This post was written by Martin Wolske, DL4ALL Principal Investigator & Project Manager, for his personal weblog. The post has been republished on this site and includes links to other areas of this website. Literacy is a set of competencies and knowledge within a certain domain. Digital literacy, then, is literacy within the realm of digital information […]
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Revival of DL4ALL Website
Hello! It has been a while since we wrote a blog post. Our grant funding ended in May 2015, and the DL4ALL project shifted into a new phase. This meant our work at the five sites did not stop. For some sites, the Community Ambassador stayed on, shifting into a new role but still grounded […]
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Playing Roblox at UNCC
Last Friday I was reminded the importance of stepping back from being a teacher and instead, being a co-learner. On Fridays, the kids have the entire two hours for free time. The normal bunch headed straight for the computers (some even by-passing snack they wanted to play Roblox that badly). It was a quieter day […]
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CPL Update (with photos!)
Lots of great work has been happening in the Teen Space at the Champaign Public Library. Our Community Ambassador, Sarah, has been able to capture these moments on camera. Enjoy! (more…)
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More stickers at Champaign Public!
Back in January, Sarah and Kim worked with teens at the Champaign Public Library to create some stickers using the Silhouette cameo machine for their computer cart. Since then, the teens have made even more stickers. Sarah shared some pictures that we’d like to share with you!
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Finished project at CPL
One of the advantages of spending around 12 hours at our sites each week is that we are able to develop relationships with the students we work with. These relationships allow us to help the students work on projects that extend over multiple days. Sarah, over at Champaign Public Library, just sent a photo of […]
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Valentine’s Day Card Making at UNCC
UNCC decided to celebrate Valentine’s Day on Friday the 13th with some special activities. One of our stations was using our graphic tablets to make Valentine’s Day cards. Based on time and ease of use, the kids used the open source software, PaintTool Sai, to create the cards. It’s a great program to just open […]
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A Kenwood Success Story
I was walking down the hall toward the teachers’ lounge one morning, probably to make some copies or something. Miss KJ, the art teacher, greeted me in the hall and asked, “Did you hear about Hypatia (not her real name)?” I said that no, I hadn’t. “Oh, you should ask Jessica about Hypatia,” she said […]
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Sticker Creation at Champaign Public Library Teen Space
On Friday, Community Ambassadors Sarah and Kim, worked with the Champaign Public Library teens to design stickers for their computer cart. At first, Sarah worked with the teens to choose a color scheme for their space. The teens ended up deciding on a light blue, red, silver, and black (in line with the Captain America […]
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Teen Space at Champaign Public Library
Sarah, our Community Ambassador at the Champaign Public Library, passed along some great photos of the Teen Space we wanted to share.
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“The Center for Digital Inclusion aims to foster inclusive and sustainable societies through research, teaching and public engagement about information and communication technologies. Our team works with a broad cross section of communities, organizations and governments to ensure they have the tools needed to succeed in a digital world.” To learn more about the Center for Digital Inclusion, please visit our website, http://cdi.lis.illinois.edu
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