Digital Fluency
Digital fluency is understanding how to use technology. When a person understands how to use technology well, they are more likely to make good decisions on the internet. This includes being kind to others instead of making mean comments. Digital fluency also means having digital literacy, which is being able to tell the difference between good information and fake information.
It refers to being flexible, accurate, efficient, and appropriate. In other words, the way we use skills, language, and speech flows naturally and easily.
Example #1
A student is having a hard time in history class and they decide that they want to do some research at home to review the lesson.
They get on Google and type "Martin Luther King Junior."
Many websites come up with a lot of information about Martin Luther King Jr.
The student chooses the first one without looking at anymore. The website did not look very professional, but it had a lot of information.
The site has some good information, but it also has information that is not true!
The student learned the wrong information because they chose the first website without figuring out if it was even a good website.
Remember to look for the differences between good information and fake information!
Example #2
A student is required to use the internet for a homework assignment.
Most students in the class learned how to use the internet in class, but she was not there that day.
She did not ask the teacher about digital fluency and thought she could figure it out on their own.
When it was time to do the assignment, she did not know how to use the internet and could not figure it out!
Not having digital fluency caused her to not be able to finish her homework!