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Digital Literacy

Being aware and safe online from Davis Library at the University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

 CISA leads the national effort to understand, manage, and reduce risk to our cyber and physical infrastructure.

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Digital Literacy Guidebook - Nebraska Library Commission

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This guide is designed help libraries meet the growing digital needs of their communities. The internet has changed how people communicate, access information, learn new skills, do business and so much more. However each community and individual will require different digital skills to meet their needs and goals.

Common Sense Education

Common Sense Education

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Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all students and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century.

Digital Tattoo - University of British Columbia

Digital Tattoo

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The goal of Digital Tattoo project is to raise questions, provide examples and links to resources to encourage user to think about presence online, navigate the issues involved in forming and re-forming digital identity and learn about rights and responsibilities as a digital citizen. 

NorthStar Digital Literacy

NorthStar

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NorthStar is a program of Literacy Minnesota, whose mission is to share the power of learning through education, community building, and advocacy.

ACRL Framework for Information Literacy Sandbox

ACRL Framework for Information Literacy Sandbox

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This allows for searching, browsing, and contributing to a repository of materials related to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. It serves as a resource for users seeking to engage the Framework in their instructional practice, by providing access to materials created by those in the field.

IEEE Standards for Digital Intelligence

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standards for Digital Intelligence

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The need to ensure that all have the possibility to develop the skills, knowledge, behaviors and confidence necessary to realize the potential of digital technologies.

From the Learning for Justice Center

The Mind Online Podcast

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Through conversations with teachers, librarians, scholars and reporters, this explores the critical aspects of digital literacy that shape how we create and consume content online. Discover what educators and students alike need to know—and how we can all become safer, better informed digital citizens.

TED.Com - The Pros and Cons of Digital Life

TED on Digital Literacy

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Our hyper-connected lives have been rewired for the digital age. These talks explore how the Internet and social media are shaping our relationships, personal lives and sense of self.

OsoMe

OsoMe

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The Observatory on Social Media (OSoMe, pronounced awe•some) is a project at Indiana University. This unites data scientists and journalists in studying the role of media and technology in society, and building tools to analyze and counter disinformation and manipulation on social media.