Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path
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Literacy in a digital education world and peripheral issues.
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5 technical skills information professionals should learn

5 technical skills information professionals should learn | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
Part of being an information professional involves watching the current technological trends and implementing them in organisational settings as appropriate. Sometimes it can be difficult to tell whether we are simply ‘jumping on the bandwagon’ by starting to use technologies that will simply go away within a short amount of time, or if they will endure and grow over time. One thing is certain, however. If a new technology is out there, your users are trying it out, and they will expect to see their library doing the same. Adopting these technologies in our professional settings helps us do what we do best as a profession: connect people with the information they need. 
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Technology skills only scratch the surface of the digital divide - The Hechinger Report

Technology skills only scratch the surface of the digital divide - The Hechinger Report | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
The realities of the “digital divide” are increasingly apparent. In a consumer culture that equates status with early adoption of the newest iPhone, access to new technology necessarily splits pretty clearly along socio-economic class lines. According to U.S. census data, for example, more than 30 million homes have no broadband access, most of them concentrated …
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Tablets 'eroding' children's digital skills - BBC News

Tablets 'eroding' children's digital skills - BBC News | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
Growing use of tablets and smartphones by children may undermine the development of key technology skills, suggests a report.
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