What if learning digital skills was as easy as playing a game?
At Koding Schools, that’s exactly our mission: to turn digital learning into a fun and exciting adventure. But wait everyone’s talking about “Digital Literacy”, yet do you really know what it means? Let’s dive in together!
What is Digital Literacy, exactly?
The Digital Literacy is simply the ability to understand, use, create, and interact with digital tools in a critical, responsible, and intelligent way. According to UNESCO (2021), this skill is essential to thrive in today’s connected world: it helps us navigate safely, spot fake news, and prepare for the digital jobs of tomorrow.
In short: mastering digital education today means ensuring success tomorrow!
Why is digital education essential today?
The OECD (2019) highlights that digital education develops autonomous individuals who can use technology in creative, critical, and responsible ways. That’s exactly what Koding Schools offers: helping students become not just consumers, but creators and active digital citizens.
5 Reasons to Boost Your Digital Literacy
- Develop autonomy and critical thinking :Learn to analyze information, identify fake news, and take a step back when navigating the web (Jenkins et al., 2006).
- Gain in-demand job skills: Programming, data management, office tools… These are all key skills highly sought after in today’s job market (Gilster, 1997).
- Unleash creativity and innovation : Coding, content creation, designing tech solutions : creativity knows no bounds! (Buckingham, 2007).
- Stay safe and ethical online: Understand cybersecurity issues, protect personal data, and act responsibly on the web (UNESCO, 2021).
- Collaborate effectively: Digital tools enhance teamwork and make collaborative learning fun and efficient (OECD, 2019).
Koding Schools: An Innovative Approach to succed in digital Education
At Koding Schools, our teaching method is built on 5 key pillars to shape agile, responsible, and creative students :
Algorithms and Programming
- Learn to code through play!
- Develop logic, perseverance, and problem-solving skills.
- Discover artificial intelligence and how algorithms work.
Technology
- Understand how computers, networks, AI, and digital tools power the world.
Office Tools and Media
- Explore a wide range of classic and smart digital tools.
- Learn the concepts behind each tool to use them wisely.
Data and Information
- Understand what data is and how it turns into meaningful information.
- Learn to collect, store, and use data.
- Grasp the difference between correlation and causation.
Digital Citizenship
- Raise awareness of online safety issues.
- Build skills for safe, responsible digital interaction.
- Understand the social and economic impacts of technology.
What if we Build the Digital Future of Our Children Together ?
With Koding Schools, your students will no longer be passive users, they’ll become creators, innovators, and responsible digital citizens.
Join us to learn how to integrate digital literacy into your school easily and effectively!
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Sources :
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Buckingham, D. (2007). Digital Media Literacies: Rethinking Media Education in the Age of the Internet.
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Gilster, P. (1997). Digital Literacy.
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Jenkins, H. et al. (2006). Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century.
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Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Économiques (OCDE). (2019). Comprendre la littératie numérique.
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UNESCO. (2021). Littératie numérique et inclusion.
