What is digital literacy?
A lot of what we hear about young people and the internet is focused on e-safety. But digital literacy is about a lot more than that. Digital literacy involves being able to navigate the digital world - making the most of the many opportunities it provides for accessing information, creating connections, having a say, being part of communities and developing skills and knowledge for now and for the future.
Developing young people's digital literacy needs professionals to engage with the online world - supporting young people to move beyond narrow use of a few social networking websites or apps - to discover the full potential of the internet as a global information resource. It also involves the development of critical skills - enabling internet users to choose what information to engage with. One key part of digital literacy is to know when to multi-task, when to focus, when to be connected, and when to disconnect.
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