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ABCya, (n.d.), The Cyber-Five Internet Safety. Retrieved from: http://www.abcya.com/cyber_five_internet_safety.htm

E-Safety Support, (September 2013), What Every Teacher Needs to Know about Digital Literacy.  Retrieved from: http://www.paigntonacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/What-every-teacher-needs-to-know-about-Digital_Literacy.pdf

IT Futures, (January 11, 2014), What is Digital Literacy?. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESSIcLO3Z_Q

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What is Digital Literacy and Why is it Important?

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What is Digital Literacy and Why is it Important?

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According to E-Safety Support, digital literacy can be defined as, “The ability to locate, organize, understand, evaluate, and create information using digital technology.” Digitally literate people can communicate and work more efficiently, especially with those who possess the same knowledge and skills. (E-Safety Support, 2013)

Digital literacy is important in education today, because it links students to information outside of the classic textbook. The 21st century introduced the digital age to the world where it is necessary for people to be computer literate. Utilizing digital literacy in the classroom teaches students how to find valuable information, as well as, evaluate what information is important and what is not. Digital literacy in the classroom allows the student to become engaged in their own learning, and also makes learning more fun. The benefits of digital literacy extend far beyond the educational field, but follows students into adulthood when it is time to work in the professional field.

Please watch the video below to learn more about digital literacy!

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It is important to practice safety in all areas of life.  For example, we walk in the halls to prevent injuries from falling.  At the local pool, we do not run around the pool because we can slip and fall, and hurt ourselves really badly.

The internet is no different when it comes to practicing safety.  It is important that we no how to search the internet to find the information that we are looking for.

Please click the picture below to watch a ABCya video on Internet Safety.  Please take the quiz at the end of the video and comment below about what you learned about online safety. (Cyber Five Internet Safety, www.ABCya.com)

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Cyber-Five is a short animation which introduces children to five memorable rules to help them be safer on the internet.

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FBI.gov
https://sos.fbi.gov/
Carnegie Cyber Academy http://www.carnegiecyberacademy.com/funstuff.html