In addition to their specific content and knowledge, the subjects and short courses of junior cycle provide students with opportunities to develop a range of key skills. This course offers opportunities to support all key skills but some are particularly significant. The examples below identify some of the elements that are related to learning activities in Digital Media Literacy. The 8 key skills are set out in detail in Key Skills of Junior Cycle.

Key Skill

Key skill element

Student learning activity

Being Creative

Stimulating creativity using digital technology

Students examine different digital technologies and communication tools to understand how they are used creatively to convey messages.

Communicating

Use digital technology to communicate

Students use digital technologies, communication tools and the internet to research topics of interest to them and to express, share and present their opinions on these topics, taking into account different audiences

Managing information and thinking

Using digital technology to access, manage and share content

Students search and evaluate content in different digital formats online.

Managing myself

Using digital technology to manage myself and my learning

Staying well

Being safe

Working with others

Working with others through digital technology

Students work collaboratively using digital technologies e.g. providing feedback to peers.