Learning/WebLiteracyStandard/Strands: Difference between revisions

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Introduction

The Web Literacy Standard is made up of three strands: Exploring, Building, and Connecting. In turn, each strand is made up of several competencies. Each competency is comprised of a number of skills.

Exploring

Navigating the Web

The Exploring strand is made up of the following competencies:

Navigation - using software tools to browse the Web
Web Mechanics - understanding the Web ecosystem
Search - locating information, people and resources via the Web
Credibility - critically evaluating information found on the Web
Security - keeping systems, identities, and content safe

Building

Creating for the Web

The Building strand is made up of the following competencies:

Composing for the Web - creating content and making use of technologies for the Web
Remixing - modifying existing Web resources to create something new | Teach it
HTML - reading and writing the building blocks of the Web
CSS - reading, writing, testing and applying style sheets to alter the visual appearance of HTML
Design & accessibility - creating universally effective communications through Web resources
Coding/scripting - creating interactive experiences on the Web
Infrastructure - understanding the Internet stack

Connecting

Participating on the Web

The Connecting strand is made up of the following competencies:

Sharing & Collaborating - jointly creating and providing access to Web resources
Community participation - getting involved in Web communities and understanding their practices
Privacy - examining the consequences of sharing data online
Open practices - helping to keep the Web democratic and universally accessible

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 ===Introduction===
-In the nomenclature we have adopted for the Web Literacy Standard, 'competencies' are collections of skills.
+The Web Literacy Standard is made up of three strands: Exploring, Building, and Connecting. In turn, each strand is made up of several competencies. Each competency is comprised of a number of skills.
 ===[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Learning/WebLiteracyStandard/Exploring/ Exploring]===
 <em>Navigating the Web</em>
+<p>The Exploring strand is made up of the following competencies:</p>
 * <strong>[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Learning/WebLiteracyStandard/Exploring/Navigation Navigation]</strong> - using software tools to browse the Web
 * <strong>[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Learning/WebLiteracyStandard/Exploring/WebMechanics Web Mechanics]</strong> - understanding the Web ecosystem
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 ===[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Learning/WebLiteracyStandard/Building/ Building]===
 <em>Creating for the Web</em>
+<p>The Building strand is made up of the following competencies:</p>
 * <strong>[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Learning/WebLiteracyStandard/Building/ComposingForTheWeb Composing for the Web]</strong> - creating content and making use of technologies for the Web
-* <strong>[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Learning/WebLiteracyStandard/Building/Remixing Remixing]</strong> - modifying existing to create something new
+* <strong>[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Learning/WebLiteracyStandard/Building/Remixing Remixing]</strong> - modifying existing Web resources to create something new | [https://webmaker.org/en-US/search?type=tags&q=composing%20for%20the%20web Teach it]
 * <strong>[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Learning/WebLiteracyStandard/Building/HTML HTML]</strong> - reading and writing the building blocks of the Web
 * <strong>[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Learning/WebLiteracyStandard/Building/CSS CSS]</strong> - reading, writing, testing and applying style sheets to alter the visual appearance of HTML
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 ===[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Learning/WebLiteracyStandard/Connecting/ Connecting]===
 <em>Participating on the Web</em>
+<p>The Connecting strand is made up of the following competencies:</p>
 * <strong>[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Learning/WebLiteracyStandard/Connecting/SharingCollaborating Sharing & Collaborating]</strong> - jointly creating and providing access to Web resources
 * <strong>[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Learning/WebLiteracyStandard/Connecting/CommunityParticipation Community participation]</strong> - getting involved in Web communities and understanding their practices
 * <strong>[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Learning/WebLiteracyStandard/Connecting/Privacy Privacy]</strong> - examining the consequences of sharing data online
 * <strong>[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Learning/WebLiteracyStandard/Connecting/OpenPractices Open practices]</strong> - helping to keep the Web democratic and universally accessible