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Digital Literacy

What is Digital Literacy?

Digital Literacy is the ability to use information and communication technologies
to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills. ​
​
"Research shows that digital and computer skills training increases new internet subscribers desire to use the internet
​for ongoing learning, ​increasing their job skills and searching for jobs."

​
5 Key Characteristics of a Digitally Literate Person:
  1. Possesses the variety of skills – technical and cognitive – required to find, understand, evaluate, create, and communicate digital information in a wide variety of formats
  2. Can use diverse technologies appropriately and effectively to retrieve information, interpret results, and judge the quality of that information
  3. Understands the relationship between technology, life-long learning, personal privacy, and stewardship of information
  4. Uses these skills and the appropriate technology to communicate and collaborate with peers, colleagues, family, and on occasion, the general public
  5. Uses these skills to actively participate in civic society and contribute to a vibrant, informed, and engaged community​

What is Digital Literacy Training?

Basic digital literacy training generally includes at least the following elements:
  • Components of a computer 
  • Mouse and keyboard use as well as usually some keyboarding 
  • Using an internet browser
  • Creating and using an email account
  • Basics of word processing
  • Privacy, security and data protection
  • Finding trusted sources for additional learning
  • A set of instructional videos found online or created by your organization to assist asynchronous learners
    The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA): 

Additional digital literacy education can center on specific applications (e.g., word processing, spreadsheets, graphics), specific domains of interest (e.g., health care or financial management) or development of job skills (e.g., warehouse management, spreadsheets) and certifications (e.g., hardware or software). Note that these may impose software and/or hardware requirements on your training lab. Often, people seeking digital literacy are interested in solving a particular problem. Others may approach it from a more general desire to learn what computers and the internet are all about. In the first case, this motivation may be used to provide the student with general skills to address their immediate need as well as further explorations of areas of interest. In the second, it can be useful to identify specific applications that capture their interest to provide a sense of accomplishment as they acquire these skills."

Free Digital Skills Training Materials

If you need curriculum ideas and materials for any of these purposes, there are many free sources. Here are some places to start: ​
Public Library Association - Digital Learn
WebJunction - Digital Literacy Pathway
Goodwill Community Foundation - Learn Free
Mozilla Foundation - Web Literacy
Techboomers - Tech Boomers
Tech Goes Home - Tech Goes Home
Community Tech Network - Home Connect
Google - Applied Digital Skills
Cyber Seniors - Cyber Seniors
AARP - AARP
Chicago Public Library - Digital Learn
Denver Public Library - Community Technology Center
New York Public Library TechConnect
Directory of Digital Literacy Programs
Digital Literacy - Learning Opportunities

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    • About
    • Circle of Support
    • Interns >
      • Fly-In Intern Program
    • CommUNITY Educators
    • Annual Update
    • Investors for Good
    • In the News
  • Learn
    • Digital Learning >
      • Make a Website
      • Blog Post basics
      • Digital Business Card
      • Digital Photo Basics
      • Digital Detectives
      • Snap Camera
      • Adobe Creative Suite
    • Learn and Use GIS >
      • ArcGIS Competition
      • GIS Careers
      • Indigenous Mapping
      • GIS NM Highlights
    • Real-Life Learning >
      • WPI Project Based Learning
      • NM Career Academy >
        • Native Career Profiles
      • Youth Ambassadors
    • Service Learning >
      • Photo Gallery
  • Connect
    • www.broadbandfornewmexico.org
    • Digital Equity in New Mexico
    • NM Homework Gap Team
    • Hotspots
    • Broadband-Spotlight
    • Connection Check
    • Connectivity Survey >
      • Survey Outreach Tips
    • Tribal Libraries
    • Digital Literacy
  • Nurture
    • Seed Advocacy
    • La Escuela del Agua
    • Native American Network
    • Indigi-Genius
    • Buena Gente
    • Love Where We Live
  • Mobilize
    • Tech
  • Gallery for Good
    • commUNITY voices
    • Crazy Hair Day Literacy Campaign
    • Global Entrepreneurship Week >
      • GEW Archive
    • History through Music
    • Human Reunion
    • Indigenous Connectivity Summit 2017
    • Interfaith Dialogue
    • Internet Society New Mexico Chapter
    • Guadalupe Project >
      • Guadalupe Improvements
      • Guadalupe Business Association
      • Guadalupe Street Reconstruction
    • Jicarilla Apache Youth FilmFest
    • LISTO for Teachers
    • Native Artists Panel
    • Film Prize Jr NM
    • Pandemic Response >
      • CommUNITY Relief
      • PPE Donations
      • Right Relations Fund
      • Spread Some Sunshine
      • ITDRC Project Connect
      • commUNITY rocks
      • Pandemic Projects Spotlight
    • SWAIA Project
    • Pueblo Connect
    • San Francisco Street Project
    • SEED: Climate Change Resilience
    • StartUp Generation
    • Storm Cloud Media >
      • AS TEMPERATURES RISE
      • MONEY & LIFE
    • TDK Learning Community
    • Walk in Beauty...Again Documentary Film
    • Water Matters >
      • ATLAS Youth Water Ambasadors
  • CLN Blog
  • Donate
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