Embed Digital Literacy Awards Application Form

Embed Awards 2019 Application Form
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Dedicated Digital Educator Early Years:
This category is for educators (teachers, kindergarten educators and learning support educators) of early years (Kindergarten, year 1, year 2 and year 3). Three educators will be awarded. There is going to be an honourable mention for 1 kindergarten educator who will not be awarded.

Dedicated Digital Educator Primary:
Three educators from Year 4-Year 6 will be awarded.

Dedicated Digital Educator Secondary:
Three educators from Middle Schools and Secondary schools (Form 1-Form 5) will be awarded.

Dedicated Digital Educator Post-Secondary:
Three educators from Post-Secondary schools will be awarded.

Mobile Learning Award:
This category is for mobile-mediated teaching and learning projects. Two educators from the primary school and two educators from the secondary school will be awarded.

Collaborative Award:
This category is for educators who collaborate in a project together. Two educators may submit the project together and both will receive certificate of participation and may potentially be winners. Two projects from the primary school and two projects from the secondary school will be awarded.

Research and Innovation:
This category is in collaboration with the Directorate for Research, Lifelong Learning and Employability within the Ministry for Education. The criteria are different from the other categories as described below (See Criteria). Two educators from the primary school and two educators from the secondary school will be awarded.
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Criteria

Award judges will use the following selection criteria:
1. Quality: The project should give clear evidence that the use of technology enhances
learning. Without technology learning objectives would have been difficult to
achieve. Technology is used to make learning more effective and offer experiences
that cannot be achieved effectively by other means.
2. Pedagogical value: From a pedagogical standpoint, curricular objectives should meet
different ways of learning. The use of technology can promote learning modes based
on exploration, collaboration, creation and reflection.
3. Participation: Students have made extensive and relevant use of technology.
4. Collaboration: Collaboration between students (not necessarily online) should be rewarded.
Criteria

Award judges will use the following selection criteria:
1. Quality: The project should give clear evidence that the use of technology enhances
learning. Without technology learning objectives would have been difficult to
achieve. Technology is used to make learning more effective and offer experiences
that cannot be achieved effectively by other means.
2. Pedagogical value: From a pedagogical standpoint, curricular objectives should meet
different ways of learning. The use of technology can promote learning modes based
on exploration, collaboration, creation and reflection.
3. Participation: Students have made extensive and relevant use of technology.
4. Collaboration between students: Collaboration between students (not necessarily online) should be rewarded.

5.Collaboration between educators: This submission shows that a community of practice has evolved in which the educator/s have actively participated and developed personally or professionally. A high degree of collaboration between educators is evident.
Criteria

Award judges will use the following selection criteria:
1. Originality: Does this innovation represent out of the box thinking? Is this innovation original?
2. Quality and creativity: How can this innovation improve the quality and the way things are done?
3. Cost-effectiveness /Affordability: How will the innovation reduce the costs?
4. Replicability: Can this new innovation be used in other areas? And how can this innovation plan be implemented?
5. Enthusiasm: Will this innovation lead to new ideas in future? Has this new innovation led to new ideas and how these ideas can be integrated?
6. Impact: What fundamental changes will this new innovation bring? What gap will this innovation fill and will it reach one of the targets of the strategic plan of your school? Does this innovation identify ways how work can be made more efficiently?
Title of Project *
Brief Description of Project (up to 500 words) *
Which of these digital literacy learning outcomes have been reached?

(Choose at least 2 Learning outcomes from ALL categories)
Information Management

I am able to identify and articulate my information needs. I can find, select, use and combine information from a range of sources. I can safely and critically navigate between online sources and select information effectively I can navigate between online sources and select information effectively. N/A
Use of Digital Media

I can review, revise and evaluate information presented in a range of digital media. I understand both how and why messages in digital media are constructed and for what purposes. I can examine how individuals interpret messages in digital media differently. I understand how values and points of view are included or excluded and how digital media can influence beliefs and behaviours. I understand the ethical / legal issues surrounding the access and use of digital media, including copyright, ownership, licensing and use of proprietary content or software. I can work creatively across a range of digital media and multiple systems to present information effectively to a given audience. I can edit and improve content that I had already created or that others have created, respecting and acknowledging the rights of the original author. I can express myself through digital media and technologies. N/A
Managing Learning

I can use various tools to manage my own learning. I can use various tools and approaches to collaborate with others in learning. I can use various tools to explore ideas, theories, relationships and procedures. I can use various tools to learn by designing digital objects. I can use various tools and approaches to reflect on learning. I can use various tools and approaches to evaluate what I have learnt. I can build and assess e-portfolios. I can work on multiple eLearning management systems and platforms. N/A
Managing Internet Use

I understand how the internet and the world wide web work and can use them for communication and collaboration. I am aware of and abide by the principles of netiquette. I know what constitutes plagiarism. I can protect my devices from online risks and threats. I can protect myself and others from possible online dangers (e.g. cyber bullying) by following appropriate privacy and confidentiality procedures. I am able to consider the social, cultural, religious and ethical implications of digital technology and can confidently communicate, share information, access and distribute content without infringing upon other peoples' intellectual property. I am aware of cultural diversity online. I can develop active strategies to discover inappropriate behaviour. I can create, adapt and manage one or multiple digital identities. I can protect my e-reputation. N/A
Collaboration

I can use technologies and media to work in teams and collaborate in learning. I can collaborate with others and co-construct and co-create resources, knowledge and learning. I can function well in digitally mediated Communities of Practice I can manage the data that I produce through several online accounts and applications to avoid health risks related with the use of technology in terms of threats to physical and psychological well-being. I recognise Cloud Computing as a converging technology on which I can work and save my material. N/A
Computational Thinking

I am able to predict and explain the outcomes of a sequence of instructions. I am able to create and modify a sequence of instructions which give a solution to a given task. I am able to break down a complex task into small, meaningful parts. I am able to combine a sequence of instructions to follow a pattern. I am able to find similarity between different things. I can recognise and find patterns or trends. I am able to generalize and transfer a problem solving process to a wide variety of tasks. I am able to ignore detail that is not of interest, simplifying a complex task. I am able to represent data through abstractions such as models and simulations. I am able to analyse a solution to a task and formulate a more efficient solution. I am able to identify and correct errors in a sequence of instructions, analyse a solution to a task and formulate a more efficient solution. I am able to analyse and evaluate a solution to a given task. N/A
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