Digital Literacy and Information Fluency (CONTINUED)

Digital Literacy:  process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology. 
While schools have made great progress in the area of technology infusion, much remains to be done. A renewed focus must be made on what technologies must be taught as well as how it should be used. 

Source: Paul Gilster, Digital Literacy, New York: Wiley and Computer Publishing, 1997, p.1.Barbara R. Jones-Kavalier and Suzanne L. Flannigan: Connecting the Digital Dots: Literacy of the 21st Century;

What is Digital Literacy?

• 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.