November 19 Digital literacy
I did not know the meaning of digital literacy. This class taught me what is digital literacy. Digital Literacy is an individual’s ability to find, evaluate, communicate, evaluate and create information safely and appropriately through digital technology for employment, decent jobs, and entrepreneurship.
According to the National Council of Teachers, the English NCTE Definition of Literacy in Digita Age makes it clear that the continued evolution of curriculum, assessment, and teaching practice itself is necessary. As society and technology change, literacy also changes. Applied to learners of English language arts today’s literacy demands have implications for how teachers plan, model, support, and assess student learning.
https://ncte.org/statement/nctes-definition-literacy-digital-age/
Damon Brown’s TED-Ed lesson, How to Choose Your News, provides practical advice on developing digital literacy by identifying trustworthy news sources. He highlights strategies such as cross-referencing multiple sources, evaluating the reputation of the publisher, and being mindful of biases that can influence reporting.
How to spot fake news:
This article It’s easier to all a fact a fact when it’s one you like highlights how personal biases and political affiliations affect people’s ability to discern facts from opinions in the news. The study emphasized the influence of digital literacy and trust in media. Those with higher digital savvy and greater trust in media were more accurate in distinguishing factual from opinion statements demonstrating the critical role of media literacy. This is relevant for digital literacy in classrooms which aim to cultivate students’ ability to critically evaluate media and resist confirmation biases when interacting with information online.