Digital Literacy

Digital literacy is an individual's ability to find, evaluate and communicate information using digital devices and platforms, combining technical and cognitive abilities that include using information and communication technologies to create, evaluate and share information and to critically examine its social and political impact. It initially focused on digital skills for stand-alone computers, then shifted focus toward mobile devices as the internet and social media spread. It is related to but distinct from information literacy, the ability to locate, evaluate and use information across formats, and from media literacy, the ability to analyze and interpret media messages and their influence; digital literacy integrates both of those competencies while also covering the practical use of digital tools and participation in creating digital content.