Media and Information Literacy (Digital Literacy)

- It is the capability to use digital technology and knowing when and how to use it.

It refers to a world that is divided between those who have and don't have access to the Internet, which is an urgent concern that digital citizens must address.

Eshlat-Alkalai describes this as the ability to reap the benefits of hypermedia or the abundance of information from various resources.

These are digital resources that use more than one medium.

These are complex skills that require critical and analytical thinking, as well as some level of maturity in order to navigate through the social and emotional aspects of cyberspace.

It refers to one's competency in operating software, digital devices, and navigating the Internet.

This site of Canada's Center for Digital and Media Literacy, sees this competency as an extension of being media literate.

___________ _________ are those that allow users to manipulate their content. They are considered more sophisticated digital resources because they are "reader-centered" -- they enable the reader to interact with their material.

It simply refers to the latest advancements in technology which impact media and society.

It is the all-important set of digital literacy skills referred to as survival skills in digital environments.