Digital fluency refers to the ability to effectively interpret and communicate information in a digitally connected world. It involves skills like accessing information quickly, critiquing relevance, producing digital content, and using technologies responsibly. Developing digital fluency is important as it helps with jobs, education, and participation in society. It can be developed through skills like word processing, spreadsheets, web searching, podcasting, presentations, social networking, and creating videos. The Australian curriculum emphasizes digital fluency through sections on applying social protocols, investigating with ICT, creating with ICT, communicating with ICT, and managing ICT.

1. DIGITAL FLUENCY
Learn more about digital fluency
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2. What is Digital Fluency?
“Digital fluency is the aptitude to effectively and ethically
interpret information, discover meaning, design content,
construct knowledge, and communicate ideas in a
digitally connection world” (Region 10)
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3. Examples of
Digital Fluency
Student’s
know where
and how to
access
information
quickly and
accurately
Can critique the relevance information being accessed
Is an adept producer of digital
content, can recognise and use
the most and use the most
effective methods of reaching
their intended audience
Understands and demonstrates
how to use digit technologies
responsibly including digital
security (self-protection) and copy
right

4. Why is Digital Fluency
important?
Digital Fluency is extremely important, Learning
technological tools and concepts is a massive part of the
21st century. Some main reasons:
- -Can help family
- -Helps to get a job and stay in a job
- - Helps participate in society
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5. Developing Digital
Fluency
Some main points of developing Digital
Fluency:
- Word Processing
- Spreadsheet
- Advanced web-searching skills
- Podcasting
- Presentation software
- Social networking
- Making videos/movies
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6. Linking Digital
Fluency to the
Australian
Curriculum
The Australian
Curriculum
Learning Continuum of Information and Communication
technology (ICT)
Under this heading, there are different sections.
Section One: Applying social and ethical protocols and practices when
using ICT
SectionTwo: Investigating with ICT
SectionThree : Creating with ICT
Section Four: Communicating with ICT
Section Five: Managing and operating ICT
Each section has different stages and outlines at what age they should be
achieving what.
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7. Reference List
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https://www.region10.org/programs/digital-learning/digital-fluency/
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Figure Four: PxHere. (2017). Development icon.
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Figure Five:Australian Government. (2020). The
Australian Curriculum- what you need to know.
https://www.learningpotential.gov.au/articles/th
e-australian-curriculum-what-you-need-to-
know