It is important for anyone using the internet to be able to interpret and understand what they are reading as well as be able to communicate on different media platforms. Li et al. (2018) mention that digital fluency is defined as an individual’s ability to produce and reformulate knowledge, as well as express oneself creatively and properly through digital information technologies. It is important for educators to teach students how to acquire these skills to effectively use technology such as social and digital media. Social media is at the forefront of our youth every day, and it is important that students understand and know how to use it in a respectful manner. While social media can be a positive attribute to everyday life, it can also bring on problems for those that do not have media fluency. Technology continues to reshape how students think and learn. This reason, even more, why it is important for educators to teach media fluency as technology is one of the most impactful resources students use in today's world. Global Digital Citizen Foundation (2016, February 16) mentions that we need to be able to communicate effectively with graphic and multimedia formats as we do with text and through media fluency educators can teach their students these skills.
References
Global Digital Citizen Foundation (2016, February 16) Media Fluency [Video]. YouTube. Media Fluency - YouTube
Li, Y., Ye, H. (., Liu, A., Yang, X., & Wang, X. (2018). Will digital fluency influence social media use?: An empirical study of WeChat users. The Data Base for Advances in Information Systems, 49(4), 30-45. https://doi.org/10.1145/3290768.3290773
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