Curriculum & Leadership Journal | Digital participation, digital literacy and schools - 5 views
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Digital literacy refers to the skills, knowledge and understanding required to use new technology and media to create and share meaning.
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involves the functional skills of reading and writing digital texts, for example being able to 'read' a website by navigating through hyperlinks and 'writing' by uploading digital photos to a social network
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how particular communication technologies affect the meanings they convey, and the ability to analyse and evaluate the knowledge available on the web.
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Digital literacy refers to the skills, knowledge and understanding required to use new technology and media to create and share meaning. This week's article is adapted from the British report Digital participation, digital literacy, and school subjects: a review of the policies, literature and evidence , published by the Futurelab organisation . The article discusses students' current levels of digital literacy; literacy as it relates to information and the media; the relevance of multiliteracies and critical literacy; issues surrounding the use of technology in schools; and professional development requirements for educators.