Als CG
Als CG
Als CG
Department of Education
DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue
Pasig City
K to 12 Basic Education
Curriculum for the Alternative
Learning System (ALS-K to 12)
Learning Strand 6
DIGITAL LITERACY
2017
K TO 12 BASIC EDUCATION CURRICULUM FOR THE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM (ALS-K TO 12)
Twenty-first-century Philippine society is replete with myriad rapidly changing information and communication technologies (ICTs). The ways people plan,
develop, implement, and communicate ideas and knowledge have been transformed as computers, the internet, social media, and mobile devices have become
increasingly pervasive. To adapt to these changes, Filipinos need to develop a whole new range of ICT-related skills to be effective citizens in an increasingly
digital world. This Learning Strand addresses the needs of ALS learners to develop basic skills in ICT use and digital literacy. Accordingly, a new Learning Strand
has been added to the ALS Curriculum focused on “Digital Literacy” for 21st-century Filipino citizens. This Learning Strand seeks to help equip ALS learners
with critical knowledge, skills, and values to be able to live and work effectively as part of the digital universe.
The schematic diagram shows that the overall goal of this Learning Strand is to produce 21st-century digital citizens who are confident in using ICT and digital
tools in a responsible and ethical manner. Digital literacy is needed to achieve this goal. Digital literacy is the capacity of every ALS learner to safely and
responsibly generate, apply, and share digital information in multiple formats from a wide range of sources using computers or mobile devices.
To achieve digital literacy, ALS learners need both ICT-related knowledge and skills, and the ability to integrate such skills and knowledge across the
competencies listed in the other four Learning Strands of the ALS curriculum. This is the application part where the learners utilize their digital knowledge and
skills as tools to communicate with others and solve problems in daily life. Each of the other four Learning Strands will thus go hand in hand with Learning
Strand 5.
The learning competencies and skills in this Learning Strand are sequenced from the simplest to the most complex and based on the content standards.
Leveling of the learning competencies will start at Lower Elementary up to Advanced Secondary.
Here is a sample of digital literacy Integration across the competencies of other Learning Strands
Example 1: LS 1 (Speaking): PSB 32. Make and prepare for an oral presentation.
LS 5: PSA 2. Compare the experiences of people using technology in the 21st century to those who lived in the 20 h century.
Example 2: LS 4: PSA 4.1.2. Cite examples of situations or occasions in which self-discipline could or should be practiced.
Example 3: LS 2 (Scientific Thinking): PSB 8.6.1 Make a simple project proposal to address one prevalent problem.
Note: ICT integration goes beyond merely using computer hardware and software as communication and information management tools. It also includes
empowering ALS learners to explore the potentials offered by mobile devices, social media, and other digital media in order to navigate the digital world. This
journey as 21st-century digital citizens requires such learners to be practicing sound digital ethics and values so that ICT and other digital tools are used
responsibly and safely amid rapid technological changes. This includes guarding against potential risks and threats found in the digital world, and maximizing
the opportunities and potentials of ICT and other digital technologies as tools for personal and professional development and improving one’s quality of life as
a 21st-century digital citizen.
To complete SHS and be eligible for middle skills development, entrepreneurship, and employment, ALS learners must complete the competencies that
are specified in Empowerment Technologies (which is an applied subject).
College-bound ALS learners in SHS must complete the core subject Media and Information Literacy (or its equivalent).
LS6DL-DC-PSA-
5 Describe the computer and its characteristics √ √ √ √
LE/AE/LS/AS-5
Identify the different types of computer and their LS6DL-DC-PSA-
√ √ √
applications in daily life AE/LS/AS-6
6 ● supercomputer
● mainframe computer
● minicomputer
● microcomputer
1 ● to turn on a computer
● to turn off/shutdown a computer
● to restart a computer
Explain the procedure of operating other computer LS6DL-DO-PSB-
√ √ √ √
peripherals LE/AE/LS/AS-2
● printer √ √ √ √
● scanner √ √ √
● copier/xerox machine √ √ √ √
2 ● all-in-one printer √ √ √
● digital camera √ √ √ √
● USB flash drive √ √ √ √
● external hard drive √ √ √
● Projector/LCD √ √ √
● earphone/headset √ √ √ √
● microphone/speaker √ √ √ √
Demonstrate knowledge of installing and opening LS6DL-DO-PSB-
√ √
software programs LE/AE/LS/AS-3
● database programs √
3
● word processors √ √ √
● Web browsers √ √ √
● spreadsheets √ √ √ √
LS6DL-DA/S-PSC-
Make use of creating lists: √ √
LS/AS-2.2
● avoid blank row and columns in the main body
√ √
2.2 of list
● insert blank row before the total row √ √
*Presentation Software
Make use of presentation software application to
LS6DL-DA/PS-PSC-
1 produce different documents to present EPP5IE-0j-22 √ √ √
AE/LS/AS-1
data/information in everyday life
Demonstrate how to open/close a presentation LS6DL-DA/PS-PSC-
1.1 √ √ √
application AE/LS/AS-1.1
F8EP-IIa-b-8
EN10SS-IVb-
1.7
Make use of the World Wide Web (www) to search F10EP-Ia-b- LS6DL-DS-PSD-
4 √ √ √ √
for information 28 LE/AE/LS/AS-4
F10EP-If-g-
29
CS_ICT11/12
-ICTPT-Ia-b-
3
EPP4IE -0c-5
Make use of communication tools and educational LS6DL-DS-PSD-
6 CS_ICT11/12 √ √ √
resources in the internet AE/LS/AS-6
-ICTPT-Ia-b-
3
Learning Strand 6 Digital Literacy Page 27 of 35
June 2017
K TO 12 BASIC EDUCATION CURRICULUM FOR THE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM (ALS-K TO 12)
Code Elementary Level Secondary Level
No. Learning Competency Basic Level
K to 12 ALS Lower Advanced Lower Advanced
Communication Tools √ √
● email F5PU-IIh-2.9 √ √ √
● chat EPP5IE-0g-17 √ √ √
● discussion forums √ √
● group sites (e-groups, mailing lists) TLEIE6-0h-14 √ √
● social networking sites (e.g., Facebook, Twitter,
√ √ √
Instagram)
Educational Resources √ √
● blogs √ √
● wikis √ √
● online test/quiz √ √
● online survey √ √
● E-books/online books √ √
● video on demand (e.g., YouTube) √ √ √
● podcast √ √
● audio/video CDs √ √ √
● digital encyclopaedia (e.g., Encarta) √ √ √
● digital games √ √ √
● “Intel Teach” educational tools √ √
● electronic gradebooks √ √
● interactive maps √ √ √
CODE LEGEND
LEGEND SAMPLE
First Entry Learning Strand Learning Strand 6 Digital Literacy LS6DL
Digital Applications
Content Standard DA/WP
*Word Processing
Performance Standard Performance Standard PSC
Uppercase Letter/s
Elementary Level (Advanced)/
Level Secondary Level (Lower)/ AE/LS/AS
Secondary Level (Advanced)