Digital Literacy TAYLER DENNEY & SARA HILL 1ST PERIOD APRIL 17TH 2015

What is digital literacy?

The eight essentials of digital literacy

Why its important Digital literacy is an important topic because technology is

changing faster than society is. The same advances that enhance leisure and make our work

easier—those that make it possible for us to search online databases, text friends, and stream media—also present urgent challenges to the social norms, market models, and legal frameworks that structure our society.

On the rise

Digital literacy classes are on the rise in classrooms all around the country

The world is becoming immersed in technology and many more students are learning to keep up with it

Information literacy

Determines the nature and extent of information needed Accesses the needed information effectively and efficiently Evaluates information and its sources critically and incorporates

selected information into his or her knowledge base and value system

Uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose Understands many of the economic, legal, and social issues

surrounding the use of information, and accesses and uses information ethically and legally

What it is

Information literacy can no longer be defined without considering technology literacy in order for individuals to function in an information-rich, technology-infused world . The National Higher Education Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Initiative has developed a definition of literacy for the 21st century which combines cognitive and technical skills with an ethical/legal understanding of information.

Digital citizenship

uses these skills to actively participate in civic society and contribute to a vibrant, informed, and engaged community

Digital citizenship is the norms of appropriate, responsible technology use.

The 9 elements of digital citizenship

Digital Access: full electronic participation in society. Digital Commerce: electronic buying and selling of goods. Digital Communication: electronic exchange of information. Digital Literacy: process of teaching and learning about technology and

the use of technology. Digital Etiquette: electronic standards of conduct or procedure. Digital Law: electronic responsibility for actions and deeds Digital Rights & Responsibilities: those freedoms extended to everyone

in a digital world. Digital Health & Wellness: physical and psychological well-being in a

digital technology world. Digital Security (self-protection): electronic precautions to guarantee

safety.

Social Networking

uses these skills and the appropriate technology to communicate and collaborate with peers, colleagues, family, and on occasion, the general public

Life long learning A person who is digitally literate understands the relationship

between technology, life-long learning, personal privacy, and stewardship of information