Digital Literacy. What, Why, and How?

1. What is Digital Literacy?
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2. The ability to look for
data using digital
devices and being able
to evaluate and use it
as a meaningful source
of information to create
knowledge.
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Plunkett, C. (2012). What Is Digital Literacy? Retrieved March 9, 2016 from https://cleach.wordpress.com/what-is-digital-literacy/

4. WHY
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5. Technology is being
integrated everywhere
in the world. Digital
Literacy will allow the
people to adapt to
these changes.
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6. GOV.UK. (2014). Policy Paper: Government Digital Inclusion Strategy https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-digital-inclusion-strategy/government-digital-inclusion-strategy

7. Working in an office of a
company alone or with a team
is a great example. They
expect their employees to be
at least able to look up
information on the internet
and use it for the company’s
benefit.
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8. HOW?
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9. Being able to search things properly on the
internet , using Google for example, is one
way of being Digitally literate. Do not just find
things, you must also understand and derive
some value of the information you surf
through. Once you can sustain this self-
learning by finding information digitally, you
can achieve Digital Literacy.
Creating something
useful to the world and
sharing it again on the
digital world is also
considered an activity
of a Digital Literacy.
Giving back to the
community is important
to keep it alive.
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Plunkett, C. (2012). Digital Literacy In Your Classroom. Retrieved March 9, 2016 from https://cleach.wordpress.com/digital-literacy-in-your-classroom/

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