{
  "id": 19615719,
  "title": "Schools integrating digital literacy into classroom curriculum",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/schools-integrating-digital-literacy-into-classroom-curriculum",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-12T07:01:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/11/12/schools-integrating-digital-literacy-into-classroom-curriculum"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Manitoba schools are incorporating digital literacy into their classroom curriculum to prepare students for the AI era. The province's education department recently published new guidance on its Framework for Learning website, recommending teachers use digital tools to simulate real-world scenarios and expose students to different cultures, views, and experiences. Monica Gadsby, vice-president of the Manitoba Association of Education Technology Leaders, believes these efforts are long overdue, as students are now shaped by algorithms and must learn to navigate the digital world.\n\nThe new guidelines aim to replace the Literacy with ICT initiative, which was last revised in 2015-16. With the launch of AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude, it's time for a more comprehensive approach to digital literacy. Gadsby suggests looking at students' online presence, such as their YouTube feeds and Google search results, to help them understand their online footprint.\n\nThe province's new resources endorse Gadsby's approach, emphasizing critical thinking, healthy online communication, and ethical use of digital tools. Education Minister Tracy Schmidt stated that the framework stresses holistic digital fluency and six global competencies. Teachers are being asked to assess digital literacy using three categories: emerging, expanding, and extending. They can use reflection questions provided by the province to modernize their lessons accordingly.\n\nThe guidelines encourage teachers to foster technoskepticism, examining the negative impacts of technology on humanity without rejecting it entirely. They should also help students explore real-world issues, promote understanding and reconciliation, and use online tools to collaborate and examine biases. The ultimate goal is to ensure that digital literacy is embedded across content areas, preparing students for the interconnected world they are growing up in.",
  "summary": "Manitoba is asking teachers to train students to evaluate the quality of artificial intelligence-generated content across all subjects areas. The province’s education department published new digital literacy guidance on its […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Manitoba schools integrating digital literacy in curriculum",
    "New guidelines replace 2015-16 ICT initiative",
    "Focus on critical thinking, ethical use, and technoskepticism"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Updating outdated literacy frameworks to include artificial intelligence and critical thinking shifts the educational focus from basic technical skills toward the holistic digital fluency required in an algorithmic world.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}