digital literacy

collocation in English

meaningsofdigitalandliteracy

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digital
adjective
uk
/ˈdɪdʒ.ɪ.təl/us
/ˈdɪdʒ.ə.t̬əl/
recording or storing information as a series of the numbers 1 and 0, to show that a signal is present ...
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literacy
noun[U]
uk
/ˈlɪt.ər.ə.si/us
/ˈlɪt̬.ɚ.ə.si/
the ability to read ...
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(Definition ofdigitalandliteracyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdigital literacy

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Yet, extensivedigitalliteracydoes not necessarily equate with musical or sonic literacy.
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To attain those goals it is necessary the significantly reducedigitalliteracyand competence gaps by 2015.
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How important, for example, is the lack ofdigitalliteracy?
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The first isdigitalliteracy, a new range of essential skills for the knowledge-based society.
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But we also want to focus our effort on the acquisition of transversal skills, which are crucial for employability: for example, language skills,digitalliteracyor entrepreneurship, and initiative-taking skills.
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Digitalliteracydiffers from computer literacy in a number of significant ways.
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Digitalliteracyis distinct from computer literacy and digital skills.
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From an academic perspective,digitalliteracyis a part of the computing subject area, alongside computer science and information technology.
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Teachers often teachdigitalliteracyskills to students who use computers for research.
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Building ondigitalliteracyis the concept of digital creativity which is the expression of creative skills in the digital medium.
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Digitalliteracymay be studied at a number of levels.
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This includesdigitalliteracytraining and outreach campaigns to educate the general public on the importance and relevance of broadband in everyday life.
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Digital creativity relates to but is different fromdigitalliteracy.
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They also take courses in family and consumer science, physical education,digitalliteracy, art, music, drama, and technology.
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It is put forth as a 21st century literacy, closely related to media literacy anddigitalliteracy.
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Members have also contributed to publications and activities concerningdigitalliteracyand online games.
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He believesdigitalliteracyshould be an important public issue in schools so that kids can sort credible from non-credible information.
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The column reported and commented on consumer electronics products, music, photography,digitalliteracy, and changes in the media landscape.
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Digitalliteracyis the marrying of the two terms digital and literacy; however, it is much more than a combination of the two terms.
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Many developing nations are also focusing ondigitalliteracyeducation to compete globally.
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