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Npilotta's List: DGL Vocabulary

  • Digital Literacy

    The ability to know, understand and use digital technology correctly.

    • Digital literacy differs from both of these terms in that it relates to knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours in the use of a broad range of digital devices such as wearables, smartphones, tablets, laptops and desktop PCs, all of which are seen as network (rather than computing) devices.
      • The ability to use digital technology, communication tools or networks to locate, evaluate, use and create information.  1 
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      •  The ability to understand and use information in multiple formats from a wide range of sources when it is presented via computers.  2 
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      •  A person’s ability to perform tasks effectively in a digital environment... Literacy includes the ability to read and interpret media, to reproduce data and images through digital manipulation, and to evaluate and apply new knowledge gained from digital environments.  3
  • Digital Citizenship

    The understanding and ability to teach others the correct way to use the internet.

    • igital Citizenship is a concept which helps teachers, technology leaders and parents to understand what students/children/technology users should know to use technology appropriately. Digital Citizenship is more than just a teaching tool; it is a way to prepare students/technology users for a society full of technology. Digital citizenship is the norms of appropriate, responsible technology use.
    • Digital citizenship is usually defined as the "norms of behavior with regard to technology use." It encompasses digital literacy, ethics, etiquette, online safety, norms, rights, culture and more.
  • Digital Identity

    One's description of themselves throughout the internet.

    • A digital identity is an online or networked identity adopted or claimed in cyberspace by an individual, organization or electronic device. These users may also project more than one digital identity through multiple communities. In terms of digital identity management, key areas of concern are security and privacy.
    • Digital identity refers to the ways and means that identity is created and perceived in the digital world, i.e., online. It includes unique descriptive data, as well as information about relationships. That is, it defines a thing both in and of itself and in relationship to other things.
  • Digital Law

    The rules of what can and cannot be done on the internet.

    • "Digital Law is defined as the electronic responsibility for actions, deeds which is either ethical or unethical. Digital responsibility deals with the ethics of technology. Unethical use manifests itself in form of theft and/or crime. Ethical manifests itself in the form of abiding by the laws of society." It is basically about what you are and are not allowed to do while surfing and using the Internet
    • Digital Law is defined as the electronic responsibility for actions, deeds which is either ethical or unethical. Digital responsibility deals with the ethics of technology. Unethical use manifests itself in form of theft and/or crime. Ethical manifests itself in the form of abiding by the laws of society." It is basically about what you are and are not allowed to do while surfing and using the Internet

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    • Digital law can be defined as the legal rights and restrictions governing technology use.
  • Digital Native

    Someone who was born with the ability to use the technology of the present day.

    • A person born or brought up during the age of digital technology and therefore familiar with computers and the Internet from an early age:
  • Digital immigrant

    A person born before or unable to use technology of the present day.

  • Wikis

    A place to gain knowledge on a certain subject or object.

    • :  a Web site that allows visitors to make changes, contributions, or corrections
  • Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)

    A way to give anyone who wants a course the ability to take it online.

    • massive open online course (MOOC) is a model for delivering learning content online to any person who wants to take a course, with no limit on attendance.
    • A MOOC is a model of educational delivery that is, to varying degrees, massive, open, online, and a course. Most MOOCs are structured similar to traditional online higher education courses in which students watch lectures, read assigned material, participate in online discussions and forums, and complete quizzes and tests on the course material. The online activities can be augmented by local meet-ups among students who live near one another. MOOCs are typically provided by higher education institutions, often in partnership with “organizers” such as Coursera, edX, and Udacity, though some MOOCs are being offered directly by a college or university. MOOCs arise from the confluence of several important trends, and they raise important questions and spark essential conversations about curriculum design, accreditation, what constitutes a valid learning experience, and who has access to higher education.
  • Disinformation

    The ability to tell someone false information and make them believe it's real.

    • Disinformation is intentionally false or inaccurate information that is spread deliberately. It is an act of deception and false statements to convince someone of untruth. Disinformation should not be confused with misinformation, information that is unintentionally false.
    • Disinformation is false or inaccurate information that is spread deliberately with intentions of turning genuine information useless. For this reason, it is synonymous with and sometimes called black propaganda. It is an act of deception and false statements to convince someone of untruth. Disinformation should not be confused with misinformation, information that is unintentionally false.
  • Netiquette

    The proper way to act on the internet.

    • "Netiquette" is network etiquette, the do's and don'ts of online communication. Netiquette covers both common courtesy online and the informal "rules of the road" of cyberspace. This page provides links to both summary and detail information about Netiquette for your browsing pleasure.
    • Netiquette is the social code of the internet. The Desktop version is the most comprehensive collection of netiquette rules in the world. The Mobile site responds to Smartphones and Tablets.
  • Geo-technology (Geo-data)

    A way to define locations on planet Earth.

    • Geo data is a broad term that is used to describe sets of information that are used to define a geographic location on the surface of the earth.
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