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Digital Literacy is...

Digital literacy is

the ability to find, evaluate, utilize, share, and create content using information technologies and the Internet.

Digital literacy is more than knowing how to send a text or watch a music video. It means having the knowledge and ability to use a range of technology tools for varied purposes.

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unication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills.

Digital Literacy is the ability to use information and comm

Moral literacy is defined as the ability to contend with complex moral problems. It involves the ability to recognize a problem as a moral one. The morally literate individual must acknowledge the multiple perspectives of individuals involved in the problems. The ability to assess both disagreements on and proposed responses to the problems is another skill of the morally literate individual. The development of these abilities involves learning and practicing a set of skills. These skills must be taught and then practiced until they become habits. The skills include sensitivity, listening, reflecting, critical thinking and moral reasoning. A moral literacy resource for educators, therefore, should provide information to assist in developing both an understanding and application of these skills and abilities.

A digital native is an individual who was born after the widespread adoption of digital technology.

A digital citizen is one who knows what is right and wrong, exhibits intelligent technology behavior, and makes good choices when using technology.

Internet Privacy is the ability of individuals to control the flow of information and have reasonable access to data generated during a browsing session.

Digital citizenship can be defined as the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use. 

collaborative Web site comprises the perpetual collective work of many authors.

Disinformation is information provided to security or intelligence sources that is intentionally false or intended to deceive.

Geotechnology is the branch of civil engeneering studying the hidraulic and mechanical properties of all material coming from the earth. Geologists investigate soil and rocks beneath the earth’s surface to determine its properties and to define proper cimentations for heavy structures like tall buildings, bridges, hidroelectric powerplants, etc….

Collaboration is a joint effort of multiple individuals or work groups to accomplish a task or project.

A database is a data structure that stores organized information.

A copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States to authors of "original works of authorship.

Short for Web log, a blog is a Web page that serves as a publicly accessible personal journal for an individual.

A frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and Web links.

Academic integrity is the core set of values and principles that underwrites the very mission of the University itself: