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deborahnolan74

US Digital Literacy - 1 views

  • 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.
  • They have grown up with technology and have been immersed in media rich resources. They are masters of multitasking. Today's students have revolutionized expectations in the classroom.
  • "Technology ignites opportunities for learning, engages today's students as active learners and participants in decision-making on their own educational futures and prepares our nation for the demands of a global society in the 21st century." 5
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  • Check out Raising a Digital Child and Digital Citizenship in Schools to learn more, both available at www.amazon.com.
  • Digital Immigrants, that would be most of the teachers (but not all) do things like print our email, while the Natives do not even use email any more! They use text and instant messaging.
  • What it means to be digitally literate has reflected the change in how information is processed, delivered, and received in today's highly connected world.
  •  Students must understand how to use digital tools to gather facts, interpret, analyze and create meaning, even create new meaning from the information they gather. Becoming truly literate means embracing a new framework of learning that layers core content into a world rich in digital and media literacies
  • he ability to use digital technology, communication tools or networks to locate, evaluate, use and create information. 1 The ability to understand and use information in multiple formats from a wide range of sources when it is presented via computers. 2 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. 3
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    The Digital Literacy & 21st Century Educational Systems Initiative in America
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    The Digital Literacy & 21st Century Educational Systems Initiative in America
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    The Digital Literacy & 21st Century Educational Systems Initiative in America
Jazz Hedrick

About the Journal - 1 views

    • Jazz Hedrick
       
      Fact #4
  • The Journal of Media Literacy began as Better Broadcasts News, an organizational newsletter for the American Council for Better Broadcasts in 1953. It evolved into Telemedium, The Journal of Media Literacy in the 1980's, as the organization changed its name to the National TeleMedia Council. Today, The Journal of Media Literacy is published up to three times a year.
  • For each issue, the editorial board invites guest editors to organize the content around a theme.
Jazz Hedrick

http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/academy/content/pdf/participant-papers/2012-02-bifef/The_Role_of_Social_Media_in_Political_Mobilisation_-_Madeline_Storck.pdf - 0 views

    • Jazz Hedrick
       
      They used social networks as organization tools. They were quick, easy and accurate.
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      The government believed that once it had placed restrictions on technology that the uprising would slow or halt effectively allowing them to gain control of the situation, however, the protesters rallied together and gained even more support despite the greatest efforts of the Mubarak government
    • Jazz Hedrick
       
      They used social media as alternative press: reporting on events on the ground, uploading text and video directly to the internet or feeding the information and videos to media outlets. 
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    • Jazz Hedrick
       
      Social media networks were the main source of on the ground information during the uprising. Journalists identified key bloggers from before the protests broke out and used them as a way to verify the information the were gathering from other sources.
Danelle Desire

Media Literacy, Managing Television - 0 views

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      how to encourage media literacy
  • Turn off violent programming.
  • Set limits on the use of media in your home
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  • Talk with your children about stereotypes and hidden messages in television programs, video and computer games, commercials and music. Take time to talk and listen.
David Bell

Frankenstorm Sandy Will Bring Flooding, Storm Surges to the East Coast | TIME.com - 0 views

  • will almost certainly be the largest storm to ever hit the East Coast, with a reach that extends some 450 miles beyond its core
  • “We’re looking at impact of greater than 50 to 60 million people,” said Louis Uccellini, head of environmental prediction for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). A drone strike couldn’t be better targeted to cause maximum damage than this storm
  • NOAA put the storm surge threat from Sandy at 5.7 on that 6 point scale—greater than any hurricane observed between 1969 and 2005, including Category 5 storms like Katrina and Andrew. NOAA’s National Hurricane Center says that “life-threatening storm surge flooding” is expected along the mid-Atlantic coast.
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  • amplified by the fact that Sandy will be hitting during high tide
  • The sheer oddness of Sandy’s arrival begs the obvious question: Is climate change involved here?
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    This article by Bryan Walsh was published before Hurricane Sandy made landfall. It looks at the scientific data from NOAA's Hurricane Research Centre. As Time is a publication read by a large number of people, as opposed to NOAA, this media outlet provided the general population with detailed storm information and why the storm should be taken seriously.
Joey Martinez

Digital literacy - 0 views

  • The ability to locate, organize, understand, evaluate, and analyze information using digital technology.
  • Digitally literate people can communicate and work more efficiently, especially with those who possess the same knowledge and skills.
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      Very Helpful. Thank you.
  • A person using these skills to interact with society may be called a digital citizen.
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    • Katrina Quick
       
      The ability to understand information and technology
    • Jason Parker
       
      I really like the defenitions here as well as Alvin Tofflers's quote at the bottom of the page. I find it both true and a little bit sad and troubling, as it seems more likely the truth with today's and the future's society
  • It involves a working knowledge of current high-technology, and an understanding of how it can be used.
    • Joey Martinez
       
      I believe to be literate one shoud be able to understand a certain type of information, as to be digitally literate then one should be able to understand information provided by todays digital world.
    • Joey Martinez
       
      The definition of Digital Literacy is in the first text box quoted by Author Paul Gilister.
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    Digital Literacy definition #2
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    Digital Literacy is the ability to understand information and to evaluate and integrate information in multiple formats that the computer can deliver.
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    Digital Literacy is the ability to understand information and to evaluate and integrate information in multiple formats that the computer can deliver.
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    Digital Literacy is the ability to understand information and to evaluate and integrate information in multiple formats that the computer can deliver.
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    Digital Literacy is the ability to understand information and to evaluate and integrate information in multiple formats that the computer can deliver. Digital Literacy: The awareness, attitude and ability of individuals to appropriately use digital tools and facilities to identify access, manage, integrate, evaluate, analyze and synthesize digital resources, construct new knowledge, and create media. http://cleach.wordpress.com/what-is-digital-literacy/
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    1. Digital Literacy: Digital Literacy is the ability to understand information and to evaluate and integrate information in multiple formats that the computer can deliver. http://cleach.wordpress.com/what-is-digital-literacy/ Paul Gilister Digital Literacy: The awareness, attitude and ability of individuals to appropriately use digital tools and facilities to identify access, manage, integrate, evaluate, analyze and synthesize digital resources, construct new knowledge, and create media. http://cleach.wordpress.com/what-is-digital-literacy/
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    Digital Literacy: Digital Literacy is the ability to understand information and to evaluate and integrate information in multiple formats that the computer can deliver. http://cleach.wordpress.com/what-is-digital-literacy/ Paul Gilister Digital Literacy: The awareness, attitude and ability of individuals to appropriately use digital tools and facilities to identify access, manage, integrate, evaluate, analyze and synthesize digital resources, construct new knowledge, and create media. http://cleach.wordpress.com/what-is-digital-literacy/
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    Digital Literacy: Digital Literacy is the ability to understand information and to evaluate and integrate information in multiple formats that the computer can deliver. http://cleach.wordpress.com/what-is-digital-literacy/ Paul Gilister
ino moreno

The Past, Present, and Future of Media Literacy Education | Hobbs | The Journal of Media Literacy Education - 0 views

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      http://namle.net/2009/08/30/renee-hobbs-amy-petersen-jensen-to-edit-the-journal-of-media-literacy-education/ Renee Hobbs and Amy Jensen are editors for the article.
ino moreno

The Urgency of Visual Media Literacy in Our Post-9/11 World: Reading Images of Muslim Women in the Print News Media | Watt | The Journal of Media Literacy Education - 0 views

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      http://www.surrey.ac.uk/englishandlanguages/staff_list/complete_staff_list/diane_watt/ Diane watt studied at the university of ottawa, ontario Canada in 2011 she returned to university of surrey to teach.
ino moreno

Timeline: Egypt's revolution - Middle East - Al Jazeera English - 1 views

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      For the first time in 30 YEARS!
  • The man now second-in-command is Omar Suleiman, the country's former spy chief, who has been working closely with Mubarak during most of his reign
  • n a statement released in Berlin, the leaders of Britain, France and Germany say they are "deeply worried about the events in Egypt".
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  • January 30: Thousands of protesters remain in Cairo's Tahrir Square.
  • "What we started can never be pushed back"
  • Turkey has announces that it is sending aircraft to evacuate its citizens, after the US embassy in Cairo has advised all Americans currently in Egypt to consider leaving as soon as possible.
  • January 31: Mubarak still refuses to step down, amid growing calls for his resignation. Protesters continue to defy the military-imposed curfew. About 250,000 people gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square and hundreds march through Alexandria.
  • Internet access across Egypt is still shoddy according to most reports.
  • Egypt's new vice-president promises dialogue with opposition parties in order to push through constitutional reforms
  • Protesters remain camped out in Tahrir Square from a variety of political and demographic groups.
  • The White House says the Egyptian government must engage with its people to resolve current unrest. Obama's spokesperson, Robert Gibbs, says the crisis in Egypt "is not about appointments, it's about actions ... They have to address freedoms that the people of Egypt seek".
  • Opposition groups continue to call for a "million man march" and a general strike on Tuesday to commemorate one week since the protests began. Meanwhile, the military reiterates that it will not attempt to hurt protesters.
  • Former US president Jimmy Carter calls the unrest in Egypt an "earth-shaking event", and says he guesses Hosni Mubarak "will have to leave", the US Ledger-Enquirer reports.
  • President Mubarak tells his new prime minister, Ahmad Shafiq, to keep government subsidies and cut prices.
  • February 1: Hosni Mubarak announces in a televised address that he will not run for re-election but refuses to step down from office - the central demand of the protesters.
  • S President Barack Obama praises the Egyptian military for their patriotism and for allowing peaceful demonstrations. He says only the Egyptian people can determine their leaders.
  • Number of protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square are revised to more than a million people. Thousands more take to the streets throughout Egypt, including in Alexandria and Suez.
  • February 2: Preparations begin for another day of demonstrations against President Hosni Mubarak's regime. The army is still deployed with tanks throughout different positions in and around Tahrir Square.
  • Violent clashes rage for much of the day around Tahrir Square in central Cairo. Up to 1,500 people are injured, some of them seriously, and by the day's end at least three deaths are reported by the Reuters news agency quoting officials.
  • Pro-democracy protesters say the military allowed thousands of pro-Mubarak supporters, armed with sticks and knives, to enter the square.
  • ebruary 3: Bursts of heavy gunfire early aimed at anti-government demonstrators in Tahrir [Liberation] Square, leave at least five people dead and several more wounded, according to reports from Cairo.
  • Sustained bursts of automatic weapons fire and powerful single shots begin at around around 4am local time (02:00GMT) and continue for more than an hour.
  • February 4: Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square for what they have termed the "Day of Departure".
  • February 5: Thousands who remain inside Tahrir Square fear an approaching attempt by the military to evacuate the square.
  • January 25:  On a national holiday to commemorate the police forces, Egyptians take to the streets in large numbers, calling it a "day of rage".
  • January 2011: Activists in Egypt call for an uprising in their own country, to protest against poverty, unemployment, government corruption and the rule of president Hosni Mubarak, who has been in power for three decades.
  • ours after the countrywide protests begin, the interior ministry issues a statement blaming the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's technically banned but largest opposition party, for fomenting the unrest - a claim that the Muslim Brotherhood denies.
  • Protest organisers heavily relied on social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter.
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      hosni mubarak in power for 3 decades, musilim brother hood is blamed for outrage in cairo but deny all accounts, protest organizers used social media sites such as facebook and twitter to rally up protestors!
  • January 27: Mohamed ElBaradei, the former head of the UN nuclear watchdog turned democracy advocate, arrives in Egypt to join the protests.
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      Police uses teargas and fire hoses to disperse protesters, 55 protesters and 15 police injured as of january 27th. As protests continue, hundreds are arrested a 17 year old is killed in Cairo by exchange of police gunfire.
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      social media sites and blackberry messenger is disrupted as country prepares for new waves of protest. Egypt warns of decisive measures, meanwhile 11 civilians are killed an 170 are injured. Troops are order to the streets but told not to interfere. jan 29th, mubarak refuses to step down, whereabouts are unknown.
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      Britain, France, and Germany are worried about events taking place in Cairo. jan 31st, internet connections are still subpar. military reiderates they will not harm protesters.
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      Where did you find this piece of information?
  • The Egyptian health minister says 11 people have died, while the United Nations says 300 people may have been killed across the country since protests began. News agencies have counted more than 150 dead in morgues in Alexandria, Suez and Cairo.
  • Reuters quotes Egyptian state TV as saying "terrorists" have targeted an Israel-Egypt gas pipeline in northern Sinai.
  • Leaked US diplomatic cables suggest Omar Suleiman, the vice-president, long sought to demonise the opposition Muslim Brotherhood in his contacts with skeptical US officials.
  • February 6: The Muslim Brotherhood says in a statement that it "has decided to participate in a dialogue round in order to understand how serious the officials are in dealing with the demands of the people". Banks officially re-open for 3.5 hours, and traffic police are back on the streets in Cairo, in attempts to get the capital to start returning to normal.
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      Feb 13th: heavy gunfire opened at protest administrators 5 killes several wounded, country enters its 11th day of unrest. death toll reaches about 300 countrywide. Egyptian state TV says "terrorists" targeted the gas pipeline in norther sinai. Muslim brotherhood decided to participate in order to understand how serious officials are dealing with demands of the people.  banks reopen for 3.5 hours in attempt to return state to normal.. Hilary Clinton states "harassment must stop".
  • February 7: Thousands are camping out in Tahrir Square, refusing to budge. While banks have reopened, schools and the stock exhange remain closed.
  • A symbolic funeral procession is held for journalist Ahmed Mahmoud, shot as he filmed the clashes between protesters and riot police from his Cairo office. Protesters are demanding an investigation into the cause of his death
  • Egypt's government approve a 15 per cent raise in salaries and pensions in a bid to appease the angry masses.
  • February 8: Protesters continue to gather at Tahrir Square, which now resembles a tented camp. Protesters in the capital also gather to protest outside parliament.
  • ebruary 9: Labour unions join protesters in the street, with some of them calling for Mubarak to step down while others simply call for better pay. Masssive strikes start rolling throughout the country.
  • Famous Arab pop star Tamer Hosni visits Tahrir Square, but protesters are unimpressed and angered. Hosni previously made statements telling the demonstrators to leave the square, saying that Mubarak had offered them concessions.
  • Thirty-four political prisoners, including members of the Muslim Brotherhood, were released on Tuesday, according to Egyptian state television.
  • Human Rights Watch says that 302 people have been killed since the start of Egypt's pro-democracy uprising. Based on visits to a number of hospitals in Egypt, the organisation says that records show the death toll has reached 232 in Cairo, 52 in Alexandria and 18 in Suez. 
  • Attributing the information to Egyptian security officials, Reuters reports that several protesters suffered gunshot wounds and one was killed when 3,000 protesters took to the streets in Wadi al-Jadid, where clashes from the previous nights carried over to the early hours.
  • Citing medics, AFP news agency reports five were dead and 100 are wounded in the clashes that have been going on for two days.
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      feb.7th schools, banks and stock exchange have reopened. government approves 15 cent raise in salaries and pensions trying to please the mass. protesters still camping in Tahrir square. feb 9th-34 prisoners released, Human Rights Watch says 302 have been killed death toll is: 232 dead in Cairo, 52 in alexandria and 18 in suez.
  • ebruary 10: The newly appointed Culture Minister, Gaber Asfour, quits.  His family says it's due to health reasons but Egypt's main daily newspaper al-Ahram says Asfour, who is also a writer, was criticised by his literary colleagues for taking the post. He was the only new face in the new cabinet.
  • The criminal court in Egypt has endorsed the decision of banning three former ministers from leaving the country and the government has also frozen their assets.
  • rotesters in Tahrir Square react with fury when Mubarak says he's remaining in power until September. Protesters wave their shoes in the air, and demand the army join them in revolt.
  • February 12: People celebrate in Tahrir Square until early morning. Pro-democracy protesters start to clean the square.
  • February 13: Soldiers try to remove the remaining protesters in Tahrir Square and their tents are dismantled. Traffic flows through the square for the first time since the protests began.
  • The cabinet spokesman says the cabinet, appointed when Mubarak was still in office, will not undergo a major reshuffle and will stay to oversee a political transformation in the coming months.
  • About 2,000 policemen hold a protest outside the interior ministry, demanding better wages and trying to clear the bad reputation they have.
  • Some other public sector workers and bank employees are also protesting in Alexandria and other cities.
  • ebruary 14: Protesters leave Tahrir Square in the morning but a few thousands return later, most of them protesting against the police.
  • Police, ambulance drivers and other workers are holding separate demonstrations.
  • The military leadership issues "Communique No 5", calling for national solidarity and criticising strike action. it urges workers to play their role in reviving the economy.
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      reuters reports several protesters with gunshot wounds,  1 was killed.  Feb 10th: Newly appointed culture minister quits due to health reasons stated by family. Mubarak gives another speach promising not to run for any new elections and plans for peaceful order in september, while protesters raise their shoes in outrage! Feb11th mubarak resigns as president and hands his power to the army. annoucement made by Omar Suleiman. peaople in Tahrir square celebrate. Feb 13th.- Soldiers remove the remaining protesters traffic begins to flow through the sqaure as usual. 200 policemen protestdemanding better wages.
DGL Diigo

Social Media and The Job Search - 1 views

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    The newsletter links to a popular website for seeking jobs in Orlando/Central Florida. This current issue talks about how employers are looking at potential employees' social media presence.
Eli Mosa

EBSCOhost: Social Media Evolution of the Egyptian Revolution. - 0 views

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      1 The protests and the revolution and their reflection in social media garnered enormous worldwide media attention
caprisunshine

PBS - How Social Media Kept The Egyptian Revolution Alive - 0 views

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      PBS is a credible source of information that particularly concentrates on informative pieces regarding education. Their commitment to providing the most accurate information due to children being their largest audience is why they are known as one of the most credible outlets.
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    "a digital campaign against military trials for civilians is on. Activists are posting comments on the Facebook site of the Egyptian Armed Forces, whose Supreme Council - the SCAF - holds power in Egypt."
Jason Loper

10 Historical Events Affected by Social Media - 0 views

  • Hurricane Katrina, 9/11, Princess Diana's death — these three events might have played out differently had social media been as strong as it is now.
Joey Martinez

Viral video - 0 views

  • A viral video is a video that becomes popular through the process of (most often) Internet sharing, typically through video sharing websites, social media and email.
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    A viral video is a video that becomes popular through the process of (most often) Internet sharing, typically through video sharing websites, social media and email.
john grable

Digital Literacy | Communication Learning | Media Education | Skills Communication - 0 views

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    What is Digital Literacy? Digital literacy is just what you might imagine, and then some... dig-it-al lit-er-a-cy: the awareness, attitude and ability of individuals to appropriately use digital tools and facilities to identify, access, manage, integrate, evaluate, analyze 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.[Martin, 2006]
javolin

http://www.library.illinois.edu/diglit/definition.html - 4 views

  • What is Digital Literacy? The ability to use digital technology, communication tools or networks to locate, evaluate, use and create information. 1
    • Katrina Quick
       
      Digital Literacy term
    • David Bell
       
      Really good definition. I think it helps clarify the difference between digital literacy and literacy.
    • Victor Cruz
       
      Accurate definition for DGL
    • Roberto Dunn
       
      very clear! 
  • 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. 3
    • Cassandra Lawver
       
      Check out Digital Literacy in a 2.0 world by Kyle Jones
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  • understand and use information in multiple formats
  • The ability to use digital technology, communication tools or networks to locate, evaluate, use and create information.
  • The ability to use digital technology, communication tools or networks to locate, evaluate, use and create information. 1 The ability to understand and use information in multiple formats from a wide range of sources when it is presented via computers. 2  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. 3
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    Definition of Digital Literact
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    The ability to use digital technology, communication tools or network to locate, evaluate, use and create information.
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    The ability to use digital technology, communication tools or network to locate, evaluate, use and create information.
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    The ability to use digital technology, communication tools or network to locate, evaluate, use and create information.
Joey Martinez

Viral Video - 1 views

  • Definition - What does Viral Video mean? A viral video is any clip of animation or film that is spread rapidly through online sharing. Viral videos can receive millions of views as they are shared on social media sites, reposted to blogs, sent in emails and so on.
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    A viral video is a video that becomes popular through the process of (most often) Internet sharing, typically through video sharing websites, social media and email.
Laura Lewis

Information, Media, and Digital Literacy | nirak.net - 0 views

    • Laura Lewis
       
      Digital Literacy is the ability to properly utilize digital technology and the internet to create something or complete a task. 
Dre Adams

Jennifer J. Preece | Maryland's iSchool - College of Information Studies - 0 views

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      Dr. Jennifer J. Preece, Professor & Dean of University of Maryland, and author of Etiquette Online: From Nice to Necessary
  • Research Interests: Computer-mediated communication, human-computer interaction, online communities, management and design of social media, motivation for participation in social media, mobile communication Her two most recent books are: Preece, J. (2000). Online Communities: Designing Usability, Supporting Sociability. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons. Preece, J. Rogers, Y. & Sharp, H. (2007) Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction. 2nd Edition. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons.
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    Jennifer J. Preece profile proving she's a credible source
Tony Lothes

Critical Media Literacy is Not an Option | Jeff Share - Academia.edu - 0 views

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      This statement helps promote teaching media litreacy to accompany education in general.
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