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What does digital literacy encompass?
What does digital literacy encompass?
Digital literacy encompasses an individual's ability to find, evaluate, and communicate information using typing or digital media platforms, and it is a combination of both technical and cognitive abilities in using information and communication technologies to create, evaluate, and share information.
How has the focus of digital literacy shifted with the advent of the internet and social media?
How has the focus of digital literacy shifted with the advent of the internet and social media?
The focus of digital literacy has shifted to include mobile devices, in addition to stand-alone computers, due to the advent of the internet and increased social media use.
In what ways does digital literacy extend traditional literacies?
In what ways does digital literacy extend traditional literacies?
Digital literacy extends the foundational skills of traditional literacies and does not replace traditional methods of interpreting information. It recognizes the cultural and historical ways of making meaning.
What are some of the research traditions that have influenced the development of digital literacy?
What are some of the research traditions that have influenced the development of digital literacy?
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How should digital literacy be viewed in the acquisition of knowledge?
How should digital literacy be viewed in the acquisition of knowledge?
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Digital literacy is solely focused on digital skills and stand-alone computers.
Digital literacy is solely focused on digital skills and stand-alone computers.
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The advent of the internet and social media has not affected the focus of digital literacy.
The advent of the internet and social media has not affected the focus of digital literacy.
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Digital literacy replaces traditional methods of interpreting information.
Digital literacy replaces traditional methods of interpreting information.
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Digital literacy draws from traditions of information literacy and research into media literacy.
Digital literacy draws from traditions of information literacy and research into media literacy.
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Digital literacy does not encompass visual literacy or computer literacy.
Digital literacy does not encompass visual literacy or computer literacy.
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