEN

USING
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH
AS THE INTERNET
AND MOBILE PHONES
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Knowing how to use a range of

Functiona different technologies competently
and having the skills and
l skills flexibility to adapt this
knowledge to learn how to use new
technologies.
 YOU!
THANK
“If you are on social
media, and you are not
learning, not laughing,
not being inspired or not
networking, then you are
using it wrong.”
GERMANY
KENT
Activity:
1.In your own opinion, what is Cyber Literacy?
2. Is Cyber Literacy is Important?
3. Give 5 examples of today’s digital tools.
4. Give 5 disadvantages of digital literacy.
5. Define Digital Citizenship.
6. Give the elements of digital citizenship.
7. Enumerate the elements of digital
literacy give by Hague and Payton. Explain each.