The Teaching Textbook

Everywhere you look digital media is impacting our lives in one way or another and if this rings true, should we not, as teachers include digital media teaching in our classrooms? These past couple weeks I have spent some time delving into this topic of ‘critical digital literacy’ and what that really means for me as a teacher. What I have discovered through a reading of pages 4-6 of Mapping Digital Literacy Policy and Practice in the Canadian Education Landscape , was that critical digital literacy is the parts of digital media that are essential for one to learn and become familiar with in order to interact in society. To become digitally literate, people must be able to use technology and all the tools and components of it, be able to understand the content of it that they are viewing and be able to create and communicate in an informed manner via those technologies. What I think this means for me as a future teacher, is that I need to educate my students on digital media so that t...

Shoes. What might they have to do with our identities you might ask? Well if I were to let my Blundstone boots briefly tell you about their experiences in my life, it might go something like this:  Hi! I am a young pair of Blundstones, but don’t let that fool you! Since I was brought home I’ve been everywhere my owner Megan has adventured to. I’ve touched every type of terrain you could imagine, from rocks to mud, water to grass, and everything in between. I’ve explored all over Ontario at various national and provincial parks because she loves to Canoe trip, hike, and camp.  Although I’ve seen a lot of the outdoors, mainly because that’s where Megan always is, I’ve also been to school, work, and anywhere else she needs a comfy pair of shoes. Even when I’m not on her feet, I’m packed away in her bag to be used later in her adventures. I don’t even have a spot in the closet or on the shoe rack because I’m hardly off her feet long enough to need any other home. She is always...