Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Key words and concepts for digital literacy:

access, (both to information and tools)
translate thought into action
have to understand the processes

communicate through digital means/media to send/recieve messages
have to have software, computers, and be able to use them

be able to create a document
navigate the web
operate and function in a digital environment

be able to identify and activate things in an online environment
translates functions and screens into action

to articulate and comprehend meaning in a communicative exchange--in a digital medium.
Still need to be articulate (and persuasive) but in the digital realm.

understand how the medium shapes the message and being able to use the medium to shape the message.

know/learn a new language, (acronym based, for instance)
know/learn a different set of social skills.

know/learn different perceptual skills--like using your mouse as your "eye" to let you see features of a text.

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