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"Our children are surrounded by computers at school and at home. They run their social lives through mobile devices, immerse themselves in video games and get a top-up dose of ICT in the National Curriculum."

Today the Guardian will launch a campaign to improve IT and computer science teaching in schools and universities - and we want input from as many teachers, lecturers, pupils, parents and developers as possible

Blog post by Josie Fraser, good round up of what digital literacy is. "Not being able to code doesn't make you digitally illiterate. Not being able to participate in  social, economic, cultural and political life because you lack the confidence, skills and opportunity to do so is what makes you digitally illiterate."

Doug Belshaw -  JISC infoNet Guardian Professional, Tuesday 24 January 2012 16.41 GMT

Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn

Article suggesting changing teaching methods to reflect the changing way people are relating to the world through technology. Examines the book: Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn

"digital literacy is not simply about learning from content online this represents a deficit model of education (frequently practiced) rather than skills development. "