1.1 – Warmup and Introduction
Welcome to CILIA-T! What will we be studying?
Before you begin your journey into the CILIA-T curriculum, get an introduction to the curriculum and what it’s about by looking over these Module 1 Introduction SLIDES as a class.
Let’s learn and review some words about digital tools and tasks.
Open the Vocabulary Notes and complete it during class.
You can also do this exercise on the screen by dragging the correct word to the definition.
What do you already know about digital literacy?
Look at the photo below and talk about your answers (individually or in pairs) and share with the class – or just discuss them as a group!
[Credit]
- What is an app?
- What apps do you use?
- What do apps help you do on your phone? (communicating, taking pictures, etc.)
- How do apps and smartphones make our lives easier? More difficult?
Big Questions
In this chapter, we explore the meaning of digital literacy and begin looking at some digital tools and applications that we can use as
students and in our lives every day.
After completing Module 1, you will be able to answer the following questions:
Question #1: How does studying history and civics help us understand United States society today?
Question #2: What are some digital tools we can use to find, create and communicate information?
