UNIT V
(MYLIN REPORT)
Cyber Literacy/ Digital Literacy
1. Definition of Cyber Literacy/ Digital Literacy
- Cyber Literacy means the ability to use computer technologies effectively
and to simultaneously understand the implications of those actions.
- Digital Literacy is the ability to navigate digital platforms and understand,
asses and communicate through them.
Some digital literacy examples include sending and receiving email, writing and
publishing a blog, searching for information on a yopic and evaluating the credibility
of a source, and watching videos online.
2. Importance of Cyber Literacy/ Digital Literacy in Education
SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
- One of the first reasons digital literacy skills are important because of the
increased use of technology in Education.
(JOHN PAUL REPORT)
Types and Examples of Digital Literacy in Education
Digital literacy in the home
Obtaining basic digital skills around the house will be the backbone of your ability
to integrate them into other aspects of your life. These skills are some of the easiest to
learn and integrate into your daily routine, which is one of the best ways to start
improving your technical skills. By developing your everyday skills, you'll be able to
navigate through many resources, find information, make use of useful cutting-edge
apps, reach out to more of your loved ones, and much more.
Computer skills
Understanding how the hardware and software of a computer works, and how
computers process and deliver information to you is something many people skim
over and don't bother to learn in- depth.However, they are very important components
of digital learning.
Communications
This is one of the key skills you can gain, and is the reason many people want to
get online in the first place. Setting up an email account with a service like Gmail, or
setting up an online video chat profile with a website like Skype, can greatly improve
your ability to communicate with others.
Social media
Right in line with communications, social media helps you keep up-to-date on
what's going on with your family, friends, the latest news, and so much more.
Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are three main networks you can start setting up
accounts for if you want to increase your online social presence.
Internet navigation
Getting on the Internet and actually knowing how to find what you're looking for
is key. Understanding how to find information with services like Google Search is a
great way to start.
Making use of personal devices and apps
Obtaining your own devices (such as a desktop computer, laptop, tablet, and/or
smart phone) is one of the best ways to hone your skills. Using your devices regularly,
and integrating them into your daily routine, is the best way to learn new things and
practice your current skills.
Determining the validity of a source
A key component of navigating through the Internet is avoiding the countless
websites out there with false information. Understanding if a website is truthful will
help prevent you from falling victim to online scams or Internet fraud.
Protecting your privacy
Many websites ask you to enter your personal information as a requirement to use
them. To know when a website is securely storing your information and protecting
your privacy is a very important digital skill to acquire.
Digital literacy in schools
Whether you are a student or teacher in a classroom, or an instructor or participant in
an adult-learning course, you cannot ignore that digital technologies are a part of
learning. Whether you are learning yourself or helping others learn, these skills will
help you advance your abilities in the classroom.
Online safety
Staying safe online is a very important skill that people should learn almost as soon
as they start using technology. Understanding how to protect your safety and privacy
online, including how to interact safely with others online, should always be one of
the first things you strive to master. Learning how to utilize personal devices
appropriately - Instructors are no longer able to ignore that their students will bring
digital devices into the classroom. So, instead of trying to forbid these devices, think
of ways to when using their devices is socially appropriate and when it is not.
Note-taking and organization
A great way to improve your skills as a student is to learn how to digitally record
and organize information. You can make use of great notetaking programs, such as
Evernote to help store all your important class-related information in one, easy-to-
access place.
Online courses
Learning never stops! There are great resources online for taking free (and some
paid) educational courses, even out of university institutions! Check out websites like
Udemy, Lynda. and Coursera to start learning, and expand your knowledge, on a
variety of topics, including courses on digital literacy.
Teaching skills to others
Even if you began as a student, gaining the ability to teach others provides you with
a deeper understanding of the concepts you're teaching, and helps to spread
technology skills among even more people!
Digital literacy in the workplace
Specific technological skills are often requirements for landing a job in the digital
technology sector. However, even if you do get hired, it's still important to know
when it is or isn't appropriate to integrate technology into your workspace. With that
in mind, it's important you learn how to use the necessary technologies in your
workplace effectively. Whether you're the boss or the employee, check out these ways
to bring some technological skills into the workplace. Word processors, spreadsheet
generators, and presentation software- The ability to use these types of computer
programs used to be noteworthy on résumés, but today, it's mandatory for many
office-based jobs. Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are probably the most
popular programs to master, but Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides are great to learn,
too!
Safely storing company data
The data your company creates and stores is very important. Therefore, you need to
make sure to choose a secure service to keep your company files with, as well as
inform employees about proper practices when it comes to storing data. Make sure
your co-workers understand how digital data is stored and secured, and-more
importantly-how not to lose it.
Choosing an appropriate platform to showcase your content and
media
How your business conducts outreach is very important, but there may be more than
one way to describe what your company does. The ability to recognize the best way to
use digital media to present information is a very valuable skill.
Colleague collaboration
Many positions require working as part of a team. If your work requires input from
multiple people, consider learning how to use a service like Dropbox, Google Drive
or Evernote. These services help you get work done as part of team by allowing your
team members to see real- time updates changes made to project documents.
Creating a professional online profile
Once you've got all your skills down, make sure you set up a LinkedIn profile to
showcase everything you can do to a future employer. If you are the boss, be sure to
check out LinkedIn and other online networks of professionals to see what your
potential future employees can do!
Digital literacy for your personal hobbies and endeavours
Not as much of buzzword as these other categories, but honing skills to help pursue
your own goals or find ways to make your hobbies easier (or more fun) is equally as
important. Today, gaining publicity and showing off your talents is all about being
online - and doing it well.
Starting your own blog
Got something to say (or otherwise share)? An easy way to get some content online
is by setting up your own blog (short for "web log"); a website like WordPress can
help you do this. Besides just letting you write down your thoughts and opinions,
many modern blog services also allow you to add pictures, videos, and whatever else
inspires you! If your blog gets popular, people may start following, sharing, and
responding to your entries!
Creating your own website
If you have a great idea or collection of work to show off, but you have no coding
experience, try a drag-and-drop website builder like Wix or Weebly. You can learn
how to use it as you go, and create absolutely anything you can imagine.
Video creation and editing
Knowing how to work with digital video is a great skill for your personal life. In
addition, many people find success creating a good recurring series of videos online.
If you're serious about this, but don't have your own website, start your own YouTube
channel and get your videos on YouTube.
Lifelong learning
Though it may not seem like it, having the drive to learn at any age is one of the
most important skills to have! Even if you pick up many of the skills that we've listed,
you have to make the effort to constantly practice them. Discuss personal safety
concerns when using digital technologies, communication tools and the internet.
Additionally, you have to keep up with the changing trends of the technology
industry. Otherwise, it will be difficult to advance your skills, or even just maintain
them over time.
(CARLA REPORT)
Components of Digital Literacy
COMPONENTS OF DIGITAL LITERACY
Collaboration
Creativity
Critical thinking
Citizenship
Character
Communication
E-safety
COLLABORATION - The ability to work collaboratively with others, with
strong interpersonal and team related skills.
CREATIVITY - Being able to weigh up oportunities in an entrepreneurial manner
and ask the rigth questions to generate new ideas.
CRITICAL THINKING - Being able to evaluate information and arguments,
identify patterns and connections, and construct meaningful knowledge and apply in
the real world.
CITEZENSHIP - The ability to consider issues ad solve complex problems based
on a deep understanding of diverse values and a worldwide.
CHARACTER - Traits such as grift, tenacity, preservance, and resilience,
alongside a desire to make learning an integral part of living
COMMUNICATION - Being able to communicste effectively through a variety
of methods and tools to a range of different audiences
E-SAFETY - While it has the potential to deliver immense value, our online world
also comes with inherent risks, particularly for children.
(ARIES REPORT)
ROLE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
The Negative Role of Information and Communication
Depression and other Mental Health
Learning Barriers
Decreased Communication and Intimacy
Cyberbullying
Loss of Privacy
Scamming
Types of Scam
Phishing Scam
is a way scammers trick you into revealing your information such as passwords,
account and identification details or credit card numbers.
Investment Scam
is where scammers convince you to invest in “high return” investment.
Identity Theft
is where someone gains enough of your personal information to steal your identity
for personal or financial gain.
Romance Scam
is where scammers gain your trust by pretending to have strong feelings for you and
then asking you for money, your personal details or to transport items for them.
Business Email Compromise Scams
is when a business receives an illegitimate email from a supplier requesting an
urgent payment
Remote Access Scams
is when someone requests you to download software that shares remote access to
your device.
Ransomware
is a type of malware that infects your system and sends you messages demanding
payment to restore access to your files.
Threat & Penalty Scam
are when scammers threaten you with harm, arrest, or other demands in an attempt to
force you into handling over money.
Malware
short for malicious software, is an intrusive program that fraudsters try to install on
your devices or network.
Buying and Selling
Scammers can pose as both buyers and sellers to try and scam you out of money or
items you might be looking to sell.
Job & Unexpected Money Scams
is when you are asked to pay money upfront to receive money or employment
Tax Scams
When scammers claim to be from the tax office or other government agencies and
threaten you with arrest, legal action or other demands to force you into handling over
your money and or personal details.
The Positive Role of Information and Communication
Daily routine Management
We can store and manage our daily schedule information using ICT gadgets.We can
also integrate the domestic equipment: to use and control together. We can also use
net banking, online payments and online trading for purchasing daily needed items. It
will save our time to go market and purchase things.
Social Relationship
ICT provides the facility to make contacts and maintain relationships with people
around the world in our daily routine. With the use of Internet and communication
channel, we can connect the people via e-mail, social networking websites and cell
phones.It saves time and works inexpensive way. There are bulletin boards,
discussion groups services are available to communicate with a large number of
people at the same time.
Information Sharing
Now information just right on our fingertips. We can access any information
anywhere and anytime. Information, news, views, etc. can be shared by people all
around the globe with the use of e-mail, discussion groups on the Internet such as
Google Groups, Yahoo! Groups etc. By the sharing. of information, it develops global
awareness such as cultures, religions, ideologies and lifestyles. These create an
environment of openness and increases mutual respect.
Communication
We can communicate each other without boundaries. It becomes quicker because we
can send an instant message in a fraction of time with the low cost which saves costs
and man power for delivery. For that E-mail, teleconferencing, and video-
conferencing are available. By the use of video conferencing technique, we can get
feel to communicate with someone face to face which is benefit for meeting or
communicate together.
Usage of Free time
ICT can be used to access as an entertainment. We can play games, launch of digital
TV, Chatting, watch videos, listen songs, watch or listen to the news, pick up on
individual news items, and many more.
Children's Education
New ways of learning are possible through ICT such as e-learning, distance learning,
on-line materials, virtual learning and interactive multi-media. Students can be part of
these various learning and teaching from all over the world. For the impossible
experiments, we can use simulations and virtual reality. If students and teachers
logged at same time at the same pace mad the virtual classroom for e-learning. This is
a smart investment four our children's future.
Self-Employment
ICT gadgets are help out us to do our jobs easier. We can create our own business
shops without the heavy overheads of place, purchase items and sales in market and
make the advertising campaigns use of multimedia application.
(BEA REPORT)
Laws and Guidelines on the Use of Cyberspace
Cyber law is formed to maintain discipline and justice in the cyber world. This area
in the legal system is introduced because the crime related to computers and other
technology was increasing rapidly.
Cyber law provides legal protections to people using the internet including both
businesses and regular citizens.
In short, cyber law is the law governing computers and the internet.... Cyber law is
important because it touches almost all aspects of transactions and and on involving
the internet, World Wide Web and cyberspace. Every action and reaction in
cyberspace has some legal and cyber legal angles.
Republic Act No. 10175, or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, was signed
into law by President Aquino on Sept. 12, 2012. Its original goal was to penalize acts
like cybersex, child pornography, identity theft and unsolicited electronic
communication in the country.
