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Written Assignment 2: Digital Media Literacy
Written Assignment 2: Digital Media Literacy
For this paper you will draw on your knowledge of content pedagogy to assess how the following six factors associated with online reading could impact how you plan and teach lessons that utilize digital media literacy.
1. locating information with a search engine,
2. questioning credibility of information,
3.confirming credibility of information,
4. identifying main ideas from a single online resource
5. synthesizing information across multiple online resources,
6. communicating a justified, source-based position.
This paper must:
- Be at a minimum 3 double spaced pages and a reference page, Times New Roman, 12 pt font,
-Use the most recent APA format
- Reflect graduate-level language usage, conventions, and content
-Provide specific, and if necessary, cited research to support your assertations
- Adhere to any additional requirements set-forth by the course instructor
Here is the article that discusses the six factors in-depth: a link to the full text can also be found in the overview for this module.
- DOI: 10.1177/1086296X18784640
http://journals.sagepub.com.library.esc.edu/doi/pdf/10.1177/1086296X18784640
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: DIGITAL MEDIA LITERACY
Digital Media Literacy
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
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DIGITAL MEDIA LITERACY
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Digital Media Literacy
Introduction
Knowing the perfect way of tailoring the teaching approaches to fit the specific subject
matter is one of the most important skills for teachers. All learners require the instructor to be
more than knowledgeable in what they are teaching and to possess sufficient skills that will make
the entire process effective and fruitful. On the other hand, there are several factors that affect the
teacher’s delivery of the subject matter with regard to online reading. The current paper will
explore some of these factors and show how they affect the planning and teaching model.
Locating information with a search engine
Locating information with a search engine is one of the preliminary steps towards
acquiring information from the internet. Search engines are typically designed in such a way that
they bring the most relevant results based on the keywords used. In this vein, locating the most
relevant information from the searches conducted on Google, Bing, and Yahoo among others
may pivotally influence the manner in which the plans are designed since it allows the teacher to
arrange their lessons starting with the simplest concepts before proceeding to the more complex
ones, acc...