Digital Literacy

Presented by: Naomi Baker, Peace Ohide and Zafana Haq

What is Digital Literacy?

• Australian Communication and Media Authority (ACMA)– Digital media literacy is often understood as the ability

to access, understand and participate or create content using digital media.

• Wikipedia– Digital literacy is the ability to locate, organize,

understand, evaluate, and analyze information using digital technology

Our Definition

• Digital literacy is the possession of skills imperative to the use of digital technology including communication tools and networks. These skills include the ability to understand, locate and use information which is in multiple formats and from varying range of sources. The information is then created into new digital media (text, sound, images) through digital manipulation by interpreting and reproducing the media.

•Demand of the 21st Century

Evolution of Technology

• Growing vastly• Communication channels are stronger• More efficient• Lifestyle is more involved with technology• Society wants to stay connect• Jobs need potential employees to be more digital

literate• Children in Kindergarten use iPads

Orangutan use iPads!!

“They have the intelligence that they need to communicate, but they don't have the right equipment, because they don't have voice boxes or vocal chords. So this gives

them a way to let us know what they know, what they are capable of, what they would like to have.” (Linda Jacobs)

Mobile Phone Timeline

The Way We Store Information

Technology. Useful or Controlling?

• Privacy• Sharing and Passing Information is stronger• Surveillance Cameras• Educate about staying safe online• Be aware of what you post

Demand of Technology

• Feel pressured• Fit into society• Job purposes• More efficient to use• Address and satisfy needs

CONDUCTED AN AUDIO AND VIDEO INTERVIEW

Demand in Usage of Technology

Audio Interview

• Public’s opinion on technology– What technology they have?– If they are satisfied with their use?– What they do with it?– Is it important to have the latest technology?

Future Outcome

• Future of Screen Technology– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7_mOdi3O5E