Your daughter or son is working on developing a robust 21st century skill set through the WHS ELD program, including, but not limited to the following:

Information Literacy
  • Determining whether or not a site is a legitimate source of information
  • Studying varying perspectives presented on different sites
  • Learning how to properly cite information to give credit to sources​
  • Learning how to use search engines to effectively and efficiently find sought-after information
  • Narrowing-in on the correct key words to yield the best search results
  • Examining an author's credentials to determine qualification
Visual Literacy
  • "Reading" images carefully, including the context in which they are presented
  • Evaluating the carefully chosen image that adjoins a news story
  • Understanding the inner-workings of print and video advertisements, including methods of persuasion
    • Example of class material: Dove Commercial - "No wonder our perception of beauty is distorted..."
  • Learning to use effective balance of text and images in PowerPoint, Prezi, or Google Presentations
Media Literacy
  • Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of different platforms (ie. Is Facebook really the best place to engage in serious political dialogue?)
  • Knowing the different tools available
  • Producing different media
    • Student film
    • Class tweets - called "Blasts" through StudySync
    • Presentations
Information Technology Literacy
  • Developing ease of use with laptops and iPads
  • Learning widely used apps and programs with educational purposes
Communication Technology Literacy
  • Learning a variety of presentation platforms
  • Learning different communication apps and programs both synchronous and asynchronous
  • Developing "netiquette" and writing e-mails with formal tone
  • Evaluating strengths and weakness of the different options
    • Comparing communicating at a distance to communicating face-to-face
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