This website is designed to provide resources for digital literacy and literacy in general. But what it digital literacy you may ask?
What is Digital Literacy?
Digital literacy also includes an ability to 'identify…integrate, evaluate, analyse and synthesize digital resources, construct new knowledge, create media expressions, and communicate with others, in the context of specific life situations, in order to enable constructive social action; and to reflect upon this process' (DigEuLit project, 2006).
The ability to use digital technology, communication tools or networks to locate, evaluate, use and create information.
The ability to understand and use information in multiple formats from a wide range of sources when it is presented via computers.
A person’s ability to perform tasks effectively in a digital environment... Literacy includes the ability to read and interpret media, to reproduce data and images through digital manipulation, and to evaluate and apply new knowledge gained from digital environments.
Link http://www.library.illinois.edu/diglit/definition.html
University Library University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign copyright 2008 accessed 20120
What’s something I could do that involves digital literacy?
Using social media websites such a Facebook and twitter is engaging in digital literacy.
Have you thought about setting up a website or a blog?
What is Digital Literacy?
Digital literacy also includes an ability to 'identify…integrate, evaluate, analyse and synthesize digital resources, construct new knowledge, create media expressions, and communicate with others, in the context of specific life situations, in order to enable constructive social action; and to reflect upon this process' (DigEuLit project, 2006).
The ability to use digital technology, communication tools or networks to locate, evaluate, use and create information.
The ability to understand and use information in multiple formats from a wide range of sources when it is presented via computers.
A person’s ability to perform tasks effectively in a digital environment... Literacy includes the ability to read and interpret media, to reproduce data and images through digital manipulation, and to evaluate and apply new knowledge gained from digital environments.
Link http://www.library.illinois.edu/diglit/definition.html
University Library University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign copyright 2008 accessed 20120
What’s something I could do that involves digital literacy?
Using social media websites such a Facebook and twitter is engaging in digital literacy.
Have you thought about setting up a website or a blog?