Digital Literacy Overview

Cyber Literacy / Digital Literacy

• Ability to use digital technology, communication devices or networks to locate, analyze, use and produce information
• Includes being able to read, write and clarify media, replicate data and visuals through digital manipulation, and assess and implement new knowledge gained from digital environments
• Access to the internet plays a vital role in digital literacy, with many students relying on schools and public libraries for access.

Applications of Digital Literacy

• Schools are constantly updating their curricula to include computers in the classroom, educational software, and online course materials.
• Students are taught essential literacy skills like verifying credible sources online, citing websites, and preventing plagiarism.
• Google and Wikipedia are commonly used for research in today's education.
• Digital technology has significantly impacted classroom teaching methods, with educators adopting new technologies to enhance traditional lesson delivery.
• Educators are incorporating course material on concepts related to digital literacy.
• Social media platforms are also utilized for communication and idea sharing among educators.
• Smart boards and audience response systems are increasingly replacing traditional chalkboards and whiteboards in classrooms.
• Teacher’s Digital Competence (TDC) is essential and should be implemented in initial teacher training and throughout a teacher's career to effectively use Digital Technologies (DT) for improving teaching and professional development.

### Digital Competencies

• Digital literacy encompasses several areas of knowledge and skills.
• General knowledge and functional skills: Understanding basic digital devices and their elementary uses.
• Use in everyday life: Integrating digital technologies into daily life activities.
• Specialized and advanced competence for work and creative expression: Using ICT to enhance creativity and professional performance.
• Technology mediated communication and collaboration: Effectively connecting, sharing, communicating, and collaborating with others in a digital environment.
• Information processing and management: Utilizing technology to gather, analyze, and judge the relevance and purpose of digital information.
• Privacy and security: Protecting personal information and implementing appropriate security measures.
• Legal and ethical aspects: Behaving appropriately and responsibly in the digital environment and understanding legal and ethical considerations when using ICT.
• Balanced attitude towards technology: Maintaining an informed, open-minded, and balanced perspective on information society and digital technology use.
• Understanding and awareness of role of ICT in society: Recognizing the broader context of ICT use and development.
• Learning about and with digital technologies: Exploring emerging technologies and integrating them.
• Informed decisions on appropriate digital technologies: Identifying most relevant or common technologies.
• Seamless use demonstrating self-efficacy: Confidently and creatively applying digital technologies to enhance personal and professional effectiveness and efficiency.
• Competencies A, B, and C, which encompass general knowledge and functional skills, use in everyday life, and specialized and advanced competence for work and creative expression, are fundamental for becoming digitally literate.
• These fundamental competencies form the basis for developing the other competencies.

Explore the essential skills of digital literacy that enable individuals to effectively use technology for communication, research, and information production. This quiz highlights the role of digital tools in education and the importance of assessing online sources. Dive into the applications and impact of digital literacy in the classroom.