This is Damian Furmanchin’s first year teaching digital literacy at Eliza B. Kirkbride School in South Philly to K-8 students. He’s currently working through the computing and society unit with his classes — fun, but important stuff like digital citizenship and internet safety. But he’s already eagerly anticipating for the next few lessons.
“I’m really looking forward to getting into the computer science fundamentals and coding. The kids are extremely excited about that,” he told Technical.ly. “I’m extremely excited because that’s a valuable skill for anybody to have, and for them, with our world as digital as it is, those 21st century computing skills are really necessary.”
Beyond having access to technology, true digital equity means that a person also knows how to use said technology, and understands where it fits in their world.
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