CHAPTER 7: DIGITAL LITERACY AND READING

refers to “the skills associated with

using technology to enable users to find, evaluate,

organize, create, and communicate information; and

developing digital citizenship and the responsible use

of technology” (Museum and Library Services Act of

2010).

• digital literacy
• media literacy
• information literacy
• digital citizenship

According to Hiller Spires, digital literacy has three

buckets:

• Finding and consuming digital content;

  Creating digital content; and,

  Communicating or sharing it.

• information literacy, communication literacy, technology literacy

skills needed to control digital devices and

use them to accomplish simple tasks

• Basic Computer Skills

• Network Literacy

• Digital Problem

  Solving

• Information Literacy

• Media Literacy

emerged from the concepts of search

literacy and information literacy, focusing

on the skills required to access and curate

information as required by social networks

• Basic Computer Skills

• Network Literacy

• Digital Problem

  Solving

• Information Literacy

• Media Literacy

ability to use of digital tools and

technologies to address and resolve

complex issues it also includes the ability to analyze data,

identify patterns, and develop solutions

that are aligned with specific objectives

• Basic Computer Skills

• Network Literacy

• Digital Problem

  Solving

• Information Literacy

• Media Literacy

a set of abilities requiring individuals to

recognize when information is needed and have

the ability to locate, evaluate, and use

effectively the needed information

• Basic Computer Skills

• Network Literacy

• Digital Problem

  Solving

• Information Literacy

• Media Literacy

focuses on finding, evaluating, using, and

communicating information and emphasizes the range of media found online

“from print to video to the Internet”

• Basic Computer Skills

• Network Literacy

• Digital Problem

  Solving

• Information Literacy

• Media Literacy

The impact of digital technologies on reading

literacy rates is a _______ issue, and perspectives

differ on whether these have a __________

effect on reading skills.

• complex; positive or negative
• unimportant; neutral
• straightforward; only negative
• simple; only positive

a social storytelling platform with 65

million users, where they can publish

their original stories and interact with a

community of readers and writers

• WATTPAD

• LIBBY

• AUDIBLE

• SPOTIFY

a library-powered platform providing

free access to ebooks and

audiobooks for library card holders

• WATTPAD

• LIBBY

• AUDIBLE

• SPOTIFY