Meaning of Digital Literacy (DL)
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   An ability to find, evaluate, utilize, share, and create 
   An ability to find, evaluate, utilize, share, and create 
   content  using  information  technologies  and  the 
   content  using  information  technologies  and  the 
   Internet"(www.digitalliteracy.cornell.edu, 2015).
   Internet"(www.digitalliteracy.cornell.edu, 2015).
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   Digital literacy is the ability to interpret and 
   Digital literacy is the ability to interpret and 
   design    nuanced   communication 
   design    nuanced   communication 
   across fluid digital forms.”
   across fluid digital forms.”
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   This refers to the evolving digital and social media 
   This refers to the evolving digital and social media 
   applications, including, but not limited to, search 
   applications, including, but not limited to, search 
   engines, medical blogs, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, 
   engines, medical blogs, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, 
   Wikipedia, and other social media channels.
   Wikipedia, and other social media channels.
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   Digital  literacy  involves  critically  engaging  with 
   Digital  literacy  involves  critically  engaging  with 
   technology and developing a social awareness of 
   technology and developing a social awareness of 
   how  a  number  of  factors  including  commercial 
   how  a  number  of  factors  including  commercial 
   agendas  and  cultural  understandings  can  shape 
   agendas  and  cultural  understandings  can  shape 
   the  ways in which technology is used to convey 
   the  ways in which technology is used to convey 
   information and meaning. 
   information and meaning. 
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   It means being able to communicate and represent 
   It means being able to communicate and represent 
   knowledge in different  contexts  and  to  different 
   knowledge in different  contexts  and  to  different 
   audiences (for example, in visual, audio or textual 
   audiences (for example, in visual, audio or textual 
   modes).  This  involves  finding  and  selecting 
   modes).  This  involves  finding  and  selecting 
   relevant information, critically evaluating and         
   relevant information, critically evaluating and         
                      re-contextualising knowledge and is 
                      re-contextualising knowledge and is 
   underpinned by an understanding of the cultural 
   underpinned by an understanding of the cultural 
   and social contexts in which this takes place. 
   and social contexts in which this takes place. 
  In short…..DL means…..
   “A constellation of life skills” (Hobbs, 2010, p. 
   vii) given the diverse definitions, uses, purposes, 
   and  contexts  in  which  these  literacies  are 
   applied.
   NEP (Chapter 24) Online and Digital Education: 
   Ensuring Equitable Use of Technology 
   24.1. New circumstances and realities require new 
   initiatives.  The  recent  rise  in  epidemics  and 
   pandemics necessitates that we are ready with 
   alternative modes of quality education whenever 
   and wherever traditional and in-person modes of 
   education are not possible.
  Nature of DL
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    The  nature  of  digital  literacy  is  being 
   comfortable using digital technologies
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    Having  the  ability  to  decide  which  piece  of 
   equipment  or  software  is  right  for  the  job  in 
   hand.
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    Enable to effectively use appropriate technology, 
   infrastructure  of  that  technology  and  its 
   applications/software to access the services you 
   require. You must also be respectful and safe in 
   all  you  do  within  the  digital  world  just  as  you 
   would in the physical world.
   Scope of Digital Literacy
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   The scope or use of digital literacy touches all 
   aspects of our everyday lives. 
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   It is all encompassing in terms of its scope. In 
   fact, it is very difficult to think of an element of 
   our lives that is not affected by digital 
   technology. 
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   With apps and software to help us find a job or a 
   partner, use the household appliances to 
   booking theatre or cinema tickets, holidays and 
   getting the best deals possible on the shopping 
   sites.