Written by: Ginaida Albaño
We all know that we are in the modern world that having a different type of technologies. It’s a big help for us because we can easily communicate with your friend, and family.
What are the benefit of Digital Literacy and how it can affect in student life?
Expanding Knowledge
Today’s young people are increasingly adopting various digital tools. But they are not as open minded as using these technologies. In this modern generation many students have taken comfort in posting pictures on various social media. So it can be a way for teachers to inspire learners and expand their knowledge of technology.
Encourage Lifelong learning
Technology is what we are using in our daily lives. Let us continue to use it to explore and teach different techniques. This is way for the students to be successful.
According to “Blooms Digital Taxonomy”, the act of creating requires to a higher or of thinking than other activities like remembering, understanding and applying.
When students use different tools they become more creative and have a deeper idea to discover.
Digital tools also help students when they apply for a job and apply their skills in to different companies. They can create showcase their personal brands with portfolios of their personal student work.
Why is Digital Literacy Important?
In recent year people have been communicating through letters but soon all of them have been replace by different kinds of technologies. Children nowadays have learned different skills through digital literacy.
According to “N. Anderson”, New Media and New Media Literacy: the “Horizon Has Become the Landscape- New Media Are Here”, report produced by Cable in the Classroom, 2002, pp. 30-35)
How easy it is for young people to learn to speak, so too can they learn to use technology.
By the age 3 to 5 years old Children already know how to use cellphone and other applications.
Digital literacy has many benefits in our country. It can also help to improve our economy.
It also helps us as a person. However, we should also responsible for using various technologies.
References:
https://clalliance.orgpurposefultechnology.weebly.com
https://clalliance.org/blog/how-important-is-digital-literacy/
https://govconnection.com//adobe-hied-5-benefits of Digital Literacy
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