Digital Literacy

                Digital literacy is your ability to use and understand digital technology.  To me this means that in your day to day life you can use technology that is necessary to do tasks. Like if you need to look up an article online for a class you know how to find it and can understand what you did to find it. This in my everyday life means that I can use technology, such as a computer, and can understand what I’m doing.

Knowing how to use technology and the terms associated with technology helps you become a responsible digital citizen. Being a responsible digital citizen can help you because it has become a significant part of life. Now before you apply for a job company’s look up what you have done online; if you know how to be a responsible digital citizen and are aware of what you put online then you have a greater chance of getting a job. If you are unaware of what you put online and the consequences of what you do online then your future workplace could see it and not want to hire you. In order to become a responsible digital citizen then you need to be aware of what you do online and the consequences of what you do. If you look at what you’re doing and think that there wouldn’t be any negative consequences then you are a responsible digital citizen.

I have learned a lot more about digital literacy then I did three months ago. I learned what it actually was, how it affects people, and how some people are not digitally literate. I never knew that some people my age are not digitally literate and don’t know how to use a computer or how to use things on the computer. Usually when you think of the younger generation you think of people who can use new technology just by looking at it, or people that can easily teach other people how to use Google, or Microsoft applications. It’s become easy for people to only see that the majority of people can do or can’t do something and forget about the other small percentage of people.