Digital literacy is the skill of knowing how to use technology and ability to effectively find out information, navigation, evaluate, communicate, create information and sharing it socially using a variety of tools in digital environments. We need digital literacy everywhere all the time nowadays, for work, social, education and so many more. Information can be many different forms, it could be a text message, a video, audio, and images(Digital literacy and why it matters 2014).
For me, I love baking and editing videos so I record the process of baking, e.g. making donuts, after shooting and editing, I post them on different social media such as youtube and Bilibili, and then I will post an image of finished baking goods with video links to other photo platforms such as Instagram. Those who like my video can like, comment and forward the video or if they have a friend who likes baking, they can @ them to let them see this video. Through digital literacy, I met many people with similar hobbies, we discuss and make progress together, and we became a small community. So, based on my experiences and understandings, I think digital literacy is a ‘tool’ to search, navigate, communicate and share information, and people can form communities with people who share their ideas and beliefs.
Reference:Digital literacy and why it matters 2014, Video, University of Derby, Derby, England.
