What is digital literacy?
Digital literacy is about being able to find, sort, evaluate, manage and create information in digital forms.
This means being able to:
- find sources of information by using search engineA software tool to allow a user to look for information. This might be a web search engine, eg Google, Yahoo or Bing, or part of another computer program, eg an operating system. and other downloading platformHardware or software that is used to host an application or service which can be copied to other systems. effectively
- sort through information in order to identify the most relevant for the intended purpose
- evaluate the value of the information by considering its reliableSomething that can be trusted. , credibilityHaving the quality of being trusted or believed in. and authorityAn accepted source of information, advice.
- manage the information by understanding how to use it appropriately, eg understanding how to cite a source and to download files in a legal and safe way, and use digital sites safely and wisely
- create original content without to plagiariseThe act of copying someone else鈥檚 ideas or words, and then calling the work your own. the work of others