Code breaking focuses on how digital spaces are accessed, used, understood and created for a variety of user populations. What affordances are 'baked into' the tools to ensure the user experience is positive and productive? What assumptions are made by the creator and/or the user in order to access and understand how to move within the digital space?
At the end of this week, you will be able to:
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Readings
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ActivitiesExplore and play with Mindomo in preparation for your use of this digital tool for the next part of your Inquiry Project. USE THIS LINK to learn more about how to sign up for this Ministry Licensed software.
Tutorial by Mindomo on how to use Mindomo |
Actions
How can you teach students to decode digital spaces effectively? How can you integrate digital literacies into teaching and learning about 'code breaking' when introducing or using web or electronic resources?
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MINDOMO:
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SLACK: Take a closer look at SLACK as a professional collaboration space, take some time to code break in this digital tool. What code breaking skills and fluencies have you developed as you began using Slack?
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You can link to our collaborative 'tinkering space' in Mindomo here (see below). If this doesn't work, try this LINK to access. This space is open and password free this week, but will be closed after this week's collaborative activity is completed.
DIRECTIONS:
1. access this open Mindomo space
2. add your first name and last initial to the concept map using what ever text, colours, formats you like
3. add a weather related image and connect it to your name with an arrow/line to represent your ‘mood’ this week - try images from Unsplash https://unsplash.com/ or Pixabay https://pixabay.com/ since they are FREE and you don’t need and account to download/use them
4. have some fun exploring Mindomo and setting up your account as a TEACHER (use Lakehead University as your location - for directions view this screencast video https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c2XqVeeFdi
DIRECTIONS:
1. access this open Mindomo space
2. add your first name and last initial to the concept map using what ever text, colours, formats you like
3. add a weather related image and connect it to your name with an arrow/line to represent your ‘mood’ this week - try images from Unsplash https://unsplash.com/ or Pixabay https://pixabay.com/ since they are FREE and you don’t need and account to download/use them
4. have some fun exploring Mindomo and setting up your account as a TEACHER (use Lakehead University as your location - for directions view this screencast video https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c2XqVeeFdi
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