Liz's+Unit

=Exploration of Digital Footprints through Digital, Information and Media Literacies= (Library Science, Technology, grade 9)

Overview:
A semester long unit which explores the concept of a student’s personal Digital Footprint through an understanding of the implications of social media in society, the impact of how our online activities become our digital reputation, how your Digital Footprint can be a positive reflection of who you are, and negative elements of online activities to avoid. It will be explored through skill sets pertaining to digital, information, and media literacy and will culminate in the creation of digital Public Service Announcements to be shared with other students



**Reflection:**
Our PLP cohort has proved to be an engaging and competent group. I have found the contact with colleagues in other divisions to be both rewarding and enlightening. The critical friends model within our divisions and as a cohort has been invaluable. Working on this unit and exploring Project Based Learning has been a challenge. It is, at times, difficult to conceive of how one would integrate PBL with Library and Information Science. While creating a PBL unit with specific information literacy goals in mind has seemed artificial, supporting subject area teachers as they pursue PBL is very exciting.