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Digital literacy

Meaning in education & teaching, with examples

nounCommon term

In education & teaching, digital literacy means: The ability to find, evaluate, create and share information safely and responsibly using digital devices, software and the internet.

In Turkish: dijital okuryazarlık

How it is used

Appears in curricula, policy documents and job descriptions. Schools teach, develop or build digital literacy, often alongside media literacy and online safety. It covers more than using a computer: judging sources and protecting privacy are part of it.

Example sentences

  1. Checking whether a website is reliable is a basic digital literacy skill.

  2. Our digital literacy lessons include a unit on spotting fake news.

Common collocations

  • digital literacy skills
  • develop digital literacy
  • media literacy
  • online safety
  • critical thinkingThe ability to analyze information, question ideas, judge evidence and reach well-reasoned conclusions instead of simply accepting what you read or hear.
  • edtechShort for educational technology: digital tools, software and devices used to support teaching and learning, and the industry that makes them.
  • distance learningEducation in which students and teachers are not in the same place and lessons, materials and communication happen online or by other remote means.
  • interactive whiteboardA large touch-sensitive display or board connected to a computer, on which the teacher and students can show, write on and move digital content.

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