Digital Literacy

As I reflect on the new information I discovered on digital literacy as well as digital skills, I learned many new ways to go about using a website for my future classroom and the importance of being properly educated on the way we use the Web. Web Literacy was defined as “reading, writing and participating on the web” (https://youtu.be/_iooJnoeWsk). The key concepts I found were to create, evaluate, analyze, apply, understand, and remember the facts. To the left is an image of the chart. So much information about almost any topic you would need information on. Technology and the use of it is more complex in todays society than it ever has been. Teachers as well as school districts give their students access to computers as well as ipads to either keep at school or take home. To have the proper skills needed to type papers, etc. is essential for students. Many students/adults have not been  taught the proper way to find information as well as site it to the credited author. Now that we are living in a generation where the internet and social media are used as tools, “we must develop knowledge, values, and whole range of community and information management skills for the digital age” (Digital Literacy Fundamentals). Its essential for us to learn to navigate the digital world as well as use it for our benefit. “Digital literacy is a key part in learning about history and learning how to study history, science and learning about ICT and the skills of using ICT” It is more than a ‘learn to know-how’ and more of certain practices like the ones in the chart above to put to use. Important bullets taken from module one were 1. Digital Media are networked 2. Digital Media are persistent, searchable and shareable 3. Digital media have unknown and unexpected audiences 4. Digital media experiences are real, but dont always feel real and lastly 5. How we respond and behave when using digital media is influenced by the architecture of the platforms which reflects the biases and assumptions of their creator. These points found in the reading broke down a good bit of what Module One was explaining throughout. It has also brought a realization over me that how I present myself online and on my website will depict how intelligent I look. I strive to provide my students with the necessary tools needed to be digitally lit and successful. While the internet is such an amazing tool, using it correctly and for the right reasons is important. Cyberbullying is a huge “NO!” for me