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What is Digital Literacy?

To be digitally literate is to have the transferable knowledge and

applicable skills needed to operate ‘network devices’, such as

smartphones, tablets, laptops and desktop PCs.

Why Teach Digital Literacy?

As a subject, Digital Literacy allows children to use digital technolo-

gies to enhance their learning across the curriculum. The teaching

of Digital Literacy encompasses the philosophy that creativity and

self-direction are needed to imagine and produce solutions to the

problems of ‘tomorrow’s world’. The sessions also nurture the de-

velopment of many of the ‘soft skills’ employers regard as crucial to

the future economy. We also use digital devices every day!

Learning Connectors

Each term, in Digital Literacy lessons, we focus upon a different

theme: iPads, Multimedia and Radio. The Learning Connectors

‘exploration’, ‘collaboration’ and ‘creativity’ connect our learning.

Digital Literacy lessons allow learners to access innovative and in-

teresting parts of the ‘new’ National Curriculum. Furthermore, the

sessions also allow learners to explore their Learning Challenge

questions in an imaginative way.

Explain Everything

Explain Everything is an app that allows learners to create videos ex-

plaining concepts in ‘real time’. It is widely accepted that explaining

concepts to others embeds one’s own learning; what better way is

there to get your head around tricky concepts?

iPads In Digital Literacy we use iPads to augment—or change— the way we learn. We con-

nect all our learning by using creativity to change the way we look at completing a task.

TouchApp Creator

One aim of Digital Literacy lessons is to facilitate learners’ acquisition of ‘digital device skills’

by simply presenting their learning in different ways. Years 5 and 6 have developed many new

skills whilst making ‘Webapps’ (their own internet site).

Digital Literacy Webpage

Use a QR Code reader / scanner to view

these thinks on your tablet / smartphone.

Here, you can see loads of examples of

the fantastic work our children have

made.

Your Guide to the apps

& websites we use

A parent guide to some of the apps

you can download to your tablet or

website you can access on your com-

puter to support learning across the

curriculum: from maths to music!

Lego Movie Maker

We all learn in different ways. Some learners find that making visual notes and drawings aids their

learning. Years 3 and 4 learnt the basics of stop-motion animation by producing videos to

investigate parts of their Learning Challenges.

Y4: Do you solve problems with your mind or gut instinct?

Y6: Can you feel the force?

Y3: How is you dinner different from a Stone Age man’s?

Y5: Why should the rainforests be

important to us all?

Y2: How did

castles protect

people?

Y4: Where would

the White Witch

be most powerful?

Immersive Learning Suite

The Immersive Learning Suite gives Rudston learners the unique

experience of literally surrounding themselves with their learning.

In Digital Literacy lessons we use the Immersive Learning Suite to

explore fictional worlds — such as the ‘Place Between’ — and stim-

ulate rich discussion; for example, using clips from the ‘Inside

Out’ film to explore mixed emotions.

Robotics

Digital Literacy lessons have also given learners the opportunity to

access some elements of computer science, such as robotics. Using

robots allows the development of many mathematical concepts such

as: spatial / orientation awareness; the use of maps and coordinates;

writing algorithms to give specific instructions and correcting one’s

errors.

Multimedia Multimedia devices stimulate learning

in unique and different ways.

Leon and the Place Between Below are a few links to examples of

our ‘Leon learning’ in Digital Literacy.

Learners explore the Place

Between We used the Immersive Learning

Suite to visit the Place Between.

Green Screen Poetry The winners of our poetry competition

recorded their poems using our own

magic box (green screen)!

Prezi Presentations Years 2, 3 & 4 used on online presen-

tation app to imagine what they would

find if they explored the Place Be-

tween.

Watch Year 2

respond to their

learning in the

clip below.

Radio Radio Rudston doesn’t make itself! All

year groups have contributed to the plan-

ning and production of our broadcasts.

Listen Again All of our live episodes are available as

podcasts for you to listen to. See pic-

tures of each week’s DJs too!

Radio Rudston’s Padlet Padlet is an ‘online corkboard’ that lets

learners instantly share thoughts and

resources to each other. Answer this

week’s question to be part of the show.

Rudston Story This year, we’ve been writing one

chapter of our school story—Galfrid,

the beginner of everything— each

broadcast. The brilliant Eve and Na-

talie from Swift class imagined the

story and wrote the final chapter.

Radio Rudston Access all of the media from our fan-

tastic school radio station below.

Garageband Compositions

All year Key Stage 1 & 2 classes have experimented with composing

music using the Gargeband app. Years 5 & 6 have even used the

app to record jingles for Radio Rudston; pre-record audio features;

interview learners from around the school and make radio adverts.

Broadcasts Radio Rudston is broadcast live, fortnightly, to the whole school.

We cover all aspects of learning throughout the school.

The Rudston Interviews

As part of an after-school club, lean-

ers from Years 5 & 6 have recorded

interviews with members of our local

community. See what interesting

things they had to say here.

Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) Devices

In Digital Literacy lessons this year, learners have had the chance

work together to set-up and play digital music devices—beginning

to explore the vast use of technology in today’s music industry.

www.rudstonprimary.co.uk/

curriculum/radio-rudston/

www.padlet.com/radiorudston/pp

www.rudstonprimary.co.uk/pupil-zone/rudston-interviews