What is Digital literacy

Summary:

The next challenge facing us in terms of literacy is the lack of awareness with new communication technologies by large sectors of the population. It's also known as fracture or digital divide.

Digital Literacy in Digital Age:

In academic world there is an old debate about what is digital literacy and what must consist of digital literacy. There is no clear agreement on how we had to call the process of bringing people to the information technology and Knowledge: digital literacy, informational, computational technology, electronics, etc.. Are some of the terms and stir author introduces nuances characteristic to differentiate from each other.

Therefore, we can understand the process of acquiring digital literacy knowledge necessary to understand and properly use the info technologies, and technologies (technological tools and resources these can be physical or not) and to critically respond to stimulus for requirements of an increasingly complex informational environment, with variety and multiplicity of sources, media and services.  Digital literacy with a double objective: to overcome the digital divide and promote integration, socialization and employability of these people in society. The person appropriates part of the knowledge and proper use of the computer to construct an interactive society, mainly based on cooperative work and team from the dynamics of equity and inclusion.

In this sense, since we are not referring to digital literacy but education. In this sense, digital literacy is based on values education and fostering critical-reflexive reality. It is also an opportunity to improve the quality of life of people discovering talents and abilities that are integral in the development of everyday life. The dynamic role of the person is to guide and transmit knowledge in an attractive and easy way and encourage the training of people. It is a term that emphasizes literacy. In short, digitally literate possess the skills necessary to survive in the Information Society and to act on it critically. It is up to them to attend the latest of education as a tool for social transformation.

Conclusion:

Therefore, referring to the commitment of a multidimensional model of literacy, active and dynamic a fundamental political-ethical background that goes far beyond the simple

acquisition of skills to use the computer or another device to access the network and

therefore largely beyond the field of computing. A concept that requires skills and

knowledge but also critical toward attitudes and awareness. In that sense, approaches the concept of information literacy, defined as the ability to access and use of reflective, critical and intentional information.