Building Digital Learning Skills and Lessons into the Core Curricular Subjects

Welcome to "Ask the Tech Coach," a podcast for Instructional Coaches and Technology Integration Specialists. In this episode of “<a href="https://www.teachercast.net/episodes/ask-the-tech-coach/">Ask the Tech Coach</a>,” Jeff and Barb discuss the importance of including Digital Learning standards and skills into core-curricular subjects and lesson plans. If you would like to be a part of future podcasts and share your thoughts, <a href="https://www.teachercast.net/podcastguestform">please contact the podcast</a>.  We would love to have you join the show. <h2>Question of the Week</h2> Our favorite part of recording a live podcast each week is participating in the great conversations that happen on our live chat, on social media, and in our comments section. This week’s question is: <em><strong>How do you build Standards-Based Digital Learning Skills into Core Curriculum Subjects?</strong></em> <h2>Weekly Topic</h2> <strong>Building Digital Learning into the Curriculum</strong> <ul> <li><strong>Can Digital Learning and subject area content coexist?</strong></li> <li><strong>It’s not the “and” … it’s the “through”</strong></li> <li><strong>How to build a multi-grade curriculum of digital learning skills</strong></li> <li><strong>Creating a Digital Learning Scope &amp; Sequence</strong> <ul> <li><strong>Create major categories of Digital Learning Topics</strong> <ul> <li>Technology Skills</li> <li>Digital Literacy Skills</li> <li>Device Skills</li> <li>Research Skills</li> <li>Digital Citizenship Skills</li> <li>Social &amp; Emotional Learning</li> </ul><br/> </li> <li><strong>Break down those categories into individual skills</strong> <ul> <li>Technology Skills <ul> <li><strong>K-2:</strong> <ul> <li>Identifying computer components such as the processor, keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, and printer.</li> <li>Being able to use a mouse to select, drag and click objects on the screen.</li> <li>Associating computer components with their functi