@emmanwosisi I would also like to learn how to create and edit videos. But down the line. I thought I was somewhat digitally literate until I started this course and realised all the digital literacies I am not using and taking full advantage of. It’s a learning journey.
@nayera_khairat i agree with you, the rules are important, in this case, i specifically refer to etiquette in the use of this technology.
@Kelleigh78 true, they are part of our homes, our work place, and generally part of us.
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Two major aspects of digital literacy that stood out for me are etiquette and safety/security. In addition to having the skills to use the technology, how safe is our information, what are we posting and how do we behave in the cyber world. This was profound to me.
Absolutely true. Without understanding digital literacies you won’t know what and how to use and interpret information to get expected results.
@mackiwg it is true, as long as we teach our learners that there is a reason for every wrong or wright answer.
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One digital literacy that I have acquired is web browsers such as google chrome. I use it regularly in searching for information that I require when I preparing my teaching and planning lessons. I get some images related to the information that I want. It is a literacy because it communicates with me through reading the information.
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The one digital literacy I would like to acquire is to use and communicate through Microsoft teams because it accommodates a large group of people to share my learning.
- The digital literacy I have acquired is to communicate using micro-soft teams and zoom cloud to interact with the world. I still need to understand how to record conversations.
- Understanding how to use information in multiple formats from a wide range of sources
- Having the skills you need to live, learn and work in a society where communication and access to information is increasingly through digital technologies like social media and internet platforms.
@mokgadi.
I have learned to navigate new skills through Lida101 such as opening a blog and a lot of accounts and being able to search and post information and links which i never did before especially being a beginner. However i still wish to acquire more skills such as cloud source technology i believe it will add to my skills.
I believe there is a difference in using digital literacies for personal and formal in terms of language usage and the structure of the posts.
So true. I would also be excited if i can acquire a skill to edit videos.
I used different online platform in communacating and collaborating with my students such as zoom, google meet and google classroom for video conferencing and demonstration and this is digital skill. Sometimes we use messenger, email and twitter for our reflection for the lesson
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@nadaelgarhyI agree with you on this as I too have learned about a lot of new technologies and learnt digital skills that are actually necessary if you claim that you are digitally literate, but to be fluent in digital skills one need to practice digital skills on a daily basis or else we may lose whatever is learnt.
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In my undergraduate studies, I co-founded a STEM outreach education program for high school students. In terms of academic recruitment for mentor and teaching roles, in our first year we individually ‘cold-called’ and ‘emailed’ certain individuals who may be of interest however we found this not to be effective. To boost our profile, we (as an organisation) created a new Microsoft outlook email account with a signature block to streamline correspondence with stakeholders - academics and university students who all have outlook accounts. We all had access to it and created sub-folders in the inbox that corresponded to the role of each team member (i.e.: Education, Logistics, Finance etc). Furthermore, the calendar feature on outlook made it much easier to schedule meetings from a single account. I consider this literacy because we streamlined our communication channels to make correspondence between us and the stakeholders more efficient; that was a key goal to achieve.
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Similar motivation to @easegill I would like to be more proficient in graphic design, particularly in business logo advertising. As someone who has co-founded two student-led initiatives, I want to ensure that our public appearance is as professional it can be. Often, I would have a grand idea in mind however lack the specific expertise to carry it out, thus having to settle for a program which doesn’t quite match my expectations.
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Yes, in a work or school environment the range of technologies and depth of knowledge one can acquire from them can be somewhat limiting/tailored specifically to the nature of the task. For instance, consider an assignment that can only be completed using the pre-installed Programming Language that has default libraries and extensions. In my personal life, if I am more proficient at a specific language/technology and know it can generate the same result more efficiently, I will use it.
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Totally agree with this @lemonwood Our soft skills play a crucial role in ensuring that we are able to tailor our efforts to not only meet goals but also strengthen our relationships between co-workers. 
I very much agree with @Ali7865, I have learnt that digital literacy involves more than just using skype, emails, zoom and or teams when engaging with my students. Initially I had a phobia on the use of online tools, for example I have a Facebook account for some time now, but I was scared o upload and update it from time to time. Now I feel that I am in a space where I can know which platform can I best communicate to my students and the greater community at large
Engaging with digital literacy tools is serving me very well during the Covid-19 lockdown. I feel that the more I learn for myself, the more I am able to respond to the expected functioning at my workplace. Thus I agree with @nashman, one has to go beyond being exposed to digital tools but be able to use them comfortably and efficiently.
One digital literacy I have acquired is LinkedIN. The reason this is a literacy instead of a skill because one has the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information.
A digital literacy I would like to acquire is the use of Excel. I am okay at using excel but there are some really amazing things you can do with Excel that proves to be extremely powerful in the workplace.
I believe there are different types of digital literacy that can is all relative. They can be interchangeable.
I have acquired better knowledge of Reproduction Literacy and now use it regularly in my literature lessons. This is a literacy combined with a skill as I can search different tools and choose the best content applicable to my lessons.
I would like to improve on Information Literacy to support my learning further. It is very important to me as studying and learning involves a lot of research, one must be able to search, assess and critically evaluate information found on the web, also decide which content is more relevant to the topic at hand.
Digital literacy is very important to me because during this Covid-19 pandemic crisis we are not able to outside. We all are stuck at home and this will create a serious problem for us as well as our students. We have no choice other than to go for digital platforms to teach the students where they are. So digital literacy helps me a lot to over this problem. Further through this course I have gained more knowledge about digital platforms which surely benefited me in the future. Thanks #LiDA101
it is essential to me to known Digital literacy. As a distance education provider i have to know it and its implementation.