🎯Learning Intention

We are learning how to use Digital Literacy to evaluate information online and present it clearly through visual design.

✅ Success Criteria

• I can explain what digital literacy means.
• I can spot signs of reliable vs unreliable online information.
• I can design an infographic that communicates tips for checking credibility.

💡 Why Are We Learning This?

Digital literacy is about more than just Googling. In school, work, and life, you need to evaluate sources and make smart decisions about what you share.

📝 Warm-Up (Tech Journal Prompt)

“Think about the last time you searched for something online. How did you know the information you found was reliable (or not)?”

📖 Vocabulary

• Digital Literacy – The ability to find, evaluate, and use digital information effectively.
• Credibility – How trustworthy and reliable a source of information is.
• Attribution – Giving credit to the source of your information or media.

📚 Formative Mini-Lecture

• Quick review: what is digital literacy? Why is it a core digital citizenship skill?
• Example walk-through: Compare a reliable source (e.g., .edu/.gov) vs. a questionable site.