Entry 14

Chapter 7: Citizens Navigating in Literate Worlds: The case of digital literacy.

Read the introduction through to the sub heading "Studying Digital Youth" on page 102.

1. What is the purpose of this chapter?

 

      To farther explain "digital literacy" and how young people relate to the digital world that they live in, and how education can enhance their skills.

2. Why did the author choose to focus on your people in the Nordic countries?

 

        Most of his research came from there.

3. How does education differ in Nordic countries from education in other parts of the world including the United States?

     

    Theirs is more group active with opportunity to use technology

4. Why is more research needed about how young people use digital media in their lives outside of school?
 

   There are some many different ways to use technology there is now way in tell how students use it outside the classroom.  

 

 

 

 

Then begin reading again on p. 110 Digital Literacies and Educational Practices

1. Why is it important for there to be more opportunities for young people to use Digital Media in school?

 

    Digital Media is something that we now use everyday, and student need to know how identify what is out there and what may be false or true. The skill is how doing this will come from use of the technology and it will become basic skills.

2. What skills do people need in order to be considered digitally literate?

   To be digitally literate, one needs to have the basic skills to operate technology, while being able to take the information given to them and apply it to build a better knowledge of the subject.