Digital Literacy
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Digital Literacy Concept Area
Digital literacy is a multifaceted concept that extends beyond skills-based activities and incorporates both cognitive and technical skills. It refers to the ability to leverage computer technology to appropriately access digital information; to create, share, and modify artifacts, and to interact and collaborate with others. Digital literacy includes understanding the benefits and implications of using digital technologies to be successful in our contemporary world.
Sub Concept Areas:
Digital Use
Digital technologies are a part of everyday life. A variety of digital tools exist to create, revise, and publish digital artifacts, as well as communicate and collaborate with others.
Digital Citizenship
Digital citizenship focuses on empowering learners to use online resources, applications, and spaces to improve communities, make their voice heard, and curate a positive and effective digital footprint. It encourages students to engage respectfully online with people with different beliefs and better determining the validity of online sources of information.