A key opportunity and challenge with the use of digital technology in schools.
Digital technology in school has reshaped how lessons are planned, taught and how my students learn in a digital world. Working with tools like Padlet, Google Earth, and Simpleshow Video Maker has convinced me that the most powerful opportunity lies in deepening students’ digital literacy, but my experiences have also exposed uncomfortable limits in my own practice and in the school’s infrastructure that restrict who can fully benefit from these tools. One of the most striking opportunities has been seeing students move from passive users of technology to actively working with becoming competent with technology. When students designed climate explainer videos in Simpleshow or curated research walls on Padlet, they were not just using devices they were finding information, making decisions about what to keep or edit, and changing it into tangible information they can digest. This resonates with research that frames digital literacy as the ability to locate, evaluate, create, and...
