Internet literacy

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Understanding of how the internet works and being familiar with web browsers, search engines, and the ability to navigate online.

- "Digital literacy is an individual's ability to find, evaluate, and communicate information by utilizing typing or digital media platforms."
- "It is a combination of both technical and cognitive abilities in using information and communication technologies to create, evaluate, and share information."
- "While digital literacy initially focused on digital skills and stand-alone computers, the advent of the internet and the use of social media has resulted in a shift in some of its focus to mobile devices."
- "Digital literacy does not replace traditional methods of interpreting information, but rather extends the foundational skills of these traditional literacies."
- No specific quote; answer would include typing, digital media platforms, stand-alone computers, internet, social media, and mobile devices.
- No specific quote; answer would include finding, evaluating, and communicating information.
- "Digital literacy should be considered a part of the path towards acquiring knowledge."
- No specific quote; answer can be inferred from the paragraph that digital literacy is an individual's ability.
- No specific quote; answer would include that digital literacy enables individuals to share information.
- No specific quote; answer would include critical thinking, information evaluation, and information processing.
- No specific quote; answer would include typing skills and knowledge of digital media platforms.
- No specific quote; answer would include the increasing reliance on technology and digital platforms for information access, communication, and participation in various sectors.
- "The advent of the internet... has resulted in a shift in some of its focus to mobile devices."
- "Similar to other evolving definitions of literacy that recognize the cultural and historical ways of making meaning, digital literacy does not replace traditional methods of interpreting information..."
- No specific quote; answer would include that it builds upon skills like reading, writing, and critical thinking.
- No specific quote; answer would include that it encompasses various platforms, technologies, and devices.
- No specific quote; answer would include that both technical and cognitive abilities are necessary.
- No specific quote; answer would include that it helps individuals in evaluating the credibility and relevance of information sources.
- No specific quote; answer would include that it enables individuals to communicate information through digital media platforms.
- No specific quote; answer would include finding, evaluating, and communicating information.