Web Design & Digital Literacy 101

A digital service that facilitates interactions between two or more users via the Internet is called...

• online protocol

• online interface

• online platform

• online dating

Web design is all about...

• What media you consume online

• Writing code in program languages such as HTML, Javascript, and CSS

• Making hilarious memes!

• The planning of the look and function of websites that are displayed on online platforms

Most importantly, web designers are responsible for making sure a website is these two things (pick top two):

• fun!

• aesthetically pleasing

• coded correctly

• user-friendly

• accurate

The part of web design that is focused on how a website LOOKS:

• UX: User Experience

• UI: User Interface

• OG: Original Gangster

• UFO: User for Office

Which one of these is considered an "end user"?

• A smartphone

• A laptop

• A desktop computer

• You, on this online quiz right now!

The part of web design that is focused on how a website FUNCTIONS:

• UX: User Experience

• UI: User Interface

• OG: Original Gangster

• UFO: User for Office

Traditional "literacy" means the ability to... (check all that apply)

• Read

• Speak

• Write

• Spell

• Listen

What is digital literacy?

• The ability to read a book on a computer

• Researching information online

• The skills, abilities, and knowledge necessary to use digital devices effectively, analyze online content, and create original digital products.

• Replacing paper textbooks with Kindle devices

Information is considered "mass media" when...

• It reaches a large audience

• It is online

• It is real

• You can access it from anywhere

Digital literacy can be organized into three main principles:

• Friend, Follow, Share

• Use, Understand, Create

• Use, Reuse, Recycle

• Share, Tag, Like