. . INFORMATION LITERACY : COMPUTER LITERACY : TECHNOLOGY LITERACY : DIGITAL LITERACY: ICT Digital Literacy . . ICT Digital Literacy http://www.ictliteracy.info/ . ."The Digital Literacy Portal is the "public face" of an international movement focused on promoting Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Literacy and Digital Literacy. This website provides a rich global resource and collaborative environment for dissemination of ICT Literacy and Digital Literacy materials, interactive discussions, research information, and international dialogue.
.The resources are intended to build awareness, encourage debate, and promote the importance of digital literacy. They provide practical information for business, government, teachers, and educational leaders, and encourage communication by employing technology tools in the most collaborative sense. Digital literacy is becoming more integrated into all aspects of our daily lives - such as access to educational opportunities, health and medical services, banking and consumer services, e-government services, and for applying Green ICT solutions to global environmental challenges."
. . Digital Literacy Resource Directory http://www.ictliteracy.info/ICTResources-Background-Info.htm . Background Information Information on global ICT literacy initiatives and policies. http://www.ictliteracy.info/ICT-Background-Info.htm Content Sample: . The Global Information Technology Report 2010 - 2011 pdf European Commission: A Digital Agenda for Europe pps Competencies for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy ICT Literacy Competencies IOECD Digital Economy Paper: Network Developments in Support of Innovation and User Needs pdf LABSTECH Essential Student Learnings for 2020 Through Advanced Technologie Becta The impact of digital technology. pdf Global Information Society Watch Report 2009 The World in 2009 ICT Facts and Figures pdf Health IT pdf Explaining International IT Application Leadership Wireless Internet Use 2009 Report pdf Britain's Digital Future Digital Britain Report pdf California ICT Digital Literacy Assessments and Curriculum Framework pdf Policy and Assessment Report pdf Policy Framework pdf FCC, "Connecting America: The National Broadband Plan" Executive Summary pdf Full Report pdf . . ICT AssessmentInformation on digital literacy assessment, certification, standards and pilot projects.
http://www.ictliteracy.info/ICT-Assessment.htm Content Sample: . ICT Digital Literacy Skills Assessment Competencies for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy ICT Literacy Competencies ICT Skills Assessment Methodology ICT Workforce Capability Digital Citizenship/Digital Literacy Assessment Assessment Tools & Resources California ICT Digital Literacy Assessments and Curriculum Framework pdf Benchmarking in a Policy Perspective Final Summary Report doc UNESCO-Towards Information Literacy Indicators pdf Basic conceptual framework for measuring information literacy. e-Skills Industry Leadership Board (e-Skills ILB) Cedefo Report ICT Skills certification in Europe ICDL Canada Computer user ICT skills certification Empowering Information Professionals: A Training Program on ICT. itrain Online An online resource for using the Internet Educational Testing Service (ETS) A simulation-based assessment of ICT Literacy Skills 701 Tips for e-Learning Tips from senior managers and training professionals from major corporations around the world. 147 pages pdf . . ICT Workforce TrainingTutorials, courseware and programs for ICT digital literacy skills development in the workforce.
http://www.ictliteracy.info/ICT-Training.htm Content Sample: . Courseware not only for teachers. K-12 Open Courseware Resources ALISON ABC IT-1ABC IT-1 introduces the learner to the world of Information Technology (IT) today
The ne(x)t generation learner Skills you need in lifelong learning knowledge and information societies. A Free and Open Course ALISON online learning resourceALISON provides high-quality, engaging, interactive multimedia courseware for certification and standards-based learning. All courses on ALISON are accessible for free to individual learners.
Free-Ed.NetCommitted to providing an online "school" where users from around the world can study, take courses, and participate in online community activities at no cost.
Microsoft Digital Literacy CurriculumThe goal of Digital Literacy is to teach and assess basic computer concepts and skills so that people can use computer technology in everyday life to develop new social and economic opportunities for themselves, their families, and their communities.
International Commission on Workforce DevelopmentThe ICWFD provides access to over 500 state-of-the-art and certification-level information technology and professional development courses
FOR FREE to the trainee end-users. Intel Teach Program PortfolioDesigned to enable teachers to introduce, expand, and support 21st century learning with project-based approaches in the classroom
Empowering Information ProfessionalsA Training Program on Information and Communication Technology. This is a nine module program intended for people working in libraries and information centers.
LearnThat.comThis website provides free courses and tutorials in various types of commonly-used software.
Free Computer TutorialsThis section of the home-and-learn website provides free tutorials in computer basics and in word processing, spreadsheets and database software.
. . GovernmentResearch and policy documents and reports from international government agencies such as the United Nations, UNESCO, among others.
http://www.ictliteracy.info/Government-Resources.htm Content Sample: . THE BROADBAND COMMISSION FOR DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT Broadband: A platform for progress pdf ICT for Tomorrows Queensland Action plan for 20102011 pdf UK Dep. of Education The Importance of Teaching: Schools White Paper pdf DIGITAL LITERACY PATHWAYS IN CALIFORNIA ICT Leadership Council Action Plan Report July 2010 pdf European Commission: A Digital Agenda for Europe pps ICT Skills Assessment Methodology ICT Workforce Capability FCC, "Connecting America: The National Broadband Plan" Executive Summary pdf Full Report pdf Council of the European Union Conclusions on Post i-2010 Strategy- towards an open, green and competitive knowledge society. pdf Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger California signs Executive Order on ICT Literacy. Building Innovation Through Broadband Final Report of the California Broadband Task Force FCC, "Connecting America: The National Broadband Plan" Executive Summary pdf Full Report pdf U.S. Census Bureau ICT Survey E-Rate, The Telecommunications Act of 1996 History National Online Repository of Professional Development Materials 'National Priorities In Education' NTIA A Nation Online: Entering the Broadband Age Report, pdf UNESCO, Research ICT Innovations for Poverty Reduction UN ICT Task Force, Second annual report UNESCO Education & ICT's U.N. ICT Development Project Synthesis of Lessons Learned . . Research on ICT White Papers and Research on e-learning, ICT, and Information Society http://www.ictliteracy.info/ICT-Research.htm Content Sample: . Which elements of digital competence should be acquired at school? White Paper pdf Pew Internet and American Life Project Home Broadband 2010 pdf Pew Project: Reputation Management and Social Media report 2010 pdf George Lorenzo Surfing Through Noise: Riding the Online Knowledge Wave Explaining International Broadband Leadership: Broadband policies in 9 nations. pdf e-learningpapers Inclusive education: helping teachers to choose ICT resources and to use them effectively pdf The Children's Partnership Report Measuring Digital Opportunity pdf e-learningpapers Benchmarking Access and Use of ICT in European Schools 2006 Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance of the Concordia University: A Review of E-learning in Canada The New Media Consortium (NMC), A Global Imperative: The Report of the 21st Century Literacy Summit Edna Online ICT Research Collection Site The New Zealand Literacy Portal Catalogued information about e-Literacy Lifelong learning A pilot resource base of current European research . . K-12 ResourcesDigital literacy curriculum, resources, guides, standards, and policies for primary and secondary education.
http://www.ictliteracy.info/K12-Resources.htm Content Sample: . CSLA Learning 2.0 Digital Literacy online tutorials EDGALAXY 14 Digital Literacy Activities Alison free Courseware: Introduction to General Science Becta Supporting your child's learning. pdf Global Teenager Project:Online platform with tools and content in six different languages for cross-border classroom discussion.
Math e-learning and practice website Mathebook.net icthelp4schools.org A worldwide School ICT community forum! Becta.org Web2.0 in Secondary Education K-12 Open Courseware Resources Courseware not only for teachers. Mr. Youngs Bouncy-A Portal for interactive activities for easy student and teacher use. Eduteka, Fundacion Gabriel Piedrahlta Uribe Technologias de Informacion y Comunicaciones para la Ensenaza Basica y Media. CyberSmart, Net Safety Free Student Curriculum Thinkfinity.org Free High Quality Content and Resources. NACOL North American Council for Online Learning. OER Commons Open Educational Resources. iEARN International Education and Resource Network. European gateway for science education Xplora portal The MIICE Project Measurement of the Impact of ICT on Children's Education. Partnership for 21st Century Skills ICT Literacy Maps . . Post SecondaryDigital literacy assessment, resource guides, and frameworks for post secondary and workforce development.
http://www.ictliteracy.info/PostSecondaryResources.htm Content Sample: . Advancing Digital Literacy A Regional Report pdf Sustainable ICT in Further and Higher Education Report pdf Web2.0 technologies: Impact on Higher Education Report pdf The Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION pdf ICT Training and Employability: Integrated Service Delivery in Workforce Development Networks.pdf Becta.org Evaluation of the ICT Test Bed Project. report pdf University of Washingtons Center for Information & Society (CIS) Employability and Workforce Development e-Skills Industry Leadership Board (e-Skills ILB) The International Centre for Distance Learning courses database: postgraduate diplomas or certificates Educational Testing Service (ETS) A simulation-based assessment of ICT Literacy Skills UC Berkeley and Carnegie Mellon University (ICT) Framework for Developing Regions: PROJECT ICT-ALABAMA 2005 An ICT Literacy Training and Certification Pilot Project Introduction Get Full report The New Zealand Literacy Portal Catalogued information about professional development CEPIS Digital DevelopmentA Framework for Applying Information Technology to Community Socioeconomic Development
. . Interactive Whiteboard TechnologyResources and reports on development and the use of interactive whiteboard technology in the classroom.
http://www.ictliteracy.info/whiteboardtechnology.htm Content Sample: .Moss, G., & Jewitt, C. (2008, February). Pace, interactivity and multimodality in teacher design of texts for interactive whiteboards in the secondary school classroom. Paper presented to Pedagogies for Interactive Technologies: Whiteboards and Visualisers conference, Institute of Education, University of London.
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content= a781200493~db=all~tab=content~order=pageSlay, H., Siebger, I., and Hodgkinson-Williams, C. (2008). Interactive whiteboards: Real beauty or just lipstick?.
Comput. Educ. 51, 3 (Nov. 2008), 1321-1341. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2007.12.006 . . Cloud Computing Research, Information and News on Internet based computing. http://www.ictliteracy.info/Cloud%20Computing.htm Content Sample: . UNESCO Policy Brief Cloud Computing in Education e-Book Handbook of Cloud Computing Cloud Computing Services and Alternatives Make IT Green Cloud computing and its contribution to climate change pdf IBM What is Cloud Computing . . Green ICTResearch and projects on impact of ICTs for environmental challenges and sustainable resource development.
http://www.ictliteracy.info/greenict.htm Content Sample: . Rome Event: Importance of ICTs for climate change Natural Resources Internship Program List of Internship Opportunities GREEN ICT GUIDE A Guide to the conscientious purchase, use and disposal of ICT GREEN IT: The Global Benchmark A report on sustainable IT in the USA, UK, Australia and India. pdf Facebook launches green page Information about their environment/energy space Green IT Performance Internationally Latest Research Make IT Green Cloud computing and its contribution to climate change pdf GREEN ICT & ENERGY EFFICIENCY TRADE MISSION Mexico City, September 2010 Support Green ICT! What you can do. pdf T-Systems: White Paper, Green ICT The Greening of Business. pdf Keynote: Towards Green ICT Sustainable ICT in Further and Higher Education Report pdf Green IT Working Paper 2009 Report on Green Attitude pdf Managing Sustainable ICT in Further and Higher Education: Strategic Overview pdf KidsRgreen A web resource for children . . Social Networking Research, tools and information about Web 2.0 services. http://www.ictliteracy.info/Social%20Networking.htm Content Sample: . SOCIAL MEDIA: A Guide for Researchers Always connected. The new digital media habits of young children. pdf The Rise of Generation C: Implications for the world of 2020 TechCrunch Social Networking: The Future Social Networking Tips Parental Advice Facebook launches green page Information about their environment/energy space Pew Project: Reputation Management and Social Media report 2010 pdf Social Networking Sites: Beneficial or Dysfunctional? Huffington Post How Social Networking Will Transform Learning VentureDig: Monetizing Social Networks: The Four Dominant Business Models Social Software and National Security: An Initial Net Assessment Web2.0 technologies: Impact on Higher Education Report pdf Social Networking For Business and Associations pdf Social Networking Sites A Parents Guide pdf Teens & Social Networking in School & Public Libraries: A Toolkit for Librarians & Library Workers pdf . . Policies and White PapersCompilation of global policies, strategies, applications and best practices in ICT.
http://www.ictliteracy.info/Policies-WhitePapers.htm Content Sample: . TRENDS IN TELECOMMUNICATION Reform 2010-2011 Enabling Tomorrow's Digital World pdf Professional educators and the evolving role of ICT in schools. Perspective Report pdf NSF Science and Engineering Indicators (SEI) 2010 A factual and policy neutral report. pdf ICT Research: The policy perspective ICT is revolutionizing healthcare across Europe.DESIGNING A DIGITAL FUTURE: Federal funded Research and Development in Networking and Information Technology (NIT)
ICT for Tomorrows Queensland Action plan for 20102011 pdf Education briefing paper: Employability and workforce development COP-Child Online protection Statistical Framework and Indicators 2010 IT-enabled personalized healthcare. Improving the science of health promotion and care delivery pdf Running On Empty: The Failure to Teach K12 Computer Science in the Digital Age pdf GREEN IT: The Global Benchmark A report on sustainable IT in the USA, UK, Australia and India. pdf UK Dep. of Education The Importance of Teaching: Schools White Paper pdf OECD Digital Economy Paper: Network Developments in Support of Innovation and User Needs pdf . . Collaborative InitiativesExamples of public-private sector partnerships, foundation initiatives, and global collaboration in ICT Literacy.
http://www.ictliteracy.info/Collaborative-Resources.htm Content Sample: . Literacy2.0 Living well and fully in a Digital World UNESCO ICT in Education. The 21st Century Learning Initiative Promoting a Vision, Knowledge, Experience and a Network. World Bank ICT and Education. ITIF The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation. California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) ICT Digital Leadership Roundtable Report pdf NEW United States Telecommunications Training Institute 2008 Course Catalog .pdf UNESCO, 2007 Report pdf New Technologies in Higher Education. Citizen, content, connect - inclusion through ICT- Final report .pdf UNCTAD Measuring the information society. The Global Science Gateway International science database. . . Private SectorExamples of private sector projects and initiatives supporting ICT digital literacy.
http://www.ictliteracy.info/PrivateSectorResources.htm Content Sample: . IT-enabled personalized healthcare. Improving the science of health promotion and care delivery pdf Literacy2.0 Living well and fully in a Digital World Developing Telecoms: ICT for Emerging Markets DEVELOPMENT GATEWAY. Resources ICT for Private Sector NEC Corporation, The Role and Prospect of ICT towards the Sustainable Society Microsoft, Skills Assessments Oracle Education Initiatives HP i-community . . Computer and ICT DonationsResources to prepare for, solicit and manage donations of computers and other ICT equipment, including hardware and software.
http://www.ictliteracy.info/ICT-Donations.htm Content: . Digital LinksMore than 500 companies and organizations have used Digital Links to recycle computers.
Computer Aid InternationalIdentifies and works with organizations in recipient countries to help them derive maximum value from recycled computers. Provides computers to non governmental organizations working in developing countries.
ExcessAccessAn online donating service matching business and household materials with wish lists of nearby nonprofits and recyclers that can provide pick-ups. U.S.-focused only, but if you can find a U.S.-based organization to sponsor your donation request, you may be able to use this service.
Gifts in Kind InternationalA leading global charity in product philanthropy. Creates partnerships that link companies and their valuable in-kind resources with a network of more than 50,000 nonprofit organizations around the world.
InterConnectionsA clearinghouse for computers and computer equipment. The computer request form is available only to groups in developing countries.
Share the TechnologyFeatures an online database of equipment offered for donation, a database to request donations, and a comprehensive index of "Resources for Reusers. U.S. and Canada-focused only, but if you can find a U.S.-based organization to sponsor your donation request, you may be able to use this service.
World Computer ExchangeA non-profit organization dedicated to helping the world's poorest youth bridge the global divides in information, technology and understanding. Partners are usually non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and government ministries working in any developing country around the world. The site includes a tool-kit for potential partners, with criteria for partnerships, a summary of the process, computer and shipping costs, and sample agreements, container contents, import documents, and samples of school surveys, set-ups, and letters of commitment. All of the documents of the Toolkit are available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Thai.
. . News and Media Press releases and Announcements http://www.ictliteracy.info/Media.htm Content Sample: . May 2010 Beyond computer literacy. Malaysia StarConventionally, ICT competencies refers to the sets of basic knowledge and skills that are exhibited by a user in a digital era.
May 2009 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signs Executive Order on ICT Literacy. July 2008 SMART THAILAND Nectec plan to give big boost to ICT industry. May 2008 APTs Broadband Changed My Life!TM Contest launched. Alliance for Public Technology May 2008 Poor IT skills curb growth of UK knowledge economy, says report TrainingZone.co.uk - Bristol,UK April 2008World Bank Report Indicates GCC Countries Invest Up To 5 Per Cent Of GDP On Education But Achieve Only Modest Returns . ICDL Calls For Education Ministries To Adopt More International Standards And Integrate Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Into Education.
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