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Building digital literacy skills - LinkedIn Learning Tutorial
From the course: Teaching with LinkedIn Learning
Building digital literacy skills
- In the digital age, we have access to more technology than ever before, and understanding how to utilize this technology is an important skill for your students to possess. So how well are you helping students to develop digital literacy skills? The American Library Association defines digital literacy as the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information. In order to be successful, our students will need to understand technology and how to use it effectively, efficiently, and ethically. This includes basic digital fluency, such as the ability to navigate a website, create a spreadsheet, quickly learn a new skill online, or to share digital resources. We often overestimate the current generation's ability to use technology effectively. Don't assume however that they understand concepts such as how to find information online, how to evaluate sources of information to determine their credibility, and an understanding of…