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DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS

IN THE 21ST CENTURY


WHAT IS DIGITAL LITERACIES?

Digital literacies are the individual’s


capabilities to be able to effectively and
responsibly function and perform in a digital
society.
THE DIGITAL LITERACIES

1. Media Literacy – is one’s ability to critically


read information or content and utilize multimedia
in creatively producing communication.
2. Information Literacy – is locating information
from the web and interpreting while evaluating its
validity in order that it can be shared.
3. ICT Literacy – is knowing how to select and use
digital devices, applications or services to
accomplish tasks requiring the use of the internet.
4. Communications and Collaborations – are one’s
capabilities in being able to participate in the
digital networks in the teaching and learning
context.
5. Identity Management – is being able to understand
how to ensure safety and security in managing online
identity and foster a positive digital reputation.
6. Learning Skills – are ways of knowing how to study
and learn in a technology-enriched environment; this
is knowing how to utilize technology in addressing the
need to learn efficiently.
7. Digital Scholarship – is being able to link and
participate in professional and research practice.
Critical Thinking
• Learning how to solve problem.
• It is the ability to differentiate facts from opinions.
Creativity
• Requires students to think out of the box and to take
pride in what is uniquely theirs.
• Creativity encourages students to think beyond the
expectations of conventions.
Communication
• Makes students express their ideas in the clearest and
organized manner.
Collaboration
• Happens when students know how to work well with
others to accomplish a given task or solve a problem
at hand.
Digital Literacy skills

• Digital Literacy Skills are required in the wired


world.
• These skills vary from texts to images to
multimedia.
Eight Digital Literacy skills
• Coding
• Collaboration
• Cloud software
• Word Processing Software
• Screencasting
• Personal Archiving
• Information evaluation
• Use of Social media
1. Coding
- Is a universal language.
2. Collaboration
- The use of Google docs among others allows student
to begin experimenting with effective online
collaboration.
3. Cloud Software
- This is essential part of document management.
- The cloud is used to store everything from photos to
research projects, to term papers and even music.
4. Word Processing Software
- Google, Microsoft Online Drop Box are
available for storage and management solutions.
5. Screencasting
- A screencast is a video recording using the computer
screen, and usually includes an audio.
6. Personal Archiving
- Students should be taught the concepts of metadata,
tagging, keywords and categories to make them aware
how are they represented online.
7. Information evaluation
- Critical thinking to weed out fake news is a crucial
21st century skill. The use of tools and skills needed to
process information are very much needed.
8. Use of social media
- Social media serves different purposes depending on
the user, the technology and the need.

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