Concept of Digital Literacy

1. Accessibility to Digital Literacy
Challenges and Opportunities
Dr. Tarali Pathak, Assistant Professor
Department of Education, Cotton University

2. Source: http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Digital_literacy
What is
Digital
Literacy?

3. WHY Digital Literacy?
Finding and
Consuming
Digital Content

4. Why Digital Literacy?
Creating
Digital
Content

5. Why Digital Literacy?
Communicating
or sharing digital
content

6. Why Digital Literacy?
Diverse
reading
content

7. Digital Literacy in the Classroom
Moving
Beyond
Google
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8. What should You do?
Evaluate Sources
Add your
creativity
Draw your
Conclusion

9. Plagiarism
Cyber bullying
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP

10. What is Plagiarism ?
 It’s a form of Intellectual
theft
 It is taking someone's
work or ideas as their own
without attribution

11. Cyber Bullying
It’s a form of harassment
using electronic media
Source of Gif: https://tenor.com/search/cyber-bullying-animation-pictures-gifs

12. Digital Literacy in the classroom
Expanding the
concepts of various
digital platforms

13. Digital Literacy in the Classroom
Caters to
Individual
Differences

14. Internet safety
• Browse safely
• Communicate safely
• Creating strong passwords
• Sharing information
• Digital Footprint

15. Digital Literacy / Digital Learning / Online learning
• Digital literacy” is the ability to use technology to find
information, evaluate sources, create content, and
communicate with others effectively.
• Digital Learning is "learning facilitated by technology
that gives students some element of control over time,
place, path and/or pace”
• Online learning is education that takes place over the
Internet.

16. Choosing Technologies
for Teaching and Learning
• Hardware
• Software
• Networks
• Services

17. Resources for Digital Learning
• GCF Global
https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/subjects/tech/
 Digital learn. Org
https://www.digitallearn.org/
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/digitalliteracy/home

18. Apps for students
• https://www.mystudylife.com/
• https://evernote.com/

19. Some online Learning platforms
• https://swayam.gov.in/
• https://www.swayamprabha.gov.in/
• https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/
• https://about.coursera.org/
• https://www.edx.org/

20. Opportunities of Digital Literacy
• Exploration
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Personal development

21. Challenges
• Illiteracy (Both literally and digitally)
• Access to digital devices
• Infrastructure
• Attitude
• Interest
• Network issues

22. References
What is digital literacy and why does it matter? https://www.renaissance.com/2019/02/08/blog-digital-literacy-why-does-it-
matter/#:~:text=The%20American%20Library%20Association%20(ALA,both%20cognitive%20and%20technical%20skills.%E2%80%9D
• Kristen Cole(2019)The Epic Guide to Digital Literacy in Education https://www.schoology.com/blog/epic-guide-digital-literacy-
education#:~:text=Digital%20literacy%20is%20crucial%20to,as%20well%20as%20academic%20skills.&text=They%20help%20students
%20use%20critical,turn%20helps%20students%20communicate%20better.
• Leah Anne Levy (2018)7 Reasons Why Digital Literacy is Important for Teachers https://rossieronline.usc.edu/blog/teacher-
digital-literacy/
• Freepik.com

24. • Thank You
• Email:taralipathak161@gmail.com