DIGITAL/ CYBER AND

ECO LITERACY
Benefits, Efforts,
and Impact
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 MOTIVATION

PAPER BALL
GAME
“WHAT CHALLENGES DO
PEOPLE FACE WHEN TRYING
TO LEARN AND USE DIGITAL
SKILLS SAFELY AND
RESPONSIBLY ONLINE?”?
WHAT IS DIGITAL/ LITERACY?

Digital literacy is the set of

competencies required for full
participation in society that
includes knowledge, skills,
and behaviors involving the
effective use of digital
devices for purposes of
communication, expression,
collaboration and advocacy.
WHAT IS
DIGITAL/
LITERACY?
Digital literacy
• Cyber security
• Cyber citizenship
 DIGITAL LITERACY
Here are some tips on how to
protect yourself against
cyber threats:

1. Monitor behavior on social

networks
2. Keep devices safe
3. Understand how best to use
passwords
4. Handle unsafe content
5. Consider safety for the future
 DIGITAL LITERACY
Cyber security-Is the practice
of protecting systems, networks,
and programs from digital
attacks. These cyber-attacks are
usually aimed at accessing,
changing, or destroying
sensitive information; extorting
money from users; or
interrupting normal business
processes..
 DIGITAL LITERACY

Cybercitizenship – Is an old
value that is now applied to a
new medium, the internet.
Cyber Citizenship refers to
being responsible when using
the internet.
BENEFITS OF DIGITAL
LITERACY
Access to Information:
Find quality information.

Better Decisions:
Based on data and facts.

Online Security:
Protect against
fraud.
 WAYS ON HOW TO BE A GOOD
CYBER CITIZEN:
1. Be careful and critical for
whatever you post online.

2. If you have a problem with

someone, go to that person or an
adult to help work it out, instead of
posting your expression online.
 WAYS ON HOW TO BE A GOOD
CYBER CITIZEN:
3. Use the internet to help you
with your schoolwork, but give
credit to the sources you use and
critically analyze everything you
search online.

4. Use the internet purposefully to

learn more about anything you are
interested in.
 WAYS ON HOW TO BE A GOOD
CYBER CITIZEN:
5. Make sure you verify an
information before you share it or
use it in a project and check on
accuracy and truth in the
information you search on the
web.
6. Give out certain information
only.
 WAYS ON HOW TO BE A GOOD
CYBER CITIZEN:
7. Don’t answer questions that make
you uncomfortable.
8. Always make sure you have told a
reliable adult if you decide to meet
someone you knew through the
internet.
9. Always be aware of copyright laws
and give credit to whom an article or a
part of it is due.
Netiquette
• Is a made-up word from
the words net and
etiquette
• Describes the rules of
conduct for respectful
and appropriate
communication on the
internet.
 Proper netiquette
Follow these simple rules to ensure
that you make wise choices when
sending messages online:
1. Make sure you have the correct
address (with proper spelling), correct
link and you are sending the
information to the right person when
doing it online.
 Proper netiquette
2. Check information before sending or
posting any message and avoid false
statements and information on the web
forwarding junk mail or chain letters to
family or friends.
3. Re-read what you wrote to make sure it is
what you want to say and the other person
would interpret it the same way.
 Proper netiquette
4. Keep your comments clean and don’t
confront others online or say anything that
could be hurtful to them.

5. Keep your personal and friends’

information private and don’t forward
information that was just given to you
without his/her permission.
 Proper netiquette
6. Watch out for spam and other fraud e-
mails and never reply to them.

7. If you are going to write something

personal or private, think twice because
messages can get misdelivered.

8. Adults should monitor kids’ messages,

especially when they are sending e-mails to
others without permission.
 CYBER SECURITY
Internet safety- Internet safety, online
safety or cyber safety means trying to
be safe on the Internet. It is maximizing
the user’s personal safety and security
risk to private information and property
associated with using the Internet,
including self-protection from computer
crime. As the number of Internet users
continues to grow worldwide, issues and
concerns also continuously exist.
 CYBER SECURITY
Information Security- Sensitive
information, such as personal
information, identity and passwords are
often associated with personal property
and privacy and may present security
concerns if leaked. Unauthorized access
and usage of private information may
result in consequences, such as identity
and property theft.
PERSONAL SAFETY AND THREATS

1. Cyberstalking
2. Cyberbullying
3. Online predation
4. Obscene/ offensive content
5. Sextortion
 PERSONAL SAFETY AND
THREATS
1. Cyberstalking
• It is the use of the internet or
other electronic means to stalk or
harass an individual, group or
organizational through false
accusations, defamation, slander
and libel, solicitation for sex, or
gathering information that may be
used to threaten, embarrass or
harass.
PERSONAL SAFETY AND THREATS

2. Cyberbullying
• It is the use of electronic means, such as instant
messaging, social media e-mail and other forms
of online communication with the intent to
abuse, intimidate, or overpower an individual or
group.

• Is a form of bullying or harassment using

electronic means usually among minors in a
school setting and has become increasingly
common, especially among teenagers.
 PERSONAL SAFETY AND THREATS

Types of Cyberbullying:
1. Internet trolling – is a common form of
bullying over the internet in an online
community to elicit a reaction, disruption or
intentionally provoke and offend others.

2. Cyberstalking – is another form of

bullying or harassment that uses electronic
communication to stalk a victim and pose a
credible threat to harass him/her.
 PERSONAL SAFETY AND
THREATS
Implications of bullying in school-
School should initiate various anti-
bullying programs and campaigns to
protect students from being
threatened or victimized by such
offense.
 PERSONAL SAFETY AND
THREATS
5. Sextortion –
• It the use of webcams for flirting and cybersex.
Often, this involves a cybercriminal posing as
someone else, such as an attractive person
initiating communication of a sexual nature with
the victim.

• The video is recorded by the cybercriminal to

demand money or other services, threaten to
publicly release the video and send to family
members and friends of the victim if they do not
comply.
COMPUTER THREATS
AND FIXING SOLUTION
 COMPUTER THREATS AND
FIXING SOLUTION
Cybercrime
• Avast defines cybercrime as any criminal activity
carried out using computers or the internet.
Cybercrime uses tools like phishing, viruses,
spyware, ransomware and social engineering to
break the laws.

• Cybercrime is now becoming alarming in the life of

every individual and the organization as they intend to
steal information that they can sell or trade, such as
financial details, credit card information, personal
details, or any other information using computer
networks.
 COMPUTER THREATS
AND FIXING SOLUTION
7 ways on how to ensure that
computer networks can be protected.

1. Install anti-virus software.

2. Ensure that the anti-virus software
is up-to-date.
3. Employ a firewall to protect
networks.
4. Filter all email traffic.
 COMPUTER THREATS AND
FIXING SOLUTION

4. Filter all email traffic.

5. Educate all users to be careful
of suspicious e-mails.
6. Scan Internet downloads.
7. Do not run programs of
unknown origin.
EXPLORING THE
INTERNET
 EXPLORING THE
INTERNET
The Internet
• is a global communication network
that allows computers to exchange
and share information worldwide
• It makes possible for people
around the world to connect and
share ideas across time zones and
geographic locations.
 THE FOLLOWING ARE THE THREE
KEY FACTORS IN SURFING THE
WEB:

1. Most surfing sessions start with

the user-targeted keywords about
the subject into a search engine

2. Good strategies for searching the Web include

writing research questions; extracting keywords
from the questions and typing them into a search
engine using synonyms if the keywords do not
bring up desired results; keeping track of
keywords and synonyms used; and recording the
results of search.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE THREE
KEY FACTORS IN SURFING THE
WEB:

3. Always be cautious about

the information shared online
and in visiting websites.
ASSESSING CREDIBILITY
• Checklist of credibility
criteria
• Recognition of
information sources
• Citation
• Data privacy implication
 ASSESSING CREDIBILITY
Checklist of credibility criteria- The first
step in evaluating the credibility of websites is
to review several important aspects of the site.
1.Author- Check the credentials of the
author
2.Date- look for more up-to-date
information
3.Purpose- Analyze the goals of the
website to determine if it is an
informational or an advertisement site.
ASSESSING CREDIBILITY
Checklist of credibility criteria- The first step in
evaluating the credibility of websites is to review several
important aspects of the site.

1.Author- Check the credentials of the author

2.Date- look for more up-to-date information
3.Purpose- Analyze the goals of the website to
determine if it is an informational or an advertisement
site.
4. Contact- Most credible websites list down contact
information
5. Fact vs. Opinion- go to sites that present factual
information provided by experts, rather than opinions.
6. URL- determine if that is a personal website or blog,
a government website, or other types of websites.
example. (.edu (for education),
(.gov (for government)
(.org (for organization)
(.com (for commercial sites),
(.net (for network sites).
 RECOGNITION OF INFORMATION
SOURCES
4 Contact- Most credible websites list down contact
information
5. Fact vs. Opinion- go to sites that present factual
information provided by experts, rather than
opinions.
6.URL- determine if that is a personal website or
blog, a government website, or other types of
websites.
example. (.edu (for education),
(.gov (for government)
(.org (for organization)
(.com (for commercial sites),
(.net (for network sites).
Trusted Sources:
Check Awareness of
credibility. Bias: Recognize
and avoid bias.

Fact-Checking:
Use fact-
checking tools.

BE A GOOD CYBER
CITIZEN
 NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF DIGITAL
ILITERATE
Decision
Public Impact:
Confusion: Wrong
Reputation decisions
Misconceptions Damage: based on
in society. Negative impact inaccurate
on individuals/ information.
organizations.
 SUPPORTING
DIGITAL
LITERACY
Apps:
Tools for evaluating
information.
Education:
Courses and
training.
Verification:
Learn how to verify
information.
 PRACTICAL STEPS

Training: Attend courses and

workshops.

Digital Tools: Use verification

apps.

Participation: Engage in
discussions and
seminars.
CONCLUSION

Digital literacy is
crucial for combating
Digital crimes and
protecting oneself.
 WHAT
IS
ECO LITERACY
AND
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT?
WHAT IS ECO LITERACY
AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT?
Eco literacy consider ecological
systems and awareness of how
society operates within natural
aspects as an educational imperative.
ECOLOGICALLY LITERATE
PERSON AND SOCIETY

For Wahl (2017), an ecologically

literate person can apply such
understanding to the design and
organization of communities and the
creation of a regenerative culture.
 WAYS TO DEVELOP
ECO LITERACY IN
SCHOOLS:
1. 2. 3.

Develop Embrace Make the

empathy for sustainability invisible
all forms of as a visible.
life. community
practice.
WAYS TO DEVELOP
ECO LITERACY IN
SCHOOLS:
4. 5.

Anticipate Understand
unintended how nature
consequences sustains life.
.
SEVEN
ENVIRONMENTAL
PRINCIPLES OF
NATURE:
1. Nature knows best.

2. All forms of life are important.

Everything is connected to
3.
everything else.
SEVEN
ENVIRONMENTAL
PRINCIPLES OF
NATURE:
4. Everything changes.

5. Everything must go somewhere.

6. Ours is a finite earth.

SEVEN
ENVIRONMENTAL
PRINCIPLES OF
NATURE:

7. Nature is beautiful
TOWARDS A GREEN
SCHOOL AND
EDUCATION FOR
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
Schools play a great role in the
development of academics but also
environmental ethics and care for
nature among students.
GREEN SCHOOL:
THE CONCEPT AND
BACKGROUND
The concept of Green School was
introduced in Europe in the 1990s
while the Rio Earth Summit of 1992
took cognizance of the need to take
action in every area in which human
impacts on the environment.
 AT WORK

Energy Waste Green Policies

Implement Reduce plastic use

Set up recycling
energy efficiency and encourage
programs
systems eco-friendly travel
IN TRANSPORTATION
Use public transport, bike,
Green Choices
or drive electric vehicles

Carbon Carpool and reduce

Footprint unnecessary trips
 GREEN
SCHOOLS AND
ESD
The Green School is visualized as a
school guided by the principles of
environmental sustainability.
It seeks to create a conducive
environment to fully utilize all
resources and opportunities inside
and outside the school and orient
teachers and the community.
ESSENTIAL ASPECTS
OF GREEN SCHOOL
ENVIRONMENT
The ‘greenness’ of a school
finds expression in various
aspects of the environment.
A GREEN SCHOOL
ADHERES TO THE
FOLLOWING
PRECEPTS:
Learning about the
1.
environment.
Learning through the
2.
environment.
Learning for the
3.
environment.
UNDERSTANDING
GREEN
CURRICULUM:
1. Environment is
encompassing,
multidisciplinary and dynamic,
has scientific, social, economic,
political and technological
dimensions.
UNDERSTANDING
GREEN
CURRICULUM:
2. Being holistic, a Green
Curriculum views environment
as all that is around and aims
to give a better understanding
of the way the world functions.
UNDERSTANDING
GREEN
CURRICULUM:
3. It holistically addresses
sustainability concerns, such as
protection and conservation of
natural resources, traditions,
culture and heritage, safety
and security, physical and
emotional assurance.
UNDERSTANDING
GREEN
CURRICULUM:
4. This requires a teaching-
learning approach where
students are provided time
and space to explore different
facts of environment and
interconnect them.
UNDERSTANDING
GREEN
CURRICULUM:
5. A Green Curriculum is a
mutual concern of
teachers and students.
CREATING A GREEN
SCHOOL
A Green School is a school
that creates a healthy
environment conducive to
learning, while saving
energy, environmental
resources and money.
CHARACTERISTICS
OF A GREEN
SCHOOL:
1. It protects health.
2. It increases student
performance.
3. It saves energy and money.
4. It reduces carbon emissions.
5. It reduces water usage
CHARACTERISTICS
OF A GREEN
SCHOOL:
6. It improves teacher
retention.
7. It improves daily attendance.
8. It provides a unique
educational opportunity.
9. It creates green jobs.
10. It improves equity.
 DARK GREEN
SCHOOL PROGRAM:

a. Be clean and neat as

evidence of good
management and
housekeeping.
 DARK GREEN
SCHOOL PROGRAM:
b. Call for green spaces, planning,
conservation of materials and
energy, proper waste management
segregation, use of appropriate
materials and avoidance of harmful
ones and respect to others’ right to
a smoke-free air.
 DARK GREEN
SCHOOL PROGRAM:

c. Have management
policies and guidelines that
would create a healthful
and ecological campus.
 DARK GREEN
SCHOOL PROGRAM:

d. Have a well-planned
environmental curriculum
for all levels, trained
faculty, and administrative,
library and financial
support.
 DARK GREEN
SCHOOL PROGRAM:

e. Have faculty and students

who are aware of and
appreciate the environmental
program of the school.
 DARK GREEN
SCHOOL PROGRAM:

f. Reach out to an outside

community to spread concern
for Mother Earth and facilitate
projects and programs that
improve the environment.
 DARK GREEN
SCHOOL PROGRAM:

g. Engage in research that

adds knowledge in the ways
of nature and the impact of
human activities.
ECOLOGICAL LIVING
PRACTICES:
(1) Matter cycles continually through the
web of life
(2) Most of the energy that drives the
ecological cycles flow from the sun
(3) Diversity assures resilience
(4) One species’ waste is another species’
food
(5) Life does not take over the planet by
combat but by networking
ECOLOGICAL LIVING
MEANS TO LIVE IN A
WAY THAT IT:
(1) Respects and replenishes the carrying
capacity of our planet
(2) Honors our interrelatedness with all
expressions of life
(3) Enhances the qualitative aspects of
our relationships
(4) Brings forth the best of our human
capacities for the co-creation of an
ecologically sustainable and caring world.
INNER ECOLOGY:

1. Become a catalyst of change

to help co-create a better world
and future.
2. Care for and relate with non-
human beings while spending
time with nature.
INNER ECOLOGY:

3. Make the most of

sustainability crisis that
forces us to learn, dream,
think, design, act and relate
in new ways.
INNER ECOLOGY:

4. Join the rest around

the world in becoming
agents of sustainability
INNER ECOLOGY:

5. Nurture nature by taking care

of our body and become aware
of our natural body rhythms.
6. Become more energy
efficient and learn to recycle our
own energy.
INNER ECOLOGY:

7. Learn to compost our

own waste and no need to
dump this unto others
INNER ECOLOGY:

8. Become aware of rights,

needs and well-being of future
generations and explore how
we can support this in our
actions.
OUTER ECOLOGY:

1. Educate ourselves about

the resources that we, our
family and/or organizations
utilize to fulfill and sustain
our needs,
2. Reduce, reuse, repurpose
and recycle.
OUTER ECOLOGY:

3. Be aware of the real price

of goods and services that
we use Cheap products often
have hidden costs (e.g. the
cost of child labor, animal
cruelty, or degradation of
ecosystems)
OUTER ECOLOGY:

4. Find out any child labor

practices or natural resources
that were sacrificed in the
process of producing products
and services.
5. Recycle grey water.
6. Collect and use rainwater.
OUTER ECOLOGY:

7. Create an organic
vegetable garden.
8. Compost organic waste
and use the compost in
the garden.
OUTER ECOLOGY:

9. Create a garden (with a

balance of
endemic/indigenous plants) to
support local wildlife (animals,
insects, trees and plants)
OUTER ECOLOGY:

10. Create a roof garden

(green roof) as a natural air-
conditioning alternative
increase garden space
INTEGRATING ECOLOGICAL
LITERACY INTO THE
CURRICULUM-
Place based learning:
1. Place-based Learning – It is an
experiential learning that
engages students in their own
environment and a strategy that
captures their imagination and
advances environmental
stewardship.
INTEGRATING ECOLOGICAL
LITERACY INTO THE
CURRICULUM-
Place based learning:
2. Project-based Learning- It is a
strategy that involves students in
projects that use a variety of
resources, including the
community, technology while the
teacher usually serves as
facilitator of learning.
INTEGRATING ECOLOGICAL
LITERACY INTO THE
CURRICULUM-
Place based learning:
3. Socratic Inquiry- This is
named after the Greek
philosopher Socrates, who
believed that questions (not
answers) stimulate learning.
INTEGRATING ECOLOGICAL
LITERACY INTO THE
CURRICULUM-
Place based learning:
4. Experiential Learning- It
promotes students’
involvement in the real
world and defines the
teacher’s role as a facilitator
of learning.
INTEGRATING ECOLOGICAL
LITERACY INTO THE
CURRICULUM-
Place based learning:
5. Interdisciplinary Learning- It
emphasizes connections
between traditionally discrete
disciplines, such as math, rather
than limiting learning to one
content area at a time.
THAN
K
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