Information literacy was initially defined as the skills to identify, acquire, evaluate, organize, and effectively use the needed information to solve problems (Zurkowski, 1974; ALA, 1989) .This simply means when you are gathering a research you don't just take any information but you take what it's relevant and useful. This means we are going to say good bye to misuse of technology if we know know what is technology and what can we use it for. Misusing technology is when we take any information and making judgements we can verifying if the information is valid.
EFFECTS OF POOR INFORMATION LITERACY
This can lead to fake news being spread
It can have impact on the individual if we out that he spreads fake news.
you can also be easily scammedÂ
Poor information literacy can impact negatively on critical thinking
BENEFITS OF INFORMATION LITERACY
It gives people critical thinking skills
People are able to evaluate information they get so that they use technology usefully.
It also promotes problem solving skills