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How do you utilize the
socail platform in the 21st
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Do you consider yourself
digitally literate? If so, why?
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What is the importance of
digital technology in our
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21 Century Literacy Skills
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LEARNING
OBJECTIVES:
Explain 21st Century literacy skills with
emphasis on digital literacy skills.
Identified and describe the elements of
digital literacies.
Did you know?
The millennial students are generally tech-savvy,
digital natives. They practically know how to go about
a tablet, an iPad, smartphones or laptop better that
anyone else. This suggest their digital skills.
However, are all student digital literates?
Thinking on how to use the digital tools, accessing
information, and exhibiting ways of working in
globally competitive contexts, together with skills in
living 21st century refers to the Digital Literacies.
What is Digital Literacy
Digital literacy are the individual's capabilities to be
able to effectively and responsibly function and
perform in a digital society.
The term Digital Literacy was coined by Paul Gilster in 1997
and it came from the discussion of concept on.
Visual Literacy – when images and non-verbal symbols try
to capture knowledge.
Technological Literacy – requiring one to be able to use
technology in addressing needs.
Computer Literacy – which in the 1980s started to become
household item manipulated to achieve one’s target
Information Literacy – which refer to the finding,
evaluating, using and sharing of information.
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The four C of 21 Century Skills st
CRITICAL THINKING – it is a learning how to solve problem. It
teaches not to accept immediately without seeking the truth.
CREATIVITY – requires student to think outside the box and
take pride in what uniquely theirs.
COMMUNICATION – makes the students express their ideas in
the clearest and organize manner.
COLLABRATION – happens when students know how to work
well with others to accomplish a given task or solving a problem.
CITEZENSHIP & CHARACTER
Digital Literacy Skills vs. Digital Literacy
Digital literacy skills refer to the specific abilities and
competencies required to effectively navigate and
utilize digital technologies and platforms.
Digital literacy refers to the ability to effectively
navigate, evaluate, and utilize digital technologies and
information in various contexts.
Lynch (2017), identified eight digital literacy
skills needed to become digitally literate.
Coding
Collaboration
Cloud software
World processing software
Screencasting
Personal archiving
Informational evaluation
Use of social media
Coding Collaboration
Coding is the universal language. Basic of HTML, The use of google docs among others allows the
CSS and the like will create a shared understanding students to begin experimenting with effective
of what can be done in the web page. online collaboration.
Cloud software Word Processing Software
This is the essential part of document management .
The is used to store everything from photos to Google, Microsoft online drop box are available for
research projects to term papers and even music. storage and management solution.
Screencasting Personal archiving
A screencast is a video recording that captures the Students should be taught the concept of meta-data,
activity on a computer screen, usually accompanied tagging, keywords and categories to make them
by audio. On the other hand, when you capture an aware how are they represented online.
image of the screen on your computer, it is called a
screenshot or print screen.
Information Use of Social
evaluation Media
critical thinking to weed out fake news is a crucial Social media serves different purposes depending
in 21st century skills. the tools and skills needed to on the users, the technology and the need. For
process information are very much needed. example, students should realize that twitter can be
useful for staying current on the latest news in the
field
Some example on how Digital skills or proficiency
support Digital literacy
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