Definitions

=**What is Digital or Information Literacy?**=

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[|Here's an interesting youtube video] called "The Myth of Digital Literacy." It is long, but it presents some arguments similar to what we will read from Carr. I found this by searching for digital literacy on youtube then browsing the results of that search.

Gerardo Hernandez-Digital literacy is the ability to locate, organize, understand, evaluate, and create information using digital technology. It involves a working knowledge of current high-technology, and an understanding of how it can be used. ...

Kai Williams- //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. (According to the University Library at University of Illinois at Urbana-Campaign;http://www.library.illinois.edu/diglit/definition.html)// //Mario Munoz-//

Savanna Sanchez- I found this blog site while searching for the definition of "digital literacy". It is about a handbook that was published in the UK for people, mostly teachers that are interested in technology and the use of it in class rooms. []
 * //The ability to use digital technology, communication tools or networks to locate, evaluate, use and create information.//
 * //The ability to understand and use information in multiple formats from a wide range of sources when it is presented via computers.//
 * //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.//

Digital literacy is more than just the technical ability to operate digital devices properly; it comprises a variety of cognitive skills that are utilized in executing tasks in digital environments, such as surfing the Web, deciphering user interfaces, working with databases, and chatting in chat rooms. [|/]
 * Jabel Tobias- "Digital literacy is the set of attitudes, understanding and skills to handle and communicate information and knowledge effectively, in a variety of media and formats"**
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