Digital Literacy

Digital Literacy

Presented by: Lauren Hunter

Poll

How would you rate your digital literacy?

• I'm proficient!

• I have a limited digital vocabulary.

• I'm digitally illiterate.

Key Terms

• APP: short for “application,” a computer program that performs a specific set of functions

• BOT: short for “robot,” a program, or sequence of computer code, that runs on the Internet; bots can be created to accomplish a specific task more quickly than a human

• CODE (verb): to write computer instructions

Key Vocabulary Terms

• DIGITAL ETIQUETTE: the conventions of being a responsible online citizen

• FLAMING (on the Internet): starting arguments on message boards

• MALWARE: derived from the term “malicious software;” refers to any program designed to infiltrate or damage a computer or network

• PHISHING: sending email that attempts to scam the user into giving up private information to be used for identity theft

Multiple Choice

1. Which of these actions does not show how people interact with digital media?

• a) uploading videos and photos

• b) texting on a phone

• c) posting comments on social network sites

• e) searching for jobs in a newspaper

Fill in the Blanks

3. Digital life can be like a

because there are lots of ups and downs.

Multiple Choice

4. Which of the following is NOT true about digital media?

• a) Can use it at any time, from almost any place.

• b) People have to use it to

  communicate.

• c) People can use it to share

  information.

• d) People can use it to create new things.

Open Ended

The purpose of a copyright is to _______________.

Multiple Choice

The act of copying someone else’s work and saying it is your own is called ______.

• a) license

• b) fair use

• c) plagiarism

• d) credit

Poll

Have you ever felt left out or excluded when using social media?

• Yes, often!

• Only sometimes.

• No, never!

• I don't use social media.

Open Ended

4. How would you describe a“healthy digital media diet” to someone younger than you? (How many hours in front of a screen is too long? How much time is appropriate to spend talking to friends and family face-to-face?)