Common Core Standards

The Common Core Standards, developed by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), highlight the necessity for digital literacy:

To be ready for college, workforce training, and life in a technological society, students need the ability to gather, comprehend, evaluate, synthesize, and report on information and ideas, to conduct original research in order to answer questions or solve problems, and to analyze and create a high volume and extensive range of print and nonprint texts in media forms old and new. The need to conduct research and to produce and consume media is embedded into every aspect of today’s curriculum.

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College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.7 Links to an external site. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words

College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Writing:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.6 Links to an external site. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.8 Links to an external site. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.

College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Speaking and Listening:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.2 Links to an external site. Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.5 Links to an external site. Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.