Nela Bejat Krajnc, Osnovna šola Pod goro Slovenske Konjice, Slovenske Konjice
During English lessons pupils were developing the digital competence in the field of information along with the development of reading comprehension. Pupils were working on competency 1.1 Browse, Search and selection of information and competence 1.2 Assessment of information from the model DigComp. By learning these competencies, the students have become critical users of the internet, media and social networks. The pupils used e-Portfolio, which improved their competencies to plan, monitor and evaluate. Pupils became aware that planning and monitoring are essential in taking responsibility for their own learning. The content aim in this learning unit was to develop the skills of reading comprehension using texts in English. In addition to this, pupils have achieved the process aims. They improved the skills of searching end evaluating information, as well as the ability to support their schoolmates by giving them constructive feedback. First, students became aware of their dominant ways of searching data on the Internet. With leading questions they tried to assess the reliability of given online resources. In their Portfolios they set their own learning objectives and planned activities to support them in achieving the objectives. They took note of the criteria for the sources evaluation and learned to assess the credibility of some websites. They were taught to search image and to recognize Hoax pages and Web pranks. The students shared their opinions, findings and arguments with their peers and gave each other supportive feedback. Finally, they made self – evaluations concerning their progress in the development of digital competences . The English lessons in the computer lab were meaningful because the content goals were intertwined with the process ones. The pupils started to critically evaluate the data on Internet and they learned to plan, monitor and evaluate their learning as well. Along with searching for information in English, the learners enriched vocabulary and improved the comprehension skill. The problems or challenges of this kind of learning are mostly associated with the use of computer labs (lack of computers, poor digital literacy, equipment failure …), however, we are convinced that it is necessary to systematically develop digital skills in all classes.
