<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(43,48,56);white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-block gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style=""><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">The Learning Technology Center is hosting </span></span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bold"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">#DigLitCon</span></span><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">, an online digital literacy conference scheduled for June 4, 2021. We're looking for sessions that empower educators and school leaders to teach digital literacy competencies, develop school-wide digital literacy initiatives, and enable healthy digital cultures.</span></span></font></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(43,48,56);white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-block gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></font></span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(43,48,56);white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-block gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Session topics can focus on:</font></span></span></div></div><ul class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-ul" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:16px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(43,48,56);white-space:pre-wrap"><li class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-reset gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;list-style-type:disc;margin-left:1.5em"><div class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-block gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Information & News Literacy</font></span></span></div></li><li class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;list-style-type:disc;margin-left:1.5em"><div class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-block gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Visual Literacy</font></span></span></div></li><li class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;list-style-type:disc;margin-left:1.5em"><div class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-block gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Digital Communication</font></span></span></div></li><li class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;list-style-type:disc;margin-left:1.5em"><div class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-block gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Media Literacy</font></span></span></div></li><li class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;list-style-type:disc;margin-left:1.5em"><div class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-block gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Computer Literacy</font></span></span></div></li><li class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;list-style-type:disc;margin-left:1.5em"><div class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-block gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Ethical Use of Digital Resources</font></span></span></div></li><li class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;list-style-type:disc;margin-left:1.5em"><div class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-block gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Digital Tattoos</font></span></span></div></li><li class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;list-style-type:disc;margin-left:1.5em"><div class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-block gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Digital Citizenship</font></span></span></div></li><li class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;list-style-type:disc;margin-left:1.5em"><div class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-block gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">General Resources</font></span></span></div></li></ul><div class="gmail-" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(43,48,56);white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-block gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bold"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">Conference Webpage:</span></span><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"> </span></span><a href="https://ltcillinois.mobilize.io/links?lid=IOFCFNYLDcrAgR4TUpH1Xg&token=nrwiY6Xs7QFRiSMKq1W4sw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fltcillinois.org%2Fevents%2Fdiglitcon%2F" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="box-sizing:border-box;background:none;color:rgb(243,177,59);text-decoration-line:none;border:none"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">https://ltcillinois.org/events/diglitcon/</span></span></a></font></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(43,48,56);white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-block gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bold"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">RFP Application:</span></span><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"> </span></span><a href="https://ltcillinois.mobilize.io/links?lid=IOFCFNYLDcrAgR4TUpH1Xg&token=nrwiY6Xs7QFRiSMKq1W4sw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fltcillinois.org%2Fevents%2Fdiglitcon%2Fproposals%2F" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="box-sizing:border-box;background:none;color:rgb(243,177,59);text-decoration-line:none;border:none"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">https://ltcillinois.org/events/diglitcon/proposals/</span></span></a></font></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(43,48,56);white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-block gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></font></span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(43,48,56);white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-block gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bold"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Dates:</font></span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(43,48,56);white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-block gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Proposal application deadline: March 26, 2021</font></span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(43,48,56);white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-block gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Event schedule published: April 9, 2021</font></span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(43,48,56);white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-block gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Event: June 4, 2021</font></span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(43,48,56);white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-block gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></font></span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(43,48,56);white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-block gmail-public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style=""><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">Questions about the conference can be directed to Brian Bates (bbates</span></span><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">@ltcillinois</span></span></span><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">.org).</span></span></font></div></div></div>