WHAT IS LITERACY?

• Literacy refers to the ability to read for

knowledge, write coherently, and think critically about the written word.

• The ability to read and write

• Examples:

• Newspapers

• Books

• Letters

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =sJ9pjyBrCS0 (6 minutes, but you can watch it

in your own time)

WHAT ARE ‘DIGITAL LITERACIES’?

• digital literacy = digital tool knowledge + critical thinking + social engagement.

• Digital literacy is the ability to effectively and critically navigate, evaluate and

create information using a range of digital technologies.

• Digital literacy helps people communicate and keep up with societal trends.

Literacy in social network services and Web 2.0 sites helps people stay in contact

with others, pass timely information and even sell goods and services. This is

mostly popular among younger generations, though sites like LinkedIn have made

it valuable to older professionals.

HOW IS LITERACY LINKED TO TECHNOLOGY?

• Technology is such an everyday part of our lives that it is very hard to ignore it.

• Examples;

• Facebook

• Tumblr

• Twitter

• Blogger

• Wordpress

WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW TO BE ABLE TO THRIVE ONLINE?

• Find information

• Avoid distractions

• Analyse information found

• Be able to keep up with the every changing technologies

• Web 2.0

• Html 5

REFERENCES

• Anyangwe, E. (2012) 20 ways of thinking about digital literacy in higher education [WWW]. Available

from: http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2012/may/15/digital-literacy-in-universities [Accessed: 14/11/12].

• Digital literacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 2012. Digital literacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. [ONLINE] Available at:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_literacy. [Accessed 14 November 2012].

• Reynoldsja83. (2011). Technology in the 21st Century Classroom: New Literacy. [Online Video]. 20 June. Available from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ9pjyBrCS0. [Accessed: 15 November 2012].

• Literacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 2012. Literacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. [ONLINE] Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literacy. [Accessed 15 November 2012].