General concepts on Digital literacy

1. Digital Literacy
Wanderley Gonçalves

2. 1. Concepts of digital literacy

3. Definition 2

4. Definition 3

5. 2. Digital literacy in society:
Why is digital literacy important in society?
 To actively engage in the digital world such as accessing public services, online
shopping and using digital communications people need to have the appropriate
levels of digital literacy
 As a learner you can validate your digital literacy skills to enhance your
employment options and to enable you to actively engage in the digital world
 To access government and public services you increasingly require digital access
and digital literacy skills

6. 3. Digital literacy in education: basic
competences for teachers and learners
 Schools are continuously updating their curriculum for digital literacy to keep up
with accelerating technological developments. This often includes computers in the
classroom, the use of educational software to teach curriculum, and course
materials being made available to students online. Some classrooms are designed
to use smartboards and audience response systems. These techniques are most
effective when the teacher is digitally literate as well.
 Teachers often teach digital literacy skills to students who use computers for
research. Such skills include verifying credible sources online and how-to cite web
sites. Google and Wikipedia are used by students "for everyday life research."

7. 4. 21st century skills

8. 5. Global impact of digital literacy

9. 5. Conclusions
 The ability to locate, organize, understand, evaluate, and analyze information using
digital technology. It involves a working knowledge of current high-technology, and an
understanding of how it can be used. Digitally literate people can communicate and
work more efficiently, especially with those who possess the same knowledge and skills.
 Research around digital literacy is concerned with wider aspects associated with
learning how to effectively find, use, summarize, evaluate, create, and communicate
information while using digital technologies, not just being literate at using a computer.
 Digital literacy encompasses computer hardware, software (particularly those used most
frequently by businesses), the Internet, cell phones, PDAs, and other digital devices. A
person using these skills to interact with society may be called a digital citizen.

10. 7. Bibliographic references
 https://cleach.wordpress.com/what-is-digital-literacy/
 http://www.bcs.org/category/17856
 https://cleach.wordpress.com/why-is-digital-literacy-important/
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_literacy