Digital Literacy Foundations · Summer Term

Exploring Digital Stories

Watching and discussing animated stories and interactive books online.

Key Questions

  1. Analyze how digital stories use sound and movement to tell a tale.
  2. Compare a digital story to a traditional book, noting differences in experience.
  3. Predict how technology might change the way we read in the future.

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - Digital LiteracyNCCA: Primary - Reading
Class/Year: Junior Infants
Subject: Foundations of Language and Literacy
Unit: Digital Literacy Foundations
Period: Summer Term

Suggested Methodologies

Flipped Classroom

Pre-learn at home, apply and deepen in class

30–55 min

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Inquiry Circle

Student-led investigation of self-generated questions

30–55 min

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Think-Pair-Share

Individual reflection, then partner discussion, then class share-out

10–20 min

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